Elementary Teacher Pool (K-5) school year-2026-2027

Lotus School for Excellence•Aurora, CO

10h•Onsite

About The Position

ELEMENTARY TEACHER Job Description Current Opening: 2026-2027 school year About Lotus School for Excellence: Lotus School for Excellence is a K-12, college-prep public charter school with a S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math) focus. All employees at Lotus School for Excellence (LSE) work together to create academic, social, and ethical leaders. The thoughts reflected in this description provide structure to the responsibilities and accountability for this position. However, LSE expects to employ professionals who will work beyond job descriptions, creating both a fulfilling career environment and successful outcomes for our students. Position Summary: Teacher is responsible for the education of each pupil in his or her responsibility and for working with students, parents, other teachers and staff toward achieving the goals set forth in the LSE Mission Statement.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in the specific content area
Expert-level written and oral English communication skills
Entrepreneurial outlook and charter school commitment
Ability to work collaboratively
Strong self-starter; able to work with limited direction
Ability to apply superb judgment
Willing to work and excel in a very diverse student environment
CPR certification (LSE will provide necessary resources to become certified)
As a condition of employment, the individual selected for this position will be expected to complete the APS-sponsored Linguistically Diverse Educator (LDE) Certificate Program within the first three years of employment. New hires are expected to begin this program during the 2026-2027 school year.

Nice To Haves

Active Colorado Teaching License (Initial/Alt, Pro, or Nat’l)
Elementary Endorsement
ELD Endorsement
Experience with charter schools
Experience in teaching upper elementary grades
Familiarity with interim assessment data analysis, I-Ready data in particular, as well as data-driven instruction

Responsibilities

Organizes classroom
Plans and implements the approved curriculum for specified content area
Demonstrates exceptional instructional delivery
Models and fosters independent thinking skills, creative problem solving and abstract reasoning
Shows empathy and understanding of students
Consistently and effectively communicates with students, parents and colleagues
Develops a cooperative partnership based on mutual respect and objectivity with parents and students
Assesses student performance frequently and objectively
Facilitates resolution of problems that might arise with students and parents
Promotes accountability for students
Demonstrate experience in the instruction of students with varied learning styles and levels of mastery
Support and understand the use of devices in a charter community
Create college prep engaging lessons for a variety of students
Knowledge of and adherence to approved communication pathways
Actively pursue professional development opportunities in specific content area
Participate in and contributes to programs and activities that enhance LSE outside of instructional hours
Follow policies established by the LSE Board of Directors, Aurora Public Schools, and Colorado State mandated school guidelines, except where LSE has received waivers
Complete other duties as assigned