Visual and Preforming Arts Teacher (VAPA) 5th-8th Grade

VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS TEACHER JOB DESCRIPTION DEPARTMENT: TRANSFORMATIONAL EDUCATION INC./TEAM CHARTER SCHOOLS REPORTS TO: DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION/PRINCIPAL FLSA STATUS: EXEMPT Summary TEAM Charter is looking for dynamic and visionary teachers who will engage students, families, and other members of our learning community to ensure high student achievement. The teacher provides instructional leadership to students and actively participates in and contributes to a collaborative, results-oriented professional learning community. They engage community partners and families in serving the whole child and ensuring all children achieve high levels prepared to succeed in any setting. They know how to successfully work in an urban school with a high English Learning and low-income population. Essential Duties & Responsibilities TEAM Charter believes that high-quality instruction, and its continuous refinement, will lead to success for our students. We are looking for teachers who are highly effective in each of the following areas: Data-Driven Planning & Assessment : ● Develop and implement effective daily and long-term instructional plans and classroom activities aligned with student needs, California Common Core standards, and TEAM’s mission and school instructions, goals, and objectives ● Assess students regularly and analyze student results, both individually and in a collaborative cycle of inquiry with colleagues and administrators ● Use assessment results and student needs to inform and differentiate instruction Classroom Learning : ● Establish a culture of high expectations that includes the shared belief that all children can achieve at high levels and be prepared to succeed in any setting ● Provide a classroom climate and learning experiences that further our student’s social, emotional, physical, and academic development ● Establish and maintain a positive, safe, and supportive classroom and school environment that values learning and achievement ● Demonstrate respect and understanding of students and families from diverse backgrounds Instruction : ● Facilitate a well-paced, scaffolded lesson cycle based on clear, well-communicated objectives and criteria for success ● Use formative and summative assessments to adjust instruction ● Create multiple opportunities for students to engage critically with content in multiple modalities and levels of complexity ● Implement developmentally appropriate practices based on child development research Professional Responsibilities : ● Support the mission, vision, and core values of TEAM Charter Schools ● Engage in critical reflection aimed at refining practice to increase the effectiveness ● Collaborate with colleagues and work as a team to achieve shared goals ● Identity unique student needs and collaborate with team members to effectively address those needs when necessary, refer to appropriate resources, such as health and psychological services ● Actively participate in professional development opportunities and work closely with lead teachers, principals, administrators, and coaches ● Implement and support The Leader In Me schoolwide program principles and practices ● Attend and participate in Back to School, Open House, Leader in Me, PBL, and other events that may fall outside of the normal workday ● Utilize TEAM’s professional development and personal initiative to stay abreast of best practices in the field ● Maintain accurate student records, including attendance ● Attend mandatory new hire professional development ● Implement the adopted curriculum as designed ● Take on leadership opportunities ● Be familiar with and prepared to implement social justice teaching and learning practices ● Perform all other responsibilities mandated by law or TEAM Charter School Policy, and other reasonable and appropriate as assigned Partnership, Family, and Community : ● Communicate regularly with students and families about classroom activities and student progress ● Involve students’ families as partners in their children’s education, providing resources and strategies for families to support their student’s success ● Actively participate in key student events Technology : ● Promote student learning and creativity using digital tools and resources ● Create technology-enriched learning environments that utilize digital tools, resources, and diverse formative and summative assessments to differentiate learning for students and provide opportunities for students to monitor and assess their own progress ● Utilize digital tools and resources collaboratively to support student success and analyze progress towards success Required Qualifications ● Bachelor's degree ● Valid California Multiple Subject Teaching Credential ● CLAD, BCLAD, CTEL, or English Language Authorization or equivalent ● Must possess a growth mindset and be able to use feedback to refine practices ● Experience with Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports, a plus Desired Qualifications ● Experience accelerating student learning and achievement in low-income communities ● Spanish Language proficiency ● Experience and desire to use data and technology as levers to drive instruction Compensation & Benefits ● TEAM offers a competitive salary and benefits package Working Conditions ● Employees in this position will be required to work indoors in a standard classroom environment and outdoors as instruction requires Hazards: ● Potential exposure to communicable diseases and contact with blood and other fluids ● Potential exposure to physical injury from aggressive children’s behavior Physical Abilities ● Employees in this position are expected to bend at the waist, kneel, or crouch to assist students ● Employees must be able to hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels, outdoors, and on the telephone ● Employees in this position must be able to see and read a computer screen and printed matter with or without visual aids ● Employees in this position must demonstrate the physical agility to lift up to 25 pounds to the waist, life and carry items up to 20 pounds, bend, stoop, sit on floor, climb stairs, walk, reach overhead Employee Signature : ____________________________ Date : ________________. Job Types: Full-time, Contract Pay: $68,056.00 - $74,723.00 per year Benefits: 401(k) Dental insurance Employee assistance program Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance Paid time off Professional development assistance Retirement plan Vision insurance Schedule: Monday to Friday Experience: Teaching: 1 year (Preferred) License/Certification: Teaching Certification (Required) Ability to Commute: Stockton, CA 95202 (Required) Ability to Relocate: Stockton, CA 95202: Relocate before starting work (Required) Work Location: In person