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Middle School Math Teachers (6th - 8th Grade) (2021-2022 School Year)

Employer
LEARN Charter School Network
Location
Chicago, IL, US
Salary
Competitive

Job Details

Position Type:
Middle School Teaching/Mathematics

  • Date Posted:
    7/7/2021


  • Location:
    Lake County Illinois Campuses


  • Closing Date:
    Until Filled


  • LEARN believes vaccination is a key step towards protecting the health safety of our communities and schools against the COVID-19 virus. We are committed to protecting our employees, scholars,? families, volunteers, and vendors from Covid-19. This is done in keeping with the Network's core values and through proven health/safety measures. All adults working in person with LEARN must be fully vaccinated as defined by the CDC against COVID-19 to report for duty at our school. Exemptions from this vaccination mandate require review and pre-approval by LEARN Human Resources.

    Background:
    LEARN is a network of high performing college preparatory, tuition-free public elementary and middle schools. that serve children. There are 10 LEARN Schools serving 4,100 students in grades PK-8 across Chicago, Waukegan, and North Chicago.


    LEARN and our amazing educators, have received numerous recognitions for making an impact in public education, including the 2018 Chicago Magazine's Top Elementary Charter Schools and the 2018 Illinois Network of Charter Schools Principal of the Year Award.

    LEARN's mission remains crystal clear: to provide children with the academic foundation and ambition to earn a college degree. LEARN is currently looking for hard-working and passionate professionals that are dedicated to transforming public education.

    Position Summary
    The Middle School Math Teacher (6th - 8th grade) will be responsible for daily operations for his or her classroom. The teacher is required to provide high quality instruction to all students, every day. The classroom environment is supportive and community-based. The teacher is also required to cultivate and maintain ongoing relationships with student's families, staff, and other members of the community.
    Roles and Responsibilities
    Able to effectively implement instructional programs and strategic interventions that drive results.
    Demonstrates effective classroom management skills that contribute to a positive learning environment.
    Willingness to collaborate with peers and to grow professionally.
    Understands how to use data to improve instruction and improve student achievement.
    Implements instructional activities that follow curricular guidelines and frameworks
    Differentiates instruction to meet the needs of students with various academic and social needs
    Provides a positive learning environment that promotes thinking
    Collaborates with peers to enhance the instructional environment and meet school-wide goals
    Maintains a professional working relationship with parents
    Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Principal
    Participates in professional development opportunities

    Qualifications
    • 1 yr of teaching experience required.
    • Demonstrated track record of delivering gains in student academic achievement.
    • Demonstrated record of living LEARN's Core Values.
    • Must have a Math Endorsement
    • Must be Highly Qualified according to IL State Board of Ed.

    Benefits Summary

    We offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package for all full time employees, including Health insurance, dental, vision, paid vacation, personal days, paid holidays, short and long term disability, paid life insurance, 403B and the Chicago Teachers' Pension fund.


    Physical Demands

    Caring for children can be physically demanding. Teachers may be lifting and carrying children and equipment, and may spend time sitting on the floor or child sized furniture. Nature of work requires an ability to operate standard business office equipment. Requires the ability to communicate and exchange information, collect, compile and prepare work documents, set-up and maintain work files. Teachers will also be expected to clean and maintain equipment and facility, and may move throughout the community with children. Physical demands require the ability to stand, bend, reach high and low, stoop, walk around the classroom and kneel upwards of 60% of the day. In addition walking up and down stairs several times a day. Must be able to lift 15 to 20 pounds for short periods of time and push and pull 15 to 20 lbs.

    Working Conditions

    Teacher will be working in a busy and occasionally noisy environment. There may be a number of activities and situations happening at once, and the Teacher will have to supervise all children at all times. Majority of work will be performed in a general office/ school environment. Position requires availability for extended hours plus non-traditional hours required to perform job duties. Also requires participation and attendance at organization sponsored events and meetings.

    This job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of LEARN Charter School Network. Since no job description can detail all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time in the performance of a job, duties and responsibilities that may be inherent in a job, reasonably required for its performance, or required due to the changing nature of the job shall also be considered part of the jobholder's responsibility.

    Company

    Founded in 2001, LEARN Charter School Network is an elementary charter school network with 10 schools serving Pre-K through 8th grade students. For nearly two decades, LEARN has created measurable, transformational change in the lives of students from at-risk communities educating 4,000 low income (88%) and minority (98%) students. LEARN is a Black led organization with a leadership team that is 75% minority providing strong role models and empathy for the life experience of its students. The mission of LEARN Charter School Network is to provide students with the academic foundation and ambition to earn a college degree.

     

    Company info
    Website
    Telephone
    2246161870
    Location
    3021 W. Carroll Avenue
    Chicago
    IL
    60612
    US

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