Crossroads Charter Schools is looking for highly effective, highly qualified and highly motivated individuals to join our organization. Ideal candidates will have experience in urban education and be committed to our four core values: High Expectations, Real World Learning, Creative Culture, and Equity.Crossroads Charter Schools organization is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to sex, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other factor prohibited by law.All candidates must complete an application in order to be considered for open positions. Attach your cover letter, resume, and 4 professional references (include name, phone, and email) for review. All applicants must apply on line by submitting a resume and cover letter at Job Description: Elementary Classroom TeacherDirect Supervisor: Principal, or designeeSchool Summary:At Crossroads Charter Schools, we...
- Understand the significant difference between equity and equality. Every student deserves to receive what he/she needs to succeed (equity), not that every student receives the same amount of resources, instruction, attention, etc. (equality).
- Develop school environments where all students are actively and meaningfully engaged in rigorous instruction and authentic learning tasks.
- Interrupt the school to prison pipeline - policies and practices that are directly and indirectly pushing the most at-risk students out of school and on a pathway to the juvenile and criminal justice systems.
- Engage families as partners in meaningful ways.
- Build the capacity of diverse teams that are more reflective of our students.
- Nurture an open, collaborative, and trusting environment because the work is enormous, deeply personal, emotional and often difficult.
- Engage in on-going job-embedded professional development through co-teaching and co-planning
Position Summary:The primary responsibilities are to provide push in and pull out enrichment services supporting core academic concepts as well as critical thinking and problem-solving skills to identified students. The enrichment teacher identifies students for enrichment classes based on predetermined criteria. The teacher creates lesson plans and supports 2nd-6th grade teachers with enrichment resources for their classrooms. The enrichment teacher collaborates with staff to co-plan, co-deliver, and individualize instruction for all students in a class; work together creatively to accommodate special needs, diversity and educational backgrounds of the students; and overcome instructional challenges constructively. The teacher is a hardworking, goal-oriented and enthusiastic professional with excellent subject knowledge and a sound understanding of the Missouri Learning Standards and Common Core State Standards.Position Responsibilities:
- Create inquiry-driven interdisciplinary lessons for high ability students
- Value academic, social, and emotional growth within each student.
- Facilitate innovative project-based learning experiences that allow students to learn by exploring and creating.
- Ground lessons in the Framework of 21st Century Learning .
- Assign tasks that are intellectually challenging to students
- Help students develop the needed social skills that will allow them to function in our society as productive members.
- Collaborate continuously with colleagues to share ideas, plan lessons, and form positive relationships
- Serve as a resource for teachers
- Provide students with opportunities for interaction with the community, state, and national resources.
- Monitor student's progress keeps appropriate records and prepares reports on a regular basis.
- Facilitate hands-on activities and projects that allow students to learn by doing and exploring.
- Maintain a clean and organized classroom.
- Use discipline models of BIST and Love & Logic to maintain a positive, encouraging learning environment.
- Implement instructional activities that contribute to a climate where students are actively engaged in meaningful learning experiences.
- Maintain effective and efficient record keeping procedures.
- Provides a positive environment in which students are encouraged to be actively engaged in the learning process.
- Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with students, parents, and other professionals on a regular basis.
- Collaborate with peers to enhance the instructional environment.
- Model professional and ethical standards when dealing with students, parents, peers, and community.
- Assume responsibility for meeting his/her course and school-wide student performance goals.
- Select equipment and instructional materials and maintain inventory records.
- Demonstrate gains in student performance
- Participate in meetings, training, and professional development
- Meet professional obligations through efficient work habits such as meeting deadlines, honoring schedules, coordinating, etc.
- Act in a professional and ethical manner at all times and comply with school policies, procedures, and expectations.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by their supervisor.
Expected Salary - One of your application questions will ask you to indicate your expected salary. To respond to the question, please review the 10-month Compensation plan to indicate your expected salary.Skills and Qualifications:
- Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Education
- Valid Missouri teaching certificate
- The desire to continue professional development
- Excellent organization skills and an ability to coordinate multiple tasks and activities
- Demonstrated success in urban education
- The desire to continue professional development
- Excellent organization skills and an ability to coordinate multiple tasks and activities
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills and an ability to keep multiple stakeholder groups, including parents, teachers, staff, volunteers and partners, informed of critical issues, activities and schedules.
- An ability and enthusiasm for promoting the school and its mission to a broad and diverse group of people.
- Excellent work ethic, positive attitude, flexibility and willingness to perform tasks assigned
- Demonstrates ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students and teachers in the school environment and community.
- Must pass an extensive background check.
- All applicants must apply on the Crossroads website at:
Key Working Relationships in Addition to Supervisor:Teachers, Students, Parents, Volunteers, Office Staff, Support Staff, Assistant Principals, Principals, District Leadership Team, Central Office TeamAll applicants must apply on Crossroads' website: Both federal and state law requires all public school personnel to submit to and pass a criminal background check prior to employment by the school. Crossroads Charter Schools is required by law to exclude from employment any person who has pleaded to or been found guilty of a felony or crime involving moral turpitude under the laws of the State of Missouri, any other State of the United States or any other country, whether or not a sentence is or was imposed.Please be advised that Crossroads Charter Schools does not seek information related to the conviction of crimes unrelated to those described in this question. Your conviction of a crime not otherwise listed above is not an automatic disqualification from employment consideration. The school will consider the nature of the offense and the relationship between the offense and the position for which you are applying.