Christopher House Elementary School is looking for a Diverse Learners Teacher to support rigorous, data-driven instruction in a nurturing school climate to close the achievement gap for the low-income student body. We are looking for ambitious and reflective teachers committed to their own professional growth in order to maximize their impact on student achievement.

With a mission to develop independent, creative, lifelong learners, our infant, preschool, elementary and family schools build a community of students, teachers, and parents committed to excellence, achievement and perseverance, respect and compassion, and equality of opportunity.

Christopher House partners with parents to provide a continuum of education for students from birth through high school, as well as immersive family supports that help parents create stable, self-sufficient families. We operate accredited early learning, elementary, and out of school time programs grounded in research-based curricula and high-quality instruction.

OUR BELIEFS

Children and families thrive when:

• Education begins at birth and continues throughout life, with parents as a child’s first teacher;
• Home environments nurture literacy, achievement, and children’s success;
• Parents have high standards and set high expectations for themselves, their children, and children’s schools;
• Professionally trained teachers know their students as individuals;
• Evaluations and program improvements are data driven;
• Parents and staff work together to continuously evaluate and improve programming;
• Education includes the development of creativity and perseverance and is multi-disciplinary in order to foster each child’s unique strengths and interests;
• Developing independent, creative, life-long researchers, education must include curriculum designed to help scholars develop socially and emotionally as well as cognitively;
• Diversity is celebrated and explored so that learners develop broad perspectives on life and learning; and
• Parents and caregivers support their children financially and emotionally.

Position Objectives:

• Assess the needs and provide for the education and development of students with diverse needs.
• Promote school culture and ensure the needs of all learners in the classroom are met.

Responsibilities:

• Provide a high quality learning environment and instruction that meets the needs of children with diverse needs.
• Help identify and monitor IEPs that ensure students with diverse needs are provided a high-quality education in the least restrictive learning environment and in compliance with IDEA.
• Develop lesson plans consistent with the Common Core and the schools’ college prep curriculum as well as students’ Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals and benchmarks.
• Provide necessary accommodations and modifications outlined in students’ IEPs.
• Set high expectations and promote school culture for students with diverse needs.
• Use data-driven evaluation and reflective teaching evaluation to improve instruction and increase academic achievement of students.
• Leverage the arts to promote student achievement, creativity and critical-thinking skills.
• Develop a strong home-school relationship with the families to ensure effective communication to best meet the needs of students.
• Collaborate and communicate with parents and caregivers regarding children’s learning needs and how they can support their children’s academic, emotional and behavioral development.
• Meet with families as needed and serve as a positive representative for Christopher House.
• Communicate school-wide and agency-wide events to parents.
• Administrative: Complete necessary assessments, reports and records in an accurate and timely manner.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years teaching experience in an urban setting.
• Experience with IMPACT/SSM as well as NWEA and STEP assessments strongly preferred.
• Experience managing staff (assistants and clinicians).
• Bilingual skills in Spanish and/or experience working with students that are special needs and English Language Learners highly desirable.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Special Education required. Type 10 Certification required. Master’s Degree preferred. Bilingual of ELL certification desired.

Christopher House is an Equal Opportunity Employer.