5-8th Grade Math Teacher
About The Position
ACCEL Schools is hiring a highly qualified 5-8th Grade Math Teacher at Lake Erie Preparatory School in Cleveland, Ohio, dedicated to providing a superior education for all students. They seek passionate and dedicated teachers excited to create a positive classroom environment that prioritizes student learning and social-emotional development. Lake Erie Preparatory School, serving families in Collinwood and surrounding neighborhoods since 2012, provides an EK-8 college prep education featuring foreign language, STEM, and Career Technical Education (CTE). It is known for consistent, award-winning school leadership and exceptional staff retention and is part of ACCEL Schools, a network of public charter schools serving K-12 students throughout the United States since 2014. The opportunity involves preparing and delivering lesson plans, differentiating instruction, maintaining accurate records, utilizing research-based best practices, managing student behavior, creating a positive classroom environment, using school-approved curricula, implementing school-wide culture expectations, communicating with families, incorporating technology, participating in non-instructional activities, and collaborating with colleagues.
Requirements
- Active and current state of Ohio teaching license in appropriate content area
- Bachelor’s degree in education or related field
- High level of comfort working in a growth-focused coaching environment based on frequent observations, debriefs, action planning, and progress monitoring
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to properly manage confidential information
- Able to supervise students of various ages in different school settings (playground, cafeteria, etc.)
- Ability to pass federal and state criminal background checks
- Experience working within an urban environment
Responsibilities
- Prepare and deliver lesson plans with the ability to modify accordingly during the school year
- Differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all students
- Maintain accurate and complete records of students’ progress and development
- Utilize research-based best practices in daily planning and classroom instruction
- Manage student behavior in the classroom
- Create a positive classroom environment for students to learn in
- Utilize school approved curricula that reflects the diverse educational, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds of the students
- Implement school-wide culture expectations and norms
- Communicate and meet with families regarding the academic and social-emotional growth of their child
- Incorporate technology skills into daily classroom practice to support learning
- Participate in the planning and implementation of non-instructional activities, as needed
- Collaborate and communicate effectively with colleagues
- Perform other duties as assigned
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Retirement contributions
- Optional Basic Life and AD&D insurance
- Voluntary life insurance (employee, spouse, child)
- Discounted childcare at Early Learning Academies locations
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Voluntary short-term disability insurance
- Voluntary long-term disability insurance
- Career advancement opportunities throughout Accel Schools and our strong network of 4,000+ instructors and education professionals
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
