SANKOFA MISSION

The mission of Sankofa School of Success, Inc. is to create an environment that is safe, nurturing and seeks to meet students' academic, social and emotional needs using neuroscience, mindfulness, and rigorous education.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Title K-6 Flexible Teacher

Reports to Head of School

Job Type Exempt - Elementary

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JOB SUMMARY:

The K-6 Flexible Teacher plays a vital role in ensuring seamless instruction and continued student learning when classroom teachers are absent or vacancies occur. This position requires strong classroom management, adaptability, and a solid understanding of K-6 curricula to effectively deliver lesson plans, lead small group interventions, and support high-priority grade levels. The ideal candidate enjoys making an impact across the school, thrives in a dynamic environment, demonstrates resilience, and is able to quickly internalize lesson plans to maintain the instructional pacing guide across multiple grade levels.

QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree

LICENSE: Must hold a valid Indiana State Teacher's License in Elementary Education (K-6). Must be deemed Highly Qualified in accordance with the Indiana Department of Education

REQUIRED EXPERIENCES:

• Minimum of 2 years of teaching experience in an elementary school setting

PREFERRED EXPERIENCES:

• Experience working across multiple grade levels
• Prior experience in intervention groups, small group instruction, or co-teaching
• Completion of Early Literacy Endorsement
• Experience working in a Title I school or with a similar population of children
• Experience implementing mindfulness and restorative practices

COMPETENCIES:

• **Independent & Quick Learning: **Can internalize lesson plans efficiently and follow established pacing guides and instructional materials effectively with little guidance and limited preparation time.
• Flexibility: Calm under pressure and able to adjust to last-minute changes with confidence. Adapt to last-minute changes by seamlessly transitioning into different grade levels or instructional support roles as needed
• Student Engagement: Ability to build rapport with diverse learners, maintain students' attention during instruction, and motivate struggling students across the K-6 age range
• Classroom Management: Ability to manage a classroom independently and effectively, ensuring little to no loss of instructional time when covering for absent teachers and differentiating approach based on grade level and other student needs
• Curriculum & Pedagogical Knowledge: General knowledge of K-6 curricula and instructional best practices that can translate across multiple grade levels
• **Assessment & Intervention Literacy: **proficient in administering, tracking, and analyzing progress monitoring data, identifying specific skill gaps and learning barriers, and adjusting intervention plans based on student response
• Use of Evidence-Based Instructional Practices: Demonstrate understanding and use of evidence-based instructional strategies
• **Relationship Building & Collaboration: **Foster collaborative relationships with students, colleagues, families, and other stakeholders and share work with others to maximize impact
• Operational Efficiency: Utilize time management and organizational strategies that maximize instructional impact while fulfilling operational duties with accuracy and timeliness
• Growth Mindset: Commit to ongoing professional learning, seeking and applying feedback and staying grounded in a belief in our students' potential
• **Adaptability & Resilience: **Demonstrate willingness to try new approaches, show flexibility and patience with change, and communicate concerns and potential solutions proactively as challenges arise

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Instructional & Social Emotional Excellence

• Lead instruction for any K-6 classroom experiencing a teacher absence or vacancy:
  • Internalize and deliver lesson plans that ensure continuity of instructional rigor and pacing
  • Maintain an environment conducive to safety and learning that promotes both intellectual growth and emotional well-being
• Support priority grade levels as an additional team member, assisting with co-teaching, intervention groups, or differentiated instruction
• Implement evidence-based instructional strategies and apply neuroscience and mindfulness principles to support students' developmental needs

Data-Driven Practice

• Frequently assess and document student skills and growth across academic, social, emotional, and behavioral domains through facilitation of classroom assessments and intervention progress monitoring
• Utilize common assessments and shared data systems across the team to evaluate student learning and instructional effectiveness
• Collaborate with colleagues to analyze student work and assessment data and plan targeted instructional adjustments
• Administer, track, and analyze progress monitoring data, identifying specific skill gaps and learning barriers, and adjusting intervention plans based on student response

Communication & Collaboration

• Adapt to last-minute changes by seamlessly transitioning into different grade levels or instructional support roles as needed and providing smooth transitions for students
• Effectively communicate with school leadership and teaching staff to stay informed about daily coverage needs and instructional priorities.
• Participate in shared communication systems, including inputting real-time data in a timely manner
• Encourage meaningful family involvement in the educational process by maintaining classroom family communication structures when covering classrooms and providing updates to families on intervention progress
• Collaborate effectively with administration, student support staff, and all staff
• Seek and utilize community resources to enhance instructional programming
• Resolve conflicts promptly using reason and emotional intelligence, focusing on solutions rather than blame
• Uphold school policies and procedures while contributing to a culture of excellence and accountability.

Professional Growth

• Attend and participate fully in all professional development opportunities
• Solicit and respond to feedback to continuously improve instructional practice
• Proactively communicate challenges with a solutions-mindset

Perform other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None.

LANGUAGE SKILLS : Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to effectively present information in one-on- one, small group, and large group situations.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY : Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to find, handle, or feel. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear. The employee is required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and humid conditions and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

DISCLAIMER:

The above job description is designed to denote the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications of employees assigned to this job.