[2026-2027] Middle School Content Teacher

KIPP Chicago • Chicago, IL

10h • Onsite

About The Position

About KIPP Chicago: KIPP Chicago is dedicated to creating joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue their chosen paths, leading to fulfilling lives and a more just world. Our campuses are located in Austin, Englewood, North Lawndale, and West Humboldt Park. We also support over 2000 KIPP alumni through our KIPP Forward program. About KIPP Public Schools: KIPP Chicago collaborates with the KIPP Foundation, a national network of public charter schools committed to preparing students for their futures. The network comprises 278 schools, nearly 15,000 educators, and 175,000 students and alumni. Teaching at KIPP means being part of a national network focused on creating nurturing, rigorous, and joyful schools in pursuit of a more just world.

Our Teachers: KIPP Chicago attracts, develops, and retains a diverse and talented staff of educators. Our students and families choose our schools because of our exceptional teachers. Our educators work collaboratively to ensure student success, driven by a passion for our mission, a focus on results, care for students and colleagues, and resilience, joy, and humility in their classrooms. Many find KIPP Chicago to be a fulfilling professional home. If you believe all students can learn and are eager to work with passionate educators committed to equity and inclusion, we encourage you to apply.

KIPP Chicago Middle School Teachers: Middle schools at KIPP Chicago serve grades 5-8 across four campuses: KIPP Ascend Middle School, KIPP Academy Chicago, KIPP Bloom College Prep, and KIPP One Academy. Teachers are departmentalized and specialize in a content area such as English/Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Literacy Centers, Math Centers, Algebra, or History. Your application will be considered for openings at all campuses matching your experience. As a KIPP Chicago Teacher, your core responsibilities include:

Mission Alignment: A belief in student success and a growth mindset for oneself and others, including a commitment to professional development. Dedication to the KIPP Chicago mission, vision, and the pursuit of antiracism. Regular and reliable on-site attendance is essential.

Curriculum and Instruction: Utilize the aligned regional curriculum for all subjects, including assessments and progress-monitoring tools to analyze student results and adjust instruction. Provide daily feedback on student performance and plan for individual learning needs. Employ best practices, including differentiation, instructional technology, and engaging techniques, to deliver rigorous instruction for all students.

Care of Students and Commitment to School and Classroom Culture: Ensure all students feel affirmed, valued, and challenged daily. Implement school-wide systems for behavior management to create a safe, warm, demanding, and joyful classroom environment. Establish and maintain strong communication with students and families, sharing progress. Contribute to developing a school-wide culture that meets the needs of students, staff, and families.

Teacher Supports: KIPP Chicago Teachers receive support including a recent model Apple Mac laptop, a stipend for mobile phone usage, a daily prep period, dedicated time for data analysis and planning, school-wide Social Emotional Learning curriculum and practices, regular professional development focused on antiracist practices and aligned competencies, accessible principals and assistant principals, and weekly collaboration with grade-level and content teams. You will also work with a team of ambitious and talented staff.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (required)
• Meet testing requirements of Illinois Charter Law (Test of Academic Proficiency 400 and the appropriate content-area test) (required)
• A cleared CPS Background check before start of employment (required)

Nice To Haves

• Illinois Professional Educators License (strongly preferred)
• At least two years’ prior success teaching in urban communities (strongly preferred)

Responsibilities

• Utilize the aligned regional curriculum for all subject areas, including assessing students in accordance with aligned curriculum.
• Use progress-monitoring tools to analyze student results for the purpose of modifying and adjusting instruction.
• Provide students with daily feedback on performance and plan for individual learning needs.
• Use best practices, including differentiation with instructional technology and other techniques, to execute engaging instruction at a rigorous level for all students.
• Ensure that all students are affirmed, valued, and challenged every day.
• Use best practices in alignment with school-wide systems to manage student behavior and create a safe, warm, demanding, and joyful classroom environment.
• Establish and maintain strong lines of communication with students and their families and share progress.
• Help develop school-wide culture that best fits the needs of our students, staff, and families.

Benefits

• Salaries based on experience related to role and responsibilities
• Contributions to the Chicago Teachers Pension Fund in accordance with Illinois state law
• Competitive rates for medical insurance and short-term disability insurance.
• Dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, and long-term disability insurance are offered at no cost.
• Competitive Retirement Savings Benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level