Middle School: Social Studies Lead Teacher - Greater Boston (2024-2025)

KIPP • Lynn, MA

92d • $55,000 - $89,500

About The Position

KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School is looking for talented, committed, and culturally competent lead teachers who have the power to amplify our children's potential by creating a school experience that affirms, values, and challenges students each day. We seek to create a professional and authentic environment of joy, excellence, care, and community where educators can make long-term transformative outcomes for students.

Requirements

• Love and unwavering belief in the high potential of all students
• Commitment to anti-racism and equity
• Demonstrated ability to drive student growth and achievement and to create a warm, inclusive, rigorous learning environment
• Passion for subject/content area and demonstrated commitment to professional learning
• 2+ years of full-time teaching experience
• Bachelor's Degree required
• Pass Criminal Background Check

Responsibilities

• Ensure that all children are affirmed, valued, and challenged every day
• Foster a positive and safe learning environment
• Prepare and internalize rigorous and engaging unit and daily lessons, leveraging provided curricula/resources, and intellectual preparation tools
• Create and internalize academically aligned lesson plans, unit plans, rubrics, and assessments when applicable
• Set specific, ambitious growth goals with all students and identify and leverage all necessary resources to ensure they meet them
• Innovate on best practices to execute engaging, differentiated instruction at a level rigorous for all students
• Implement aligned school-wide or grade-level student culture systems and proactive classroom management strategies
• Regularly analyze student work and academic data to modify lessons, refine curricula, and inform instructional practice
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date student grades/records and initiate strong lines of communication with students and their families regularly regarding students' growth and progress
• Obtain required MTEL and SEI endorsements with financial support from KIPP MA within the first year of employment
• Participate in school-wide and individual professional development, including pre-service training over the summer and weekly during the academic year
• Take ownership for the development of your craft seeking and implementing feedback from your coach and collaborating with teammates
• Perform assigned duties including classroom coverage, bus, lunch, transition, and dismissal duties
• Develop strong relationships with families through participation in school events and consistent communication with caregivers
• Collaborate with grade level and content teams to tackle common challenges and implement grade-wide systems
• Dependable attendance according to our school calendar, initiating proactive communication when attendance barriers arise

Benefits

• Minimum base salary of $55,000 to $89,500 depending on experience
• Signing bonus of $1,000
• Annual retention bonus of $2,000 in subsequent years
• Additional bonuses when eligible

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree