Elementary School Building-Wide Support Teacher ( Team Teacher)

KIPP; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

SERS/STRS retirement plan

Maternity leave

Spousal/adoption leave

Job summary

KIPP Columbus is seeking a dedicated teacher in Columbus, Ohio, to contribute to instructional responsiveness and a supportive classroom culture. The role requires collaborating with teams to promote critical thinking, implementing policies, and building trust with students and families.

The position offers a starting salary around $50,000 with healthcare benefits and paid leave, and the successful candidate will join a team committed to equity and high expectations for all students.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and Ohio teaching licensure are required.
• Ability to lead classrooms and collaborate with teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to work in a fast-moving, start-up environment with multiple priorities.
• Commitment to ongoing professional learning and growth.

Responsibilities

• Internalize, high-quality lesson plans using provided curriculum resources.
• Collaborate with content and grade-level teams to promote critical thinking and academic rigor.
• Build a classroom culture that empowers students and creates belonging.
• Implement school-wide and classroom management policies and practices.
• Create a responsive environment for parents and families.
• Establish trusting relationships with students and families.
• Attend staff and team meetings and participate in daily supervisory duties.
• Embrace feedback and strive for continuous improvement.
• Meet professional obligations including timeliness and deadlines.
• Model the values of KIPP Columbus: Imagine, Navigate, Seek, Persevere, Integrity, Responsibility, Empathy.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Ohio Teaching License

Lead teaching experience

Job description

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Instructional Responsiveness & Content Knowledge

• iinternalize, high-quality, challenging, and engaging lesson plans using provided curriculum resources to meet the diverse needs of all learners.
• Collaborate with content and grade-level teams to promote an environment of critical thinking and academic rigor.

Care of Students & Classroom Culture

• Build a classroom culture that empowers students, affirms their identities, and creates a sense of belonging for all students
• Implement the school-wide and classroom management policies and practices
• Create a responsive and inclusive environment for parents and families
• Establish and maintain working relationships with students and families based on trust and respect.

Team Support

• Attend staff meetings, professional development sessions, and team meetings.
• Participate in the daily functions of the school such as morning, lunch, and afternoon supervisory duties.
• Embrace and incorporate feedback in the spirit of constant improvement.
• Meet professional obligations including timeliness and consistency in meeting deadlines.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Required
• Current Ohio Teaching License or willingness and ability to pursue certification by start date Required
• 1 or more years of lead teaching experience, or has a degree in education Required
• Belief that outstanding school leaders, staff, and teachers can achieve excellent outcomes for all students.
• Ability to persevere with a sense of optimism, strong problem solving skills, and desire to learn and grow in a collaborative professional learning community.
• Willingness, and commitment, to go above and beyond to prove the possible with students.
• Ability to multi-task and work within an ambiguous, fast-moving, start-up environment, while driving toward clarity and solutions.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Extreme flexibility, with a strong work ethic and an entrepreneurial spirit to accommodate high levels of responsibility and multiple priorities.
• Model the values of KIPP Columbus (Imagine, Navigate, Seek, Persevere, Integrity, Responsibility, and Empathy).

Compensation and Benefits

• Our teacher salary scale is linked here , with a starting salary of $50,000 for a teacher with 1 year of teaching experience.
• appreciation stipends for teachers that have taught with KIPP Columbus for 5 and 10 years.
• medical, dental, and vision insurances as well various voluntary benefits (such as short term disability, long term disability, life insurance, and participation in the Ohio SERS/STRS retirement plan.)
• 10 weeks paid maternity leave
• 4 weeks paid spousal leave/adoption leave

Statement of Non-Disclosure

KIPP Columbus is committed to a policy of equal treatment for all individuals applying to the school for consideration of any position (admission, employment, etc.). KIPP Columbus does not discriminate on the basis of disability, gender, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic that is contained in the definition of hate crimes set forth in Section 4112.02 of the Ohio Revised Code Ohio Revised Code 3319.393 ANY PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY MAKES A FALSE STATEMENT IS GUILTY OF FALSIFICATION UNDER SECTION 2921.13 OF THE REVISED CODE, WHICH IS A MISDEMEANOR OF THE FIRST DEGREE.