Lower Elementary School Teacher (K–1) – 26–27

KIPP•Columbus, OH

17h•Onsite

About The Position

KIPP Columbus is seeking a dedicated educator for a Lower Elementary School Teacher (K-1) role for the 2026-2027 school year. This is a proactive approach to building a pipeline of talented educators for future teaching opportunities. KIPP Columbus is committed to leading and teaching through an anti-racist lens, delivering effective, rigorous instruction that produces high-quality results and student understanding. The role involves crafting and implementing lesson plans, reviewing student data, developing individualized learning plans, and collaborating with teams to promote critical thinking and academic rigor. Building a classroom culture that empowers students, affirms their identities, and creates a sense of belonging is crucial. The teacher will implement school-wide and classroom management policies, create a responsive environment for families, and establish trusting relationships with students and families. Responsibilities also include attending staff meetings, professional development, team meetings, participating in daily school functions like supervision, and embracing feedback for continuous improvement.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree Required
Current Ohio Teaching License or willingness and ability to pursue certification by start date Required
1 or more years of lead teaching experience, or has a degree in education Required
Belief that outstanding school leaders, staff, and teachers can achieve excellent outcomes for all students.
Ability to persevere with a sense of optimism, strong problem solving skills, and desire to learn and grow in a collaborative professional learning community.
Willingness, and commitment, to go above and beyond to prove the possible with students.
Ability to multi-task and work within an ambiguous, fast-moving, start-up environment, while driving toward clarity and solutions.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Extreme flexibility, with a strong work ethic and an entrepreneurial spirit to accommodate high levels of responsibility and multiple priorities.
Model the values of KIPP Columbus (Imagine, Navigate, Seek, Persevere, Integrity, Responsibility, and Empathy).

Responsibilities

Craft, internalize, and implement high-quality, challenging, and engaging lesson plans using provided curriculum resources to meet the diverse needs of all learners.
Review student data individually and with department or grade-level teams to plan for re-teaching and follow-up lessons.
Develop individualized learning plans for students and communicate these plans to families in parent meetings and conferences.
Collaborate with content and grade-level teams to promote an environment of critical thinking and academic rigor.
Build a classroom culture that empowers students, affirms their identities, and creates a sense of belonging for all students.
Implement the school-wide and classroom management policies and practices.
Create a responsive and inclusive environment for parents and families.
Establish and maintain working relationships with students and families based on trust and respect.
Attend staff meetings, professional development sessions, and team meetings.
Participate in the daily functions of the school such as morning, lunch, and afternoon supervisory duties.
Embrace and incorporate feedback in the spirit of constant improvement.
Meet professional obligations including timeliness and consistency in meeting deadlines.

Benefits

Family leave
Access to on-site daycare
Fresh meals
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Various voluntary benefits (such as short term disability, long term disability, life insurance)
Participation in the Ohio SERS/STRS retirement plan
10 weeks paid maternity leave
4 weeks paid spousal leave/adoption leave