Apprentice Teacher: Launch Your Urban Classroom Career

Uncommon Schools; New York (NY); On-site; USD 51,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO & holidays

Training & development

Health benefits

Retirement + 403(b)

Parental leave

Mental health support

Job summary

Uncommon Schools in New York City seeks Apprentice Teachers with limited or no teaching experience to explore education and gain hands-on practice under Master Teachers and school leaders. You will observe, co-teach, tutor, and support students while developing essential classroom skills.

You'll participate in summer and school-year professional development, receive coaching, and have opportunities to transition into full-time teaching roles.

Qualifications

• Drive to improve the minds and lives of students in and out of the classroom.
• Evidence of self-motivation, willingness to be a team player, and has a strong sense of personal responsibility
• Ideal candidates are hard-working, urgent, energetic, and are willing to learn and adapt
• Is extremely reflective and constantly wants to improve
• is flexible and enjoys dealing with unpredictability
• Strong time management skills; ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and meet tight deadlines
• A strong candidate will possess strong organizational skills, communication skills (particularly with children), and problem solving skills
• Interest in performing a critical support role and the ability to excel in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, results-oriented environment
• Prior experience working in schools and/or urban communities is preferred but not required
• Relentless commitment to mission of educating urban students. Belief in and alignment with Uncommon’s core beliefs and educational philosophy is non-negotiable.

Responsibilities

• Teach one content across multiple grades (with limited teaching sections by periodically planning and delivering instruction, gradually taking on more responsibility throughout the year)
• As appropriate, perform all duties expected of classroom teachers, including but not limited to:
• Implementing curricula and activities to meet academic standards;
• Designing and implementing assessments that measure progress towards academic standards;
• Using assessment data to refine curriculum and inform instructional practices;
• Participating in collaborative curriculum development, grade-level activities, and school-wide functions, events, and trips;
• Providing consistent rewards and/or consequences for student behavior;
• Serving as an advisor to a small group of students;
• Supervising students during transitions, breakfast, lunch and afterschool;
• Being accountable for students’ mastery of academic standards;
• Communicating effectively with students, families, and colleagues;
• Participating in an annual three-week staff orientation and training.
• Develop teaching skills to potentially become a lead teacher;
• Support students by providing one-on-one and small group tutoring daily, and small group intervention and student support;
• Observe Master Teachers in order to improve instructional techniques and classroom management;
• Meet regularly with a coach to implement feedback on lessons and instruction;
• Assist teachers with instruction, assessments, grading, and other classroom responsibilities.

Skills

Motivated self-starter

Team player

Time management

Adaptable

Reflective

Organizational skills

Communication with children

Problem solving

Willing to learn

Flexible

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Uncommon Schools in New York City seeks Apprentice Teachers with limited or no teaching experience to explore education and gain hands-on practice under Master Teachers and school leaders. You will observe, co-teach, tutor, and support students while developing essential classroom skills.

You'll participate in summer and school-year professional development, receive coaching, and have opportunities to transition into full-time teaching roles.