Job Description Harriet Tubman Village Charter School TEACHER The mission of HTVCS is to empower heads, hearts, and hands to provide FREEDOM through education. HTVCS expects all teachers to have a strong background in their subject area, success working with diverse students, thrive in a student-centered classroom, and hold a California credential and CLAD certification. Our talented staff are committed to continuing their own learning and refining their practice to stay current in the field ensuring a quality education for all. We are strongly committed to hiring a diverse and multicultural staff. Teachers will be willing to work collaboratively with a diverse group of colleagues and students in a flexible, team-oriented environment that is mission-driven. You will utilize a variety of instructional strategies consistent with HTVCS mission, and engage in ongoing professional development to improve instructional programs, school culture, and team effectiveness. Teachers will use data to inform and differentiate instruction to help students meet our rigorous expectations. HTVCS is seeking successful Teachers and Teacher Leaders with: • Academic expertise and enthusiasm • Appropriate CA teaching credential with EL authorization • Record of effective teaching and high achievement in the classroom • Experience using assessment data to refine curriculum and inform instruction • A passion for teaching that provides vital energy to improve the minds and lives of students • Evidence of professional reflection and collaborative work • Experience in urban schools • Experience teaching with varied instructional strategies • A commitment to both excellence and equity • Ability to work under pressure and adapt easily • Willingness to contribute to student activities, instructional office hours, and school committees • Comfortable with a charter environment including flexible roles Basic Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: - Teachers are expected to aspire to excellence in all areas specified by the California Standards for the Teaching Profession and the quality of their instruction will be evaluated in light of those standards. - Teachers will regularly demonstrate evidence of professional lesson planning observable in classrooms in line with the school’s expectations, including a year-long pacing plan. - Teachers will work collaboratively with parents, administrators and other colleagues. Teachers are expected to have a common discipline strategy, common class rules, and to coordinate content instruction whenever possible. - Teachers will create powerfully engaging curriculum designed to move students towards meeting proficient performance on the specific skills and content outlined by the California State Standards and defined by clear, specific, written criteria, such as Student Individualized Plans. - Teachers are expected to keep detailed documentation of their efforts to create consistent and meaningful communication with parents and a wide variety of strategies designed to promote academic success for all students. - Teachers are expected to have a coherent plan for classroom discipline and to keep clear and specific documentation of all intervention taken to correct student behavior before referring a student out of class. - Teachers are expected to maintain high quality records for attendance, coursework, and to submit completed report cards and school-wide assessment records on time. - Teachers are expected to take responsibility for their own Professional Growth and evidence of growth will be a required part of the teacher evaluation process in the framework of year-long goals. - Teachers are expected to employ a wide variety of teaching methods designed to create opportunities for deep understanding and differentiated instruction for all levels of ability within a class, including serving students identified with special needs. - Teachers will create and maintain a nurturing and engaging classroom environment. - Teachers are expected to support the school’s mission, vision and policies and to promote and enforce the same. - Teachers are responsible for all other tasks related to improving student achievement and offering powerful learning opportunities. HTVCS strives to make our schools a rewarding place to work, teach, and learn by actively fostering a professional learning community for staff, students and families that exemplify our values of commitment, respect, responsibility, valuing our students and employees and harnessing the power of our network to create a larger learning community. Requirements • Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential • English Learner Authorization • NCLB Compliant Verification • A belief in mission of HTVCS