Band Enrichment Teacher

KIPP New Orleans Schools • New Orleans, LA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

KIPP New Orleans Schools is a nonprofit network of 13 college- and career-preparatory public charter schools serving approximately 5,000 students and more than 2,000 alumni. The Band Enrichment Teacher supports the network’s mission to build academically excellent schools and create opportunities for students. This full-time, 100% on-site role involves teaching, planning, assessment, student support, family communication, and collaboration with school teams. Regular work hours are Monday through Friday and are established with the supervisor; occasional evening and weekend work may be required.

The teacher delivers rigorous, standards-aligned instruction, plans and adapts lessons, uses assessment data to guide instruction, differentiates for varied learner needs, and provides timely feedback. The role also establishes a safe and positive classroom culture, builds strong student and family relationships, participates in school events and professional learning, and collaborates with colleagues to improve student outcomes. Teachers are expected to follow school procedures for attendance, planning, grading, testing, student-data privacy, safety, and reporting.

Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree and demonstrate an affinity for KIPP New Orleans’ mission and vision and commitment to its five core beliefs. Offers are contingent on successful reference and background checks, proof of identity and work authorization, and verification of teaching experience. The position requires authorization to work in the United States for any employer. Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Personal affinity for KIPP New Orleans’ mission and vision and demonstrated commitment to its five core beliefs: Relentlessness, Elevation, Achievement, Community, and Hope.
• Current authorization to work in the United States for any employer.
• Successful completion of a professional reference check, proof of identity and work authorization, state background check, and verification of teaching experience.
• Ability to communicate information and ideas effectively, including in noisy settings, and exchange accurate information.
• Ability to observe details at close range and maintain visual attention and mental concentration for significant periods.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret information and data.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of classroom teaching, including standing, circulating, occasional lifting or moving of classroom materials, and extended sitting at a desk or computer.
• Ability to safely lift and move up to 30 pounds independently.
• Willingness and ability to travel to other school facilities using personal transportation when duties require it.
• Ability to work on site Monday through Friday and occasionally in the evening or on weekends as job duties demand.

Nice To Haves

• At least two years of teaching experience in urban, open-enrollment schools.
• Demonstrated success raising student achievement outcomes.
• State-issued teaching credential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver rigorous, standards-aligned instruction using high-quality instructional materials, communicate daily objectives and success criteria, and check for understanding throughout lessons.
• Plan and adapt units and lessons to build conceptual understanding and fluency; prepare questions, models, exemplars, and anticipated misconceptions; and align tasks and rubrics to standards.
• Analyze student work, interim assessments, and state assessments to adjust instruction, reteach, spiral, and extend learning, using data trackers to inform lesson planning.
• Differentiate and scaffold instruction for diverse learners, provide required IEP/504 accommodations and modifications, and coordinate with DSS and ESL staff.
• Structure purposeful independent practice, small groups, centers, and peer discourse that promote evidence-based reasoning, academic language, and grade-level thinking.
• Provide timely, actionable feedback and maintain accurate, transparent grades and make-up-work systems.
• Design and implement common assessments, check item alignment and reliability, and use exemplars and anchors for calibration.
• Establish safe, joyful classroom routines that maximize learning time and maintain high expectations and a growth mindset.
• Use culturally sustaining materials and examples that reflect students’ identities and experiences.
• Apply school-wide behavior systems consistently and restoratively; use pre-corrections, de-escalation, and restorative conversations; and document incidents according to policy.
• Integrate social-emotional learning, teach replacement behaviors, and promote belonging, resilience, and self-management.
• Model school values and professionalism, meet deadlines, and perform assigned arrival, transition, lunch/recess, dismissal, and testing duties.
• Build strong relationships with students and families through frequent strengths-based communication and collaboratively established goals and action plans.
• Communicate student progress through scheduled updates and family conferences, arranging interpretation or translation when needed.
• Participate in school events, IEP/504 and EL meetings, data nights, testing, community celebrations, and recruitment and retention activities.
• Set ambitious goals, track and celebrate student progress, welcome coaching, implement feedback, and reflect on instructional impact using student work.
• Participate in professional development and professional learning communities, contribute instructional artifacts, and collaborate on assessments and data-informed reteaching plans.
• Plan and teach for access and rigor for multilingual learners, students with disabilities, advanced learners, newcomers, and SLIFE students.
• Review student outcomes and discipline data for disproportionality and adjust instruction, grading, and routines; gather and act on student and family feedback; and uphold equitable grading practices.
• Meet attendance, punctuality, leave, and coverage expectations; comply with IEP/504 and testing requirements; and submit plans, assessments, grades, and documentation on time.
• Use approved school technology and data platforms, safeguard student information under FERPA, maintain device and inventory accountability, follow safety procedures, complete mandatory reporting, and participate in crisis drills and supervision routines.
• Maintain professional, courteous relationships with KNOS stakeholders, contribute effectively as a team member, and support organizational goals.

Benefits

• 403(b) retirement plan with a 100% employer match on employee contributions up to the first 5% of salary and any bonuses; immediately vested.
• Health and wellbeing benefits beginning the first day of the month following the date of hire.
• Comprehensive, customizable health coverage, including disability insurance, life insurance, hospital indemnity, and health and dependent-care flexible spending accounts.
• Free dental and vision coverage for employees.
• Approximately 30 paid holidays and additional paid time off.
• Ongoing professional development opportunities.
• Competitive compensation commensurate with experience.

What This Job Offers

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