Job Details
*HIRING BONUS*
CLASSROOM TEACHER POSITION DESCRIPTION
(a) Faculty Position Overview
The Creative Arts Charter School (CACS) teacher serves in a professional capacity as an active member of the school community and as a faculty team member of the school. Working collaboratively within the teaching team, the teacher has the primary responsibility for developing and implementing a curriculum that endorses the school s educational philosophy. The teacher is responsible for the health and safety of children and preparing and implementing a balanced curriculum that addresses the individual needs of each child enrolled in their classroom or special program.
(b) Classroom Teacher Responsibilities
- Implement an arts-integrated, project-based curriculum that is developmentally and culturally
- appropriate.
- Participate in School sponsored/required professional development, which may include equity training, Origins, and Responsive Classroom during the work day.
- Plan learning objectives and design daily activities to foster children s physical, cognitive, communication, academic, creative, and social/emotional development that meet all corresponding state standards.
- Collaborate with grade level partner(s), Director of Arts Programming, Arts Specialists, and/or visiting artists to develop and document arts-integrated curriculum and instruction, as well as evaluate and assess current curricular models and practices and make student learning visible.
- Design daily activities based on children s individual and collective interests, developmental needs, and social relationships.
- Establish and maintain a safe, arts-integrated, and healthy learning environment which fosters constructivist learning.
- Provide a classroom climate that cultivates self-direction and cooperative learning, promoting self-esteem, creativity, and a sense of community responsibility through the use of Responsive Classroom and Origins.
- Provide differentiated plans for each child which are based on developmental and academic assessments. (Use informal and formal observations as a resource for assessment).
- Establish and maintain a portfolio of student work for each student and share information regularly (and as needed) with parents/guardians.
- Plan and implement Family/School Conferences with the intention of meeting with all families. (Teachers are expected to hold two (2) five-day periods of scheduled Family/School Conferences, which will take place during two (2) separate weeks with shortened instructional time. Teachers are required to offer at least four (4) before school time slots and to hold conferences until 6:00 p.m. as needed to accommodate parent/guardian work schedules.
- Taking attendance every day and submitting it to the office by the required time (currently 10:00 am.)
- Meets all school deadlines
- Posting updates, assignments, and general news on Schoology.
- Establish and maintain positive relationships with colleagues, families, and students. Provide direction and support to classroom volunteers and teaching
- assistants.
- Work cooperatively with designated board committees and groups; participation on board committees is voluntary.
- Demonstrate a willingness to learn and grow professionally and actively participate in the self-assessment process.
- Demonstrates working knowledge and incorporation of the element of Framework for Teaching and Learning.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL DUTIES
Employees are responsible for attending and participating in certain activities that may be scheduled outside of the defined working hours as follows:
- Back to School Night (one per school year; Classroom Teachers and Advisors required, Arts Specialists optional)
- Spring Show (one per school year)
- Exhibition of Learning Events (one per semester)
- Family Arts Night (one per school year; Arts Specialists required, Classroom Teachers optional)
And the following meetings, for which every effort will be made, given participant schedules, to conduct during the work day:
- Individual Education Plan (IEP) Meetings
- Student/Study Team (SST) Meetings
- Parent Teacher Conferences (one week in Fall and in Spring semester)
All other activities outside of working hours are subject to voluntary attendance and participation. Teachers are encouraged to attend Arts Performances and Community Events in which their class participates. Arts Specialists may schedule other art exhibitions/performances throughout the year and would be encouraged to attend these events unless alternative arrangements are made. All other activities that may fall after the regular work day are subject to voluntary attendance and participation.
Teachers are to attend to instructional preparation needs before the student instructional day begins and at all other appropriate times. The Teacher will not leave assigned students unattended or with unqualified individuals at any time during the instructional day.
CACS requires well-developed teaching skills and therefore requires each of its teachers to participate in professional development: Board-approved training events, conferences, and seminars, etc. All teachers must attend the following professional development at CACS:
- Staff meetings throughout the school year on Tuesdays from 2:00 p.m. to 3:50 p.m., or as otherwise scheduled;
- Up to two (2) additional staff meetings from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. when necessary;
- Professional development/in-service trainings occurring during normal working hours; and
- Other professional development opportunities are offered at the discretion of the Executive Director
Benefit Conditions:
- Only full-time employees are eligible
COVID-19 Precaution(s):
Class size:
Work Remotely
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $69,169.00 - $120,718.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental Insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health Insurance
- Health savings account
- Life Insurance
- Vision Insurance
Additional Incentives:
- PD stipends
- On-site Union representation
- Staff appreciation lunches every month
- Stipends for all participation in committee work, evening events, camping, etc.
- A built-in class representative system to support teachers and families
- 200 prep minutes per week and ~130 minutes for collaboration per week (dependent on schedule).
- Paid CPR/First Aid training
Schedule:
- 8-hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Education:
Experience:
- Teaching: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Teaching Certification (Preferred)
Work Location: One location
*Hiring Bonus is contingent on completing the first quarter of teaching