Elementary Teacher

Company: Open Sky
Location: Milwaukee
Posted on: November 26, 2022

Job Description:

HOPE Christian Schools: Semper is seeking a strategic, dynamic, and passionate Elementary Teachers. This is an exciting opportunity to set the vision and direction of a school within a larger network of high performing Christian schools. Our students work extremely hard and are held to very high expectations regarding both academic achievement and character development. A qualified person who achieves these high standards for our students will need to exhibit a commitment to loving our students, an unyielding belief that all children can and must succeed, a passion for developing the character of a serving leader in every child, and a belief that consistent high-impact coaching and feedback from a school leader is necessary for all.Responsibilities:

• Set and hold students to extremely high academic and behavioral standards.
• Embody and demonstrate a loving, Christ-like character and ensure that students exhibit the same values.
• Take personal responsibility for the academic outcomes of every student.
• Set measurable, ambitious, and attainable goals for the year and each interim assessment cycle.
• Develop and implement daily lesson plans as part of a long-term Scope and Sequence aligned to the curricular goals of HOPE Caritas.
• Employ a variety of creative, differentiated, and research-based instructional strategies that ensure students are actively engaged in meaningful and rigorous learning experiences.
• Develop a positive, achievement-oriented and structured learning environment so that all students are invested in their academic excellence and can fulfill their potential.
• Set and reinforce clear expectations and routines that align to school-wide values and policies.
• Build rapport with students, parents, and families so they understand that teachers love them.
• Continually improve teaching skills by seeking out constructive feedback and professional development opportunities.
• Use an effective system for tracking student mastery of curricular objectives for each unit and throughout the school year.
• Collaborate with team members to ensure a loving, rigorous, and safe environment across the entire school.
• Assume responsibility for every single scholar's success by holding all students accountable to school-wide behavioral expectations.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as requested by school leaders.
• Assist teachers, students, and parents in the effective creation and implementation of individual behavior plans
• Live and act as a biblical role model and HOPE Christians Schools representative in your life for our scholars, team members and community.
• Agree to comply at all times with our Code of Conduct and Statement of Faith.
• Agree to engage in the faith life of our scholars and in collaboration with other team membersQualifications:
  • Strong instructional and classroom management skills.
  • Demonstrated mastery and enthusiasm for content knowledge.
  • Strong organization, planning, and time management skills.
  • A tireless work ethic, entrepreneurial spirit, and innovative solution finder.
  • Serving Leader able to continually confront the brutal facts, inspire, equip, and support the school to achieve its mission.
  • Open to feedback and committed to continuously improving.
  • Personal qualities: passionate, relentless work ethic, humility, positive in the face of incredible challenges, and loving.CompetenciesEducational Excellence
    • Integrity, credibility, and passionate commitment to Open Sky Education's mission of providing a full and lasting education, accessible and affordable for all childrenForming Character
      • Deep passion for urban, faith-based education and closing the achievement gap.Resource Management
        • Keen analytic, organization and complex problem-solving skills which allows for strategic data interpretationCollaborative Relationships
          • Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills and exceptionally responsive to customers and candidates; experience in effectively building relationships and communicating at all levelsServing Leader
            • Exemplifies humility and servant leadership by continually raising the bar for excellence and successfully serving as a partner to team members and leaders.Start Date:ImmediatelyRequirements:
              • Bachelor's degree is required
              • Willingness to attain WI Teacher Certification.

Keywords: Open Sky, Milwaukee , Elementary Teacher, Education / Teaching , Milwaukee, Wisconsin