High School Foreign Language Teacher

ReNEW Schools; Holiday (FL); On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative educational institution is seeking dedicated teachers who are passionate about student success and community engagement. This role involves creating a nurturing learning environment, implementing effective teaching strategies, and assessing student progress to ensure holistic development. The ideal candidate will embrace the school's core values and contribute to a collaborative team atmosphere. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion, this position offers an exciting opportunity to shape the future of students in a thriving educational setting. Join a mission-driven team that values growth, feedback, and the joy of teaching!

Benefits

Paid Time Off

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Coverage

401k Program

Professional Development Days

Balanced Calendar

Bereavement Leave

Performance Based Bonuses

Workers’ Compensation

Qualifications

• Current teaching certification is required for this role.
• Preferred 2+ years of teaching experience is ideal.

Responsibilities

• Create a positive learning environment and foster student engagement.
• Implement school-wide management policies and maintain communication with parents.
• Assess student progress through various evaluations.

Skills

Organizational Skills

Attention to Detail

Written Communication

Interpersonal Communication

Flexibility

Judgment

MS Office Skills

Google Sites and Documents

Education

Current Teaching Certificate/Licensure

2+ Years of Teaching Experience

Tools

MS Office

Google Workspace

Job description

The Role of Teacher within Steel City Academy

At Steel City, we believe our greatest driver for success is our people. We know that the most important part of the educational model is the design and execution of our instructional model, the quality of our instruction and the effectiveness of our team.

Overview of Steel City Academy

Steel City Academy seeks to redefine the expectations, results and model for a K-12 education in Gary by preparing our graduates with the knowledge, purpose, power and transformative experiences to choose from boundless opportunities while strengthening the community of Gary. Our school community is rooted in our love of Gary and our embodiment of our five core values: Power, Purpose, Team, Grit and Joy.

As a stand alone, community public charter school, Steel City opened its doors in August 2016 to 120 middle and high school students. As we look to the 2024-2025 school year we will serve upwards of 500 students in grades K-4 and 6-12. Currently Steel City Academy is the only A rated school in the city of Gary.

Steel City Academy staff have a deep sense of purpose and personal responsibility around the importance of this work; seek to understand themselves and their colleagues to better achieve a shared goal; show the urgency and joy that accompanies doing something you love; embrace feedback and the challenges to better their craft; absolutely love kids and believe their actions directly impact a students’ experience and success.

Position Summary

At Steel City Academy, we believe student success occurs when they achieve strong academic results, deeply understand themselves as individuals, navigate diverse sets of experiences, and embrace and create opportunities for themselves and others. In order to be able assess and monitor our students’ progress towards this holistic success, we will use interim assessments to measure growth and year-end state assessments to ensure our students receive an equitable education compared to those in their community, state, and nation. Non-academic goals will be measured and monitored as well.

Primary Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Model expectations to students by arriving to school on time, prepared to teach, and reflecting school values in all interactions with members of our community.
• Create and foster a positive learning environment.
• Implement the school-wide student management policies within classrooms and everywhere on campus.
• Maintain a neat, clean classroom environment and a professional personal appearance.
• Advise a small group of students to success as indicated by academics and character.
• Establish and maintain strong communication lines with all parents, including attending all required conferences.
• Assist in development of curriculum standards and mapping.
• Create and teach challenging and engaging lesson linked to state and college readiness standards.
• Provide individual and small group instruction until all students achieve mastery.
• Give informal and formal assessments, weekly, monthly, and quarterly.
• Participate in and initiate productive student centered discussions at data meetings, in department teams, with grade level advisors, school leadership, and other meetings as necessary.
• Perform clerical duties, as required, relating to textbooks, instructional supplies, student reports and records, attendance reports, etc.
• Attend all professional development and staff meetings.
• Actively engage in collaboration with grade level and content team colleagues.
• Perform morning, lunch, and afternoon duties as assigned.
• Additional responsibilities may arise during the school year, communicated to all employees with as much notice and flexibility as possible.

Qualifications: Values and Mindsets

• Believes deeply in the mission and vision of Steel City Academy and subscribes to our core values.

Qualifications: Skills

• Strong organizational skills. Ability to manage several tasks and projects at once.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively and flexibly in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Good judgment and sense of personal responsibility; exceptional maturity, professionalism, and ability to use discretion and maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to plan and manage projects independently and collaboratively.
• Strong MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and/or a propensity to learn new systems quickly.
• Proficiency with Google sites and documents preferred.

Qualifications: Education and Prior Experience

• Preferred 2+ years of teaching experience.
• Current teaching certificate/licensure.

Work Demands

• Ability and willingness to travel occasionally for team conferences and overnight field trips when required.
• Working outside of typical school hours to ensure school mission, vision and expectations are met.
• Attend school and community events and functions.
• Passes a criminal background check, as required by law.

Anti-Discrimination Policy and Commitment to Diversity

Steel City Academy seeks individuals of all religious, ethnic and racial backgrounds, sexual and gender identities to apply for this position. We are committed to maximizing the diversity of our organization.

Employee Benefits Overview

• Time
• Balanced Calendar: Steel City believes in creating a balanced calendar that prevents burnout for both our staff and students.
• Paid Time Off: All Steel City, full time salaried employees accrue paid time off throughout the year.
• Jury Duty: Steel City employees summoned for jury duty will be granted the necessary time off.
• FMLA: Steel City Academy will provide Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave to its eligible employees.
• Holiday: Steel City observes the following holidays for salaried employees throughout the year.
• Bereavement: Steel City employees are eligible for bereavement leave.
• Professional Development Days: Steel City academic year employees receive up to three job embedded professional development days per year.

Retirement

• 401k Program: Steel City employees can participate in a 401k Retirement plan with The Standard.

Insurance

• Health Insurance: Steel City offers UnitedHealthCare health insurance for all full time employees.
• Dental Insurance: Steel City offers Principal Dental insurance for all full time employees.
• Vision Coverage: Steel City offers Principal vision insurance for all full time employees.
• Disability, Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D): Steel City employees working 30+ hours per week are automatically enrolled.
• Workers’ Compensation: Steel City pays for a comprehensive workers’ compensation policy for all employees.
• Supplemental Insurance: Steel City offers a comprehensive partnership with AFLAC.

Salary and Additional Revenue Opportunities

• Salary: Steel City provides a competitive step and ladder salary scale for employees.
• Performance Based Bonuses: Steel City employees are eligible to receive bonuses per semester.
• Additional Revenue: Steel City employees are eligible to receive various stipends.