Associate Teacher (26/27)

Emerald Charter Schools•Knoxville, TN

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Emerald Academy (EA) is a free, independently-operated, K-8 college preparatory school. Emerald Academy is Knoxville’s first public charter school, and opened its doors in July 2015 to its first class of kindergartners and first graders. At full enrollment, the school will educate approximately 460 scholars. We are preparing urban scholars for the college of their choice and community leadership. Specifically, we aim to have all of our scholars reading on or above grade level by third grade, to have all of our scholars complete Algebra I in eighth grade, and to have our school rated among the top five percent of Tennessee public schools by our tenth year of operation. The faculty and staff at Emerald Academy are critical to the achievement of these goals, and each member of the staff carries responsibilities that help achieve these goals. JOB SUMMARY: The Associate Teacher helps to prepare scholars for the college of their choice and community leadership. The Associate Teacher accomplishes this by helping the classroom teacher deliver instruction and manage the classroom in ways that maximize scholars’ academic engagement and outcomes. As such, the Associate Teacher is primarily a scholar-facing role. The Associate Teacher reports directly to the director of a grade band.

Requirements

Associate’s or other college degree
Excellent communication skills
Strong interpersonal skills with scholars, parents, and colleagues
Willingness to address concerns head-on and advance them through the chain of command if they are not resolved
Ability to engage in critical conversations with respect, vision, and humility
Ability to organize workload independently and set and adapt priorities as needed
Ability to thrive in a high-pressure environment
Team player, with maturity, humility, strong work ethic, follow-through, sense of humor, and “roll-up-my-sleeves” attitude
Regular reflection and receptiveness to feedback
Stamina and the ability to set and achieve ambitious goals and handle the intensity required to bring your best self to an extended school day in a high-performing school environment
Deep commitment to Emerald Academy’s mission and its values of high expectations, excellence, respect, teamwork, and commitment
Physical demands of attending scholars- sitting, standing, moving, lifting, and moving with scholars appropriate for care, safety and ongoing monitoring
Communication skills including the ability to verbalize, engage auditory and visual awareness and monitoring of scholars

Nice To Haves

Fluency in Spanish preferred
Enrollment in teacher education program preferred
Experience in education; 1-2 years’ experience in urban education, especially in a high-performing urban charter school, preferred

Responsibilities

Support the classroom teacher in implementing lessons to achieve desired academic outcomes; document scholar strengths and areas of need in small group lessons.
Support the classroom teacher in creating the desired classroom culture using schoolwide Teach Like a Champion (TLAC) techniques, as well as merits and demerits as defined in the Scholar & Family Handbook.
Assist with managing all testing including NWEA MAP testing for the scholars in your classroom.
Take responsibility for operating the classroom in a safe, orderly, and positive manner when the classroom teacher cannot be present. This includes: Providing meaningful instruction according to the classroom teacher’s lesson plans and regular instructional strategies; Implementing the classroom teacher’s regular routines, procedures, and classroom management strategies; and Reporting all scholar injuries, accidents, and serious discipline issues to the director of the grade band as soon as possible.
Lead Book Club for assigned grade level.
Model EA’s values at all times.
Persistently, insistently, and consistently reinforce EA’s high expectations for scholar behavior with all scholars all the time; always sweat the small stuff and never give up on a scholar.
Build strong relationships with scholars to create investment in EA’s culture and expectations.
Participate in biweekly, scheduled in advance, one-on-one meetings with the director of the grade band, to improve one’s professional practice.
Participate in professional development sessions and staff meetings.
Chaperone during lunch and recess, as requested by the director of the grade band.
Serve bus duty before and after school, including accompanying scholars on the bus route, as requested by the director of the grade band or School Director.
Support EA expectations to ensure smooth entry, dismissal, and hallway transitions.
Refrain from discussing confidential school business and scholar records during and outside of school hours.