Apprentice Teacher

Rochester Prep Charter School • Rochester, NY

3d

About The Position

The Apprentice Teacher role offers individuals with limited or no teaching experience hands-on practice and training to explore education and develop skills for a future full-time classroom teaching position. Apprentice Teachers observe Master Teachers, co-teach with teacher-leaders, provide substitute coverage, and support students and teachers through tutoring, grading, instruction, and other classroom responsibilities. Depending on school needs and the candidate’s background, they may also teach a class of their own or small groups of students, with a limited teaching load.

Apprentice Teachers participate in summer and school-year professional development and meet regularly with an instructional coach to receive feedback and develop their teaching practice. They may also teach or help coordinate enrichment classes, organize student events, and build mentoring relationships with students. By year’s end, they are expected to be strong candidates for full-time teaching positions.

Uncommon Schools is a nonprofit network of public charter schools serving economically disadvantaged communities. It operates in Boston, Camden, New York City, Newark, and Rochester, and provides educators with coaching, feedback, and professional development. The organization describes its compensation as competitive and its benefits as comprehensive.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree from a college or university by the time employment begins.
• Drive to improve the minds and lives of students in and out of the classroom.
• Evidence of self-motivation, teamwork, and a strong sense of personal responsibility.
• Hard-working, energetic, urgent, and willing to learn and adapt.
• Reflective approach and desire for continual improvement.
• Flexibility and comfort dealing with unpredictability.
• Strong time-management skills and ability to manage multiple tasks and meet tight deadlines.
• Strong organizational, communication—particularly with children—and problem-solving skills.
• Interest in performing a critical support role and ability to excel in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, results-oriented environment.
• Demonstrated passion for working with K-12 students.
• Relentless commitment to educating urban students.
• Belief in and alignment with Uncommon’s core beliefs and educational philosophy.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience working in schools and/or urban communities is preferred but not required.
• A background in education is not required.

Responsibilities

• Teach classes on behalf of Deans and teacher-leaders who are observing other teachers.
• Provide substitute teaching coverage for teachers within the school.
• Potentially teach one class or small groups of students.
• Periodically plan and deliver instruction, gradually taking on more responsibility throughout the year.
• Develop teaching skills in preparation for potentially becoming a full-time teacher at the school.
• Provide daily one-on-one and small-group tutoring, as well as small-group intervention and student support.
• Observe Master Teachers to improve instructional techniques and classroom management.
• Meet regularly with a coach and implement feedback on lessons and instruction.
• Teach or help coordinate an Enrichment class.
• Assist teachers with instruction, assessments, grading, and other classroom responsibilities.
• Implement curricula and activities that meet academic standards, as appropriate.
• Design and implement assessments that measure progress toward academic standards, as appropriate.
• Use assessment data to refine curriculum and inform instructional practices, as appropriate.
• Participate in collaborative curriculum development, grade-level activities, and school-wide functions, events, and trips, as appropriate.
• Provide consistent rewards and/or consequences for student behavior, as appropriate.
• Serve as an advisor to a small group of students, as appropriate.
• Help co-lead advisory or homeroom in the morning and afternoon, as appropriate.
• Supervise students during transitions, breakfast, lunch, and afterschool, as appropriate.
• Be accountable for students’ mastery of academic standards, as appropriate.
• Communicate effectively with students, families, and colleagues, as appropriate.
• Participate in an annual three-week staff orientation and training.
• Assist with work inside and outside the classroom, including organizing student events and developing mentoring relationships with students.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off, including sick time and paid holidays, and approximately 10 weeks of paid breaks (Spring, Winter, and Summer).
• Extensive training and development.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance plans.
• Pre-tax flexible spending accounts (FSA), dependent care flexible spending accounts (DCFSA), and health savings accounts (HSA).
• 403(b) retirement savings program with employer match.
• Paid leave of absence options, including parental, medical, and disability leave.
• Mental health and counseling support and wellness benefits.

What This Job Offers

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