4th Grade Math Teacher

Invent Learning Hub Inc; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Invent Learning Hub Inc in Indianapolis is seeking innovative and inspiring classroom leaders with a strong teaching background and a valid Indiana teaching license. The role focuses on creating a supportive and rigorous classroom environment, fostering social and emotional learning, and integrating Design Thinking into the curriculum. A Bachelor's degree is required, and a Master's degree is preferred. The position offers competitive salaries and a collaborative work environment.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred.
• Valid Indiana teaching license.
• At least two years of experience teaching or leading in an urban school.

Responsibilities

• Establish an exemplary classroom culture built on respect.
• Deliver well-organized, rigorous lessons for student achievement.
• Track and analyze student progress and plan support as needed.
• Lead weekly mentor groups to support student SEL needs.
• Maintain communication with parents and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with team members to integrate Design Thinking.
• Support student recruitment and retention activities.

Skills

Human Centered

Collaboration

Professionalism

High Expectations

Data Analysis

Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree (preferred)

Valid Indiana teaching license

Job description

About Invent Learning Hub

Invent Learning Hub is an innovative new approach to traditional public education. In the fall of 2019, ILH opened its doors to 100 elementary students who would become part of an experience‑driven curriculum. Through our Design Thinking and Pathways courses, students learn the skills and mindsets needed for livable‑wage careers in the 21st century. These programs, combined with our rigorous math and ELA curriculum, place our students on a path for success that they carry on past their days at ILH.

What We Value & Believe

Invent Learning Hub welcomes all candidates who believe that each child, no matter his or her circumstances, has the ability to meet and exceed expectations. We believe that classroom teachers are the biggest factor in the success of a school and in the lives of our students. Our goal is to provide an environment that supports our staff while maintaining high expectations for professionalism and rigor. We are building an educational environment where joy, challenge, and innovation intersect. We believe the cycle of generational poverty can be broken, and we believe it begins with us.

Who We Seek

We are seeking a diverse, innovative, and inspiring set of classroom leaders who can balance the rigor of our curriculum with a passion for learning. Every staff member should model our core values: Human Centered, Collaboration, Professionalism, and High Expectations when interacting with students, staff, and our community.

Responsibilities

• Establish an exemplary classroom culture built on human‑centered respect for all students and staff.
• Internalize and deliver well‑organized, rigorous lessons that ensure all students meet their academic goals.
• Track and monitor student progress through in‑depth data analysis, and plan differentiated support when mastery is not met.
• Build trust and community by leading weekly mentor groups focused on developing social and emotional skills and supporting students’ SEL needs.
• Maintain timely and frequent communication with parents and stakeholders, building meaningful relationships.
• Collaborate with team members to develop and maintain a school culture that focuses on human‑centered solutions and supports every member of the team through weekly staff SEL circles.
• Ensure all interactions with staff, students, parents, and stakeholders exhibit a commitment to professionalism and human‑centeredness.
• Collaborate with staff to integrate Design Thinking principles into all curriculum and develop cross‑curricular units of study.
• Support student recruitment, enrollment, and retention activities as needed.

Required Education, Credentials & Experience

• A Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred.
• Valid Indiana teaching license.
• At least two years of experience teaching or leading in an urban school (preferred).
• Perseverance to work in a startup environment.
• Passion for working with a diverse student body and community.
• Optimism, resilience, open‑mindedness, and creativity; willingness to try new things, fail, and maintain a relentless drive to improve practice.

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

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

Must be able to sit and stand for extended periods; exhibit manual dexterity to dial a telephone and enter data into a computer; see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels; speak in audible tones that are clear in normal classrooms, outdoors, and on the telephone; have physical agility to lift up to 25 pounds to shoulder height and 50 pounds to waist height; bend, stoop, sit on the floor, climb stairs, walk, and reach overhead.

Work environment characteristics described 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 essential functions.

Duties are normally performed in a school/classroom environment, but may be occasionally performed on field trips away from school. The noise level is usually moderate. The Classroom Teacher works a standard workweek and may also work evenings, weekends, and additional hours to accommodate committees, fundraisers, public meetings, and representing the organization at public events.

Compensation

Invent Learning Hub provides competitive salaries and benefits that are commensurate with years of experience.