High School History Teacher - View Park High School

ICEF Public Schools•Los Angeles, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

ICEF Public Schools is a nonprofit charter school network committed to educating and empowering courageous leaders who embrace their full potential for college, career, and life. Our work is rooted in five mission-aligned pillars: Educating and Empowering Courageous Leaders, Providing a Diverse Community that Honors Each Student’s Uniqueness, Fostering Academic Excellence, Nurturing Healthy Minds, and Inspiring Critical Thinkers. Our belief that teachers and school leaders are the most significant factor in whether or not a child is successful in school drives our culture and our commitment to our staff. Working at ICEF provides a unique opportunity to work with others who share the same purpose, and a chance to grow as a professional with the multiple layers of support we provide.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree
Possession of a valid Multiple/Single Subject (internship, preliminary, or clear) California Teaching Credential
Desire to teach in an urban school environment
Confident in managing student behavior
Ability to work under pressure and adapt to change easily
Demonstrated success working with students from educationally underserved areas

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree
Possession of either a Bilingual, Cross-Cultural, Language or Academic Development (BCLAD) certificate; a Cross-Cultural, Language and Academic Development (CLAD) certificate; a Bilingual Certificate of Competence (BCC); or a Language Development Specialist (LDS) certificate is desirable; EL Authorization

Responsibilities

Employ a wide variety of teaching methods designed to create opportunities for deep understanding and differentiated instruction for all levels of ability within a class, including serving students identified with special needs.
Use ICEF Common Assessments and Unit Assessment results to determine differentiated instruction needed for low and high performing students.
Implement ICEF’s Essential Elements and Core Values: Instructional Model College-Going Culture, College Style Discourse, College Level Analytical Writing, College Style Study Habits, and Backward Mapping to College Standards, and the use of technology through Blended learning.
Create and maintain a nurturing, structured, and engaging classroom environment.
Have a coherent plan for classroom discipline and to keep clear and specific documentation of all interventions taken to correct student behavior before referring a student out of class.
Aspire to effective performance in all areas of the ICEF core values, principles, and instructional strategies as described in the ICEF Teacher Effectiveness Framework.
Provide clear information to students and parents regarding class objectives, weekly assignments, homework requirements, grading rubrics, and grading scale.
Use Illuminate to maintain accurate and up-to-date records of attendance, and coursework, and to submit student report cards and school-wide assessment records on time.
Collaborate with Special Education Team and ELL Support Staff to ensure that students with additional needs are able to access the curriculum.
Attend and participate in monthly Parent Engagement Meetings, Back-to-School Nights, Parent Conferences, and office hours/tutoring as communicated by the administration and track all efforts to create consistent and meaningful communication with parents.
Create a powerfully engaging curriculum designed to move students toward meeting the proficient performance of the high priority standards identified in ICEF Instructional Guides and California Common Core Standards.
Regularly provide lesson plans to the Principal as requested.
Participate actively in all professional development sessions.
Work required school hours (half an hour before the school day begins to 4:00 p.m.), dress professionally, and adhere professional code of conducts.
Perform other duties as assigned by the school Principal.
Performs other duties as assigned.