Elementary School: Music Lead Teacher - Greater Boston (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 amplify student potential by creating a school experience that affirms, values, and challenges students daily. The role aims to foster a professional and authentic environment of joy, excellence, care, and community, enabling educators to achieve long-term transformative outcomes for students. This position requires consistent demonstration of essential job functions and key responsibilities in both classroom and school/professional settings.

Requirements

Deep alignment with KIPP MA’s mission and values, including an 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, potentially leading independently, co-teaching, covering classes short- or long-term, 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, utilizing provided curricula/resources and intellectual preparation tools.
When applicable, create and internalize academically aligned lesson plans, unit plans, rubrics, and assessments.
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 within the first year of employment with financial and study support from KIPP MA.
Participate in school-wide and individual professional development, including summer pre-service training and weekly sessions during the academic year.
Take ownership of professional development by seeking and implementing feedback from coaches and collaborating with teammates.
Perform assigned duties such as 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 foster a professional working atmosphere.
Collaborate with grade level and content teams to address common challenges and implement grade-wide systems, sharing responsibility for all students.
Maintain dependable attendance according to the school calendar and communicate proactively about attendance barriers.
Embody KIPP MA’s Code of Conduct with integrity, humanity, self-awareness, personal responsibility, and productive engagement.
Participate in regional professional development and community events.
Demonstrate ability to collect and interpret data, evaluate, reason, define problems, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and make timely judgments.
Utilize self-awareness, flexibility, and emotional intelligence to support students with diverse needs.
Apply interpersonal and self-management skills to support behavioral and emotional needs, build relationships, and manage conflict.
Utilize effective communication skills for assigned duties and meaningful exchange of information.
Exhibit physical mobility for executing duties, including kneeling, walking, pushing/pulling, squatting, twisting, bending, stooping, and reaching overhead.
Possess physical strength sufficient to periodically lift/carry 20 pounds and physically restrain a student in emergencies.
Demonstrate 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.