Teacher - K-5th Grade - J1 International

UNT Dallas; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance options

Life insurance

Paid time off

On-site childcare discounts

403B/Retirement match

Short & long term disability

Support in continuing education

Job summary

UCP Charter Schools in Central Florida seeks a K-5th Grade Teacher to lead an inclusive classroom of 12-22 students with and without disabilities. You will plan instruction, participate in IEP planning, and communicate progress to families, while maintaining a safe and well-organized learning environment.

The role emphasizes data-informed instruction, collaboration with therapists and parents, and participation in team meetings and school activities within a supportive charter-school network.

Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education or Special Education.
• Experience working with students with disabilities.
• J1 visa sponsorship available for eligible candidates.

Responsibilities

• Lead a K-5 classroom of 12-22 students with and without disabilities.
• Plan and prepare instruction following the Danielson instructional framework.
• Participate in IEP team meetings and draft goals from data collected in the classroom.
• Communicate progress with families and involve them in planning strategies.
• Maintain a safe, organized classroom and ensure health and safety practices.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education or Special Education

Job description

Looking to make a difference in an innovative and dynamic inclusive charter school network? UCP Charter Schools are a network of 8 PreK-12th grade schools for students with and without disabilities in Central Florida.

UCPs instructional approach is designed to reach every learner through customized instruction, technology integration, art integration, and project-based learning. Each UCP campus has a unique community feel, with low student/instructor ratios and inclusive classrooms where children with and without disabilities learn and grow together.

Job Summary

The K-5th Grade Teacher is the instructional leader of a classroom of 12-22 students with and without disabilities.

Job Responsibilities

1. Follows and applies all Danielson instructional framework protocols to provide best instructional practices to ensure learning for all students.
   1. Planning and preparation.
   2. Classroom environment.
   3. Instruction.
   4. Professional responsibilities.
2. Participates as an integral member of the IEP team, creating drafts for IEP goals utilizing data collected from the classroom, parents, therapists and other members of the IEP team.
3. Collect and use data to determine the effects of learning experiences on student’s development and approaches to learning and adapt as needed. Maintains a portfolio with samples of students’ work, records observed progress, uses observational data to plan individualized and differentiated instructional strategies and appropriately follows Individual Education Plan (IEP).
4. Clearly communicates with families regarding students’ progress, actively involves family members in planning strategies for enhancing student’s progress and maintains a positive, collaborative relationship with students’ families.
5. Participates in team meetings/professional learning and school-based activities.
6. Maintains a classroom that reflects discovery and use of materials and is clean and well maintained. Harmful cleaning supplies and other hazardous materials are not accessible to children, universal precautions are used appropriately and consistently, and responds quickly and appropriately to all accidents/incidents including documentation.
7. Demonstrates attention to punctuality, attendance, deadlines (Individual Education Plan/Individual Family Support Plans expiration/review, progress reports, testing/assessment), compliance with policies and procedures, Code of Ethics, and exercises appropriate professional judgment and other elements of the Florida Educators Accomplished Practices.
8. Ensure and provide basic care giving duties (utilizing universal health and safety precautions) for students.
9. Applies local and state approved protocols integrating technology and making necessary modifications to media and technology to accommodate all students’ needs.
10. Integrates art into curriculum and learning experiences including necessary modifications to accommodate all students’ needs.
11. Performs other related duties as required and assigned.

What UCP Offers

Our mission at UCP is to empower children with and without disabilities to achieve their potential by providing individualized support, education and therapy services in an inclusive environment. When you join UCP of Central Florida you partner with a team that is making a positive impact on the futures of our children. For over 60 years, we have been dedicated to enriching the lives of children of all abilities across Central Florida. We provide individualized Support, Education, and Therapy services to thousands of children at 8 campuses in: Downtown Orlando, East Orlando (near UCF), Kissimmee, Pine Hills, Lake Mary, and Winter Garden

• health insurance (free option after the first year)
• dental insurance options
• free life insurance
• paid time off
• discounted on-site childcare
• 403B/Retirement match
• short & long term disability
• and support in continuing your education.

Qualifications

UCP Charter School is sponsoring teachers for a J1 Visa to be able to teach at our schools. In order to qualify for a J1 visa - you must be currently a classroom teacher, have a degree in Elementary Education (or Special Education), experience working with students with disabilities (physical, cognitive and behavior) and at least three years of classroom teaching experience.