Creative Arts & Enrichment Teacher

IDEA Public Schools; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 58,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Family Leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Employer-Paid Mental Health Support

Dental and Vision Plans

403(b) Plan

Job summary

IDEA Public Schools seeks an Electives teacher to educate students across Fine Arts, Health, and Technology Applications, delivering rigorous instruction and assessing mastery to ensure college readiness. You will plan, deliver, and adapt lessons, tracking progress and communicating with families weekly.

This role emphasizes data-driven planning, collaboration, and alignment with IDEA’s values, with a demanding 40+ hour on-campus schedule and access to stipends and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of curriculum and instruction.
• Ability to instruct students and manage student behavior.
• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to adjust and adapt to a multitude of situations in the school environment.

Responsibilities

• Implement state learning standards and IDEA curricula and assessments to meet ambitious academic expectations.
• Learn, master, and deliver relevant content and grade level curriculum, core content objectives and texts.
• Submit weekly lesson plans two weeks in advance for feedback.
• Implement formal and informal assessments to track each individual student’s progress and learning needs, adjust lesson plans accordingly and update gradebook weekly.
• Communicate students’ progress with student and family on a weekly basis.
• Effective facilitation and personal use of technology as a communication and educational tool to improve student achievement and manage work related tasks.
• Implement a clear and consistent behavior management system that aligns to campus- wide initiatives while developing students’ character and sense of community in the classroom.
• Help shape and develop a school wide culture that fosters a productive and enthusiastic learning environment for each student.
• Establish and maintain a cooperative working relationship with students and families based on trust, understanding and respect for the communities in which they identify.
• Host necessary tutoring sessions to meet all students’ needs.
• Participate in weekly manager check-ins, grade-level meetings, before and after-school duties, and school wide meetings and functions.
• Engage in summer and year-long district, school and personal learning and development.
• Minimum of 40+ hours spent at school per week.
• Additional responsibilities may include: after-school tutoring or Saturday school and are based on the needs of our scholars

Skills

Curriculum knowledge

Student instruction

Behavior management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

IDEA Public Schools seeks an Electives teacher to educate students across Fine Arts, Health, and Technology Applications, delivering rigorous instruction and assessing mastery to ensure college readiness. You will plan, deliver, and adapt lessons, tracking progress and communicating with families weekly.

This role emphasizes data-driven planning, collaboration, and alignment with IDEA’s values, with a demanding 40+ hour on-campus schedule and access to stipends and comprehensive benefits.