Elementary School: Lead Teacher - Lynn (2026-2027)

KIPP•Lynn, MA

2d•$55,000 - $89,500•Onsite

About The Position

KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School is seeking talented, committed, and culturally competent lead teachers to create a school experience that affirms, values, and challenges students daily. The goal is to foster a professional and authentic environment of joy, excellence, care, and community where educators can achieve long-term transformative outcomes for students. This role requires consistent demonstration of essential job functions and key responsibilities related to classroom management, instruction, student growth, and family communication.

Requirements

Deep alignment with KIPP MA’s mission and values, including the unwavering belief in the high potential of all students.
Demonstrated ability to drive student growth and achievement and to create a warm, inclusive, rigorous learning environment.
Passion for subject/content area and demonstrated commitment to professional learning.
2+ years of full-time teaching experience.
Bachelor’s Degree required.
Pass Criminal Background Check.

Responsibilities

Serve as a lead or co-lead in a classroom, which may include leading independently, co-teaching, coverage, or stepping into a lead role later in the year.
Ensure all children are affirmed, valued, and challenged daily.
Foster a positive and safe learning environment.
Prepare and internalize rigorous and engaging unit and daily lessons, leveraging provided curricula/resources and intellectual preparation tools.
Create and internalize academically aligned lesson plans, unit plans, rubrics, and assessments (when applicable).
Set specific, ambitious growth goals with all students and leverage necessary resources to ensure they meet them.
Innovate on best practices to execute engaging, differentiated instruction at a rigorous level for all students.
Implement aligned school-wide or grade-level student culture systems and proactive classroom management strategies.
Regularly analyze student work and academic data to modify lessons, refine curricula, and inform instructional practice.
Maintain accurate, up-to-date student grades/records and initiate strong communication with students and families regarding progress.
Obtain required MTEL and SEI endorsements with financial support from KIPP MA within the first year of employment.
Participate in school-wide and individual professional development, including summer pre-service training and weekly sessions during the academic year.
Take ownership for professional development by seeking and implementing feedback from coaches and collaborating with teammates.
Perform assigned duties including classroom coverage, bus, lunch, transition, and dismissal duties.
Develop strong relationships with families through school events and consistent communication.
Offer support and receive constructive feedback from colleagues to create a professional working atmosphere.
Collaborate with grade level and content teams to tackle common challenges and implement grade-wide systems.
Maintain dependable attendance according to the school calendar and communicate proactively about attendance barriers.
Embody KIPP MA’s Code of Conduct.
Participate and engage in regional professional development and community events.
Collect and interpret data, evaluate, reason, define problems, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and make judgments and decisions.
Utilize self-awareness, flexibility, and emotional intelligence to navigate diverse student needs.
Apply interpersonal and self-management skills to support behavioral and emotional needs of students and manage conflict.
Utilize effective communication skills in person, written, and virtual platforms.
Perform duties requiring physical mobility, including kneeling, walking, pushing/pulling, squatting, twisting, turning, bending, stooping, and reaching overhead.
Perform duties requiring physical strength sufficient to periodically lift and/or carry 20 pounds and physically restrain a student in an emergency.
Perform duties requiring manual dexterity for repetitive hand/wrist/arm motions and operating office equipment.
Engage in other assigned duties to promote a positive and calm learning environment and culture.