Kindergarten Teacher
Company: Stepstone
Location: Cleveland
Posted on: January 27, 2023
Job Description:
Our 100% tuition free K-2 campus in the Cleveland Central
Neighborhood emphasizes academic expectations that promote a sense
of worth, personal responsibility, civic engagement, and a "no
excuse - every child can succeed" attitude. Stepstone Academy has
the "whole child" "whole family" "whole community" mindset. We are
changing more than just the narrative around urban education.
Stepstone Academy is Changing Lives.
Stepstone Academy Primary School is looking to hire a Teacher for
Kindergarten Classroom.The ideal candidate will be passionate about
our students' learning and is driven by changing the way urban
students are educated. Teachers at Stepstone Academyare open to
their peers and eager to collaborate as a team to meet the mission
and vision and the needs of the students at Stepstone Academy.
Teachers will be expected to spend time becoming familiar with
families of students served by engaging them in the home as well as
in the school. Teachers will work Monday through Friday from
8:00am-4:00pm. Experience working in urban settings is
preferred!
Essential Functions:
- Communication & Relationship Development
- Able to communicate effectively and respectfully with children,
parents/guardians, colleagues and community contacts
- Schedules time to become familiar with families:
parent/guardian meetings and family engagement
- Demonstrates compassion and ability to make connections with
students and families
- Demonstrates culturally competency and ability to relate to
individuals with various ethnic, racial, and religious backgrounds
and socio-economic status
- Advocates for and provides emotional support to individual
children and families based on issues related to poverty, social
problems, dysfunctional families, violence, stressors outside of
school, lack of parent involvement, etc.
Instructional Design and Planning
- Develops and communicates timelines related to the common
core
- Demonstrates the ability to develop creative curriculum
incorporating technology and the opportunity for stretch
assignments
- Designs and implements lessons and activities which guide
students towards meeting and exceeding academic standards
- Demonstrates ability to bring their lessons and material to
life, engaging students and extending thinking
- Demonstrates ability to differentiate instruction addressing a
wide variety of intellectual and academic needs
- Demonstrates the ability to assess students through utilizing
data to inform instruction
- Implements curriculum to provide life context to
lessons
- Focused on what students should know and be able to do in order
to reach or exceed Annual Yearly Progress (AYP)
Instructional Environment
- Creates a positive, structured atmosphere for students to
observe, understand, and exemplify the Stepstone Academy
mission
- Conducts daily instruction, student assessment, and portfolio
development
- Demonstrates ability to set, communicate and maintain HIGH
expectations and a deep responsibility for each student's progress,
not accepting failure
- Demonstrates ability to manage student conduct through
consistent expectations and organizes subject matter so that
students are engaged
- Maintains student attendance and manages the transient student
population and changing room dynamics
- Able to respond appropriately and maintain composure and
possess professional demeanor at all times
- Committed to the Stepstone Academy vision and mission and the
SA way
Collaboration - Teamwork
- Creatively collaborates through parent-teacher relations and
interfaces with the school's educational support service specialist
to ensure outcomes are aligned with the school's mission and
culture and student success
- Shares ideas and responsibilities with colleagues in order to
benefit the whole
- Provides and accepts support and encouragement from their
colleagues
- Eager and open to receiving and offering nonjudgmental
feedback
- Works towards the values, virtues, mission and success of the
whole through a What-Ever-It-Takes attitude
Commitment & Motivation
- Personally committed to using every moment of every day for
instruction, academic and personal, in and out of the
classroom
- Passionate about changing the way urban students are
educated
- Demonstrates inspiration , persistence, motivation, drive at
exceptional levels
- Able to support and follow through with Stepstone Academy's "no
excuses" school and organizational culture
- Demonstrates expert knowledge of and enthusiasm for academic
subjects and projects this enthusiasm to students
- Committed to modeling the virtues at all times with students,
parent/guardians, colleagues and community contacts
Professional Growth and Responsibilities
- Willing to examine oneself personally and
professionally
- Expects excellence from students, teachers and leaders
- Possesses an exceptional level of professionalism, intellectual
curiosity, ambition and goal oriented drive
- Encourages students to grow as human beings and to develop
academically
- Excitement to learn and grow as a teacher and a leader and
continually works to improve ability to do both
- Highly knowledgeable about content area theory and best
practices
- Possesses intellectual curiosity by keeping abreast of changes
in their fields
- As part of the What-Ever- It- Takes philosophy, teachers will
be expected to assist in areas outside their normal job duties with
students outside their normal classroom in an effort to ensure the
overall success of Stepstone Academy.
- Maintain regular and reliable attendance.
- May be involved in the planning, organization and
implementation of special events or department specific projects or
seasonal program changes
- In times of need, employees may be asked to complete related
duties other than those indicated above
Performance/Physical Requirements:
- Requires long periods of standing, walking, stooping and
bending.
- Requires extended work hours and work is performed in the
school setting (inside and outside), in the community and visits
will occur in the homes of the students
- Public speaking experience with children and/or adults
required
- English writing, reading, and speaking skills required
- Cultural competency and the ability to teach and work with
students and families of varying religions, ethnic, cultural and
socio-economic backgrounds in a non-judgmental, supportive
manner
- Specialized knowledge of the lives and learning styles of the
urban child, first hand experiences in urban schools, and an
understanding of the community from which the child comes.
- Confident in teaching, communication and presentation
abilities
- Energetic and enthusiastic about teaching and the prospect of
helping students reach their fullest potential
Qualifications:
- Qualified applicants will hold a minimum of a Bachelor's of
Science Degree in Education.
- Minimum of aresident educator license required
- Must be able to demonstrate a proven record of success in the
classroom.
- Teaching experience in an urban public or charter school
setting is preferred.
- Ohio and FBI criminal background check required and must pass
the minimum requirements per the State Department of Education.
Applicants will be required to complete a pre-employment screening
process upon receipt of an offer of employment. We require and
cover the cost of a fingerprint background screening, physical,
Tuberculosis test, and drug screen after an employment offer is
made. Any employment offer is contingent upon receipt of all
satisfactory pre-employment screenings.
Stepstone Academy is committed to creating a more diverse
community. We encourage candidates from historically
underrepresented groups to apply. EEO/M/F/H/V #IND1
Keywords: Stepstone, Cleveland , Kindergarten Teacher, Education / Teaching , Cleveland, Ohio
Didn't find what you're looking for? Search again!
Loading more jobs...