Lead Teacher - Elementary

FirstLine Schools•New Orleans, LA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

FirstLine Schools is currently seeking talented, passionate teachers for its (Pre) K-8 schools. The effectiveness of teachers is paramount to student success at FirstLine Schools. Teachers are expected to demonstrate effectiveness through the organization's Vision of Teaching Excellence, which includes coaching and professional development focused on specific components. Teachers will be responsible for implementing the curriculum, ensuring student success, and collaborating with a team of teachers within the school and network community.

Requirements

A BA or BS
A strong background in and command of content area
Louisiana Teacher Certification Completed or in progress (or be eligible to hold for our out-of-state applicants)

Nice To Haves

Believe in every student’s ability to achieve in a rigorous college or career prep curriculum
Achieve results based on agreed-upon expectations
Take personal responsibility
Highly detail-oriented
Collaborate effectively with a range of stakeholders
Share a commitment to creating great schools in New Orleans
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Model the FirstLine Commitments: We Keep Learning, We Work Together, We Are Helpful, We Are the Safekeepers of our Community, We Share Joy, We Show Results

Responsibilities

Designs lessons that lead to standards mastery and are aligned to grade level expectations and end-of-year assessments
Provides feedback to scholars by asking pertinent, scaffolded follow-up questions that affirm correctly understood content, clarify misunderstood content or extend scholars’ thinking
Establishes effective classroom routines and manages students effectively without disruptions (redirect inappropriate behavior)
Inspires and invests students in achieving their goals and in believing that goals are achieved through effort and not innate abilities
Prepares scholars to solve complex problems with no obvious answer
Seeks out and constructively responds to feedback from and engages in problem-solving with others
Administers classroom, practice, and state assessments in accordance with school and state guidelines, ensuring testing integrity, accurate implementation, and timely completion of all required procedures.