26-27 School Year: 1st Grade Teachers

DeKalb Brilliance Academy • Decatur, GA

21h • Onsite

About The Position

Lead Teachers at DeKalb Brilliance Academy are the primary classroom leaders responsible for designing and facilitating rigorous, culturally responsive instruction. They also contribute to refining the school's systems, curriculum, and culture as a growing founding institution. This role involves reporting to Assistant Principals and collaborating closely with grade-level and content teams. It demands strong instructional skills, a commitment to continuous growth, and a willingness to build and iterate alongside colleagues to achieve excellence for all students.

Requirements

• Valid Georgia teaching certification required.
• Willingness/eligibility to pursue a teaching certification is required (in rare cases where candidates are hired without certification).
• All candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree.
• Has demonstrated impact on the growth of students.
• All candidates are required to be able to meet the physical demands of the role (including standing and walking for extended periods of time and lifting heavy objects up to 40lbs).

Nice To Haves

• Minimum two years previous teaching experience is strongly preferred (preference given if in K-3 and/or inclusive of culturally-relevant project-based learning).
• Higher salaries are awarded to those with Masters degrees.
• Purpose-driven: have deep reverence for the brilliance of our children and unwavering commitment to empowering our children to have impactful legacies in our communities.
• Community-minded: has ability work collaboratively with peers and manage up to improve the work of everyone around them.
• Emotionally intelligent: knows how to care for themselves, collaborate with others, use tools to regulate their emotions under stress, and approach difficult situations with others with empathy and compassion.
• Equity-minded: understand how specific behaviors, laws, and institutions limit the rights and freedoms of people and work with our community to take collective action to make our world fairer for everyone.
• Strong project and time managers: has ability to adapt and persevere to deliver consistent and timely results to reach our goals.
• Have a founder’s mindset: is a creative problem solver, enjoys building from the ground up.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate rigorous, culturally responsive instruction across core academic subjects, social-emotional learning, and real-world Project-Based Learning.
• Maintain an asset-based, growth-oriented mindset toward oneself and every member of the school community, using reflection and perseverance to drive student progress.
• Collaborate with peers to plan units, analyze assessments and student work, and continuously improve instruction and curriculum.
• Partner with students and families to create Learning Partnership Plans with ambitious goals in academics, social-emotional development, and community impact.
• Communicate with each family at least once per month about student progress (via phone, email, and/or Dojo).
• Enact school-wide efforts to ensure identity-affirming, supportive school culture for faculty and students.
• Implement school-wide restorative approaches to build community, celebrate when our students and faculty excel, and respond/repair when our community values are not upheld.
• Participate actively in professional learning, coaching, and school-wide initiatives.
• Fulfill additional responsibilities aligned with the needs of a growing founding school, as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive salary schedule
• Compensation is based on 194-day calendar, 180 instructional days & 14 professional development days
• Paid sick and personal days
• Competitively-priced medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, and life insurance
• Contributions to the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) in accordance with Georgia state law, as well as an additional, optional 403(b) retirement account

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level