24-25 Enrichment Teacher: Visual Art | Band | Dance | Physical Education | Technology
Job Description
At KIPP New Orleans, we see the gifts in everyone who walks through the doors of our schools. Especially our teachers. Their skill. Energy. Love. Their determination. On the good days, and the hard ones. So we support our teachers to make the most of those gifts in order to build academically excellent classrooms and create unlimited opportunities for all of our students.
The KIPP Difference | Together, a Future Without Limits
Respect: For our teachers’ innate talent and desire to learn, for their professional growth and the lives they lead beyond our walls.
Support: Our teachers always feel the KIPP Team and Family at their backs, with support to grow and opportunities to lead.
Purpose: Together, we share an ambitious mission to create a future without limits. And we need talented teachers to realize it.
As a KIPP New Orleans Teacher, your core responsibilities include:
Achievement | Teaching and Learning
Provides research-based specialized instruction to address the instructional goals and objectives contained within each student’s IEP on assigned caseload.
Ensure delivery of appropriate accommodations and modifications as outlined on students’ IEP
Use data to inform instructional decisions and assess student progress and determine the need for additional reinforcement or adjustments to instructional techniques.
Provide students with daily feedback on performance and plan for individual learning needs
Hope | Build a Positive Classroom Culture
Create a positive learning environment by developing classroom rules, systems and procedures
Communicate a deep belief that all students can learn, and belong, in the classroom
Consistently implement the school-wide management policies
Hold high expectations for student behavior at all times
Provides consultation to classroom teachers regarding classroom adaptations, instructional modifications, adaptive equipment, behavior modification plans and other similar instructional interventions to meet the needs of students with disabilities.
Community | Build a Positive School Culture
Embody and maintain school values, policies and culture
Develop positive relationships with students, families, teachers, staff and community members
Establish and maintain strong communication with all families and share progress
Actively participate in critical school events, including: staff meetings, open houses, parent teacher conferences and more
Collaborates and consults with educational professionals and community service providers (i.e., social services, public health, medical providers, etc.) regarding the needs of students.
Relentlessness | Demonstrate a Growth Mindset
Pursue ambitious professional goals and student learning targets each year
Give and receive positive and constructive feedback with your colleagues
Participate in school-wide and individual professional development
Equity | Fight for a More Just World
Commit to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment for all of our students, families, teachers, staff and community members
Intentionally uplift all stakeholders regardless of identity or diverse backgrounds
Participate in programming that acknowledges racial injustices, biases and reflection on our own identities
Qualifications
The following are required of all KIPP New Orleans teachers:
Bachelor’s degree
Successful completion of State and Federal Criminal Background Check
Personal affinity to our mission and vision, as well as demonstrated commitment to our 5 core beliefs - Relentlessness, Equity, Achievement, Community, and Hope
Provide documentation of either 1) received a COVID-19 vaccination or 2) have requested, and been granted, reasonable accommodation from the KNOS Director of Human Resources to be exempted from the requirements of this policy
The following are strongly preferred for all KIPP New Orleans teachers:
At least two years of teaching experience in urban, open enrollment schools
State teaching credential in Special Education
The physical demands and environmental conditions described below are representative, but not exhaustive, of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the role. All of these physical requirements should be able to be performed with clarity, coherence and connectedness of the KNOS vision, and reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
Must be able to sit and work at a desk/computer for extended periods of time
Must be able to spend the majority of the day standing or mobile throughout the classroom, as well as talk, hear, grasp, reach and lift up to 30lbs with or without accommodations
Ability to concentrate in active and noisy environments such as cafeterias and playgrounds, to more moderate situations such as classrooms or large group professional settings
Must be able to have repetitive wrist/hand/finger movement to work on computer and/or related office equipment
Ability to handle potential high stress conditions
Additional Information
We offer a competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package including:
Healthcare & Wellness (health, vision, dental, life insurance, Employee Assistance Program, and short-term disability)
403(b) retirement plan with up to a 5% contribution match
Opportunities for supplemental income through stipends and bonuses
90 hours of Paid Time Off per year
On-going professional development opportunities