K-5 ENL Teacher K-1

Salary Range: 62000 to 95000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• The staff of Challenge Charter Elementary School is committed to teaching students the values of scholarship, respect, honesty, courage, and balance in a collaborative, technology-infused, inclusive, family-like environment. Teachers assist all scholars in their content area courses, as well as their advisories and electives, so they may reach their full potential by focusing on their aspirations and strengths. Planning for students of all ability levels, including  English Language Learners and students with disabilities, is expected so that these students may achieve academic mastery. Students learn to make real-world connections through the infusion of internships, volunteer work, and advanced-level learning. 
 
• Because roles in small schools are varied and complex, serious  consideration will be given to applicants who demonstrate in their  resume and cover letter experience and/or willingness to commit to the  school’s mission and core beliefs, and to become involved in these  essential aspects: 
• Collaborating with colleagues to write unit plans and interim assessments; sharing teaching strategies, visiting peer classrooms,  analyzing student data, and developing best practice pedagogy that supports literacy and critical thinking skills across all subject areas 
• Believing that all students can succeed with ample social-emotional  support in and out of the classroom 
• Employing a variety of collaborative team-teaching models for ELL  students and special needs students
• Provide English-Spanish translations for ELL students 
• Applying data gathered through formative and summative  assessments to guide the instructional plan 
• Develop an individual growth plan, which includes professional  goals and objectives in collaboration with the Principal and/or Assistant  Principal
• Utilizing technology, which includes a parent/student portal and school website that provides regular written updates and/or grades 

Skills, Qualifications, and/or Competencies Required:

• The successful candidate will demonstrate: 
• Ability and willingness to incorporate reading and writing into the  specific content areas and to learn how to develop unit plans that  prioritize skill development and assessments that measure student  progress 
• Willingness to integrate technology and/or media in the classroom 
• Ability and willingness to learn how to develop interim assessments, analyze student data, adjust teaching practices and use ongoing data  to drive instruction and increase student academic and social achievement 
• Evidence of commitment to continuous professional growth
• Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing with colleagues, parents, students, industry partners, and the community
•  Minimum Qualifications 
• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree and certification in an  appropriate content area preferred 
• Dually licensed preferred; content area and ESL or Special Education
• Highly motivated to teach students from underserved areas and  devoted to closing the achievement gap 
• Teaching experience in an urban school setting preferred
• The ability to create a classroom setting where students of every  academic level experience enjoyment, engagement, and enthusiasm in their learning 
• Strong teamwork ethic 
• Ability to use data to drive instruction 

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Paid Time Off
• 403b plan with a matching 3% contribution
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Health Savings Account