High School - English Language Arts Teacher

LEAD Public Schools•Nashville, TN

4d•$55,000 - $100,000•Onsite

About The Position

LEAD Public Schools seeks high school English teachers who possess an unwavering belief that all students can achieve at high levels and a strong commitment to going above and beyond to meet their students’ needs to prepare them for college and for life. Our English teachers work relentlessly with their teammates to ensure that all of their students not only are able to read, interpret, and pull relevant information from text, but also meet the established Tennessee standards by the end of the year. This incredible work is done through coaching and support from the administration, implementing regular feedback, collaboration with colleagues, data analysis, and working to make sure that students who come in below grade level rise above the challenges they face.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree is required
Candidates must have either (a) valid Tennessee teaching license with the appropriate content endorsement to teach english, or (b) a valid out-of-state license that can successfully be transferred to Tennessee within 90 days of employment, or (c) demonstrate you are on track to complete the necessary steps towards certification in Tennessee.
Belief in the LEAD mission that all students are capable of success while preparing them for college and for life
Evidence of self-motivation and willingness to be a team player

Nice To Haves

Minimum of two years teaching experience preferred, but not required
Previous experience with diverse student populations or in an urban setting preferred
Successful teachers at LEAD Public Schools are committed to put in the extra effort to ensure that our students have access to a high quality education.
Our teachers persevere through difficult challenges, set goals for our students, and don’t give up.
We ask our teachers to be flexible, hard-working, and constantly striving to improve their abilities in the classroom to meet our students’ needs.
Our ideal English teacher is passionate about developing young learners, loves working with students who need the most support, is flexible, is coachable, and wants to grow as a teacher.

Responsibilities

Design and implement rigorous unit plans and lessons that meet the needs of all students with clear, standard aligned objectives and appropriate assessments to gauge student comprehension
Participate in bi-weekly coaching meetings to internalize content, teaching moves, and classroom management to improve your practice
Participate in a collaborative learning environment with other team members including grade level work, content teams, and professional development throughout the school year
Execute school based duties that can include student conferences, arrival and dismissal, transitions, lunch duty, and other assigned by the school leadership team

Benefits

Competitive base salary
Potential for a signing bonus
Performance-based compensation plan with the potential to earn up to 10% on base salary annually
LEAD’s Master Teacher program after 3 years, with potential to earn up to $100,000 and receive a $1,500 professional development stipend
Medical, dental, vision, disability, supplemental insurance, life insurance policy options, and mental health benefits
Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (TCRS) pension plan (for certificated staff)
LEAD matches up to 6% for TCRS contributions
401k eligibility with LEAD contributing 5%
LEAD’s defined contribution 403b plan (for non-TCRS eligible staff)
LEAD matches 50% of the first 6% of employee contributions to the 403b plan
Additional annual contributions to eligible employees after one year based on LEAD’s overall budget performance
30 paid days off during the school year for school-year employees (including holidays, fall break, Thanksgiving break, winter break, and spring break)
Summer break for school-year employees
Up to 10 PTO days accrued during the school year for school-year employees
32 paid days off during the school year for calendar-year employees (including holidays, fall break, Thanksgiving break, winter break, spring break)
Up to 12 PTO days accrued during the school year for calendar-year employees
16 weeks of paid maternity leave
6 weeks of paid parental leave (adoption, foster care)
Laptop computers with internet and/or email access