26-27 Teacher in Residence - Elementary
About The Position
KIPP New Jersey has designed the Teacher in Residence program to help aspiring teachers to get hands-on experience and the certification they need to become excellent teachers at KIPP’s world-class schools. As a TiR, you will fuse theory and practice as you work alongside experienced teachers in the classroom while earning your teaching certification over the course of a two-year period. Here’s what you’ll be doing: Joining our schools as a teacher in residence comes with the opportunity for significant growth and development but with great power comes great responsibility. Your role as a Teacher in Residence (TiR) will involve a number of responsibilities which include but are not limited to:
Requirements
- A belief in every student’s limitless potential.
- An interest in working with students from diverse economic and cultural backgrounds.
- A collaborative attitude towards teaching and learning.
- A belief that all students deserve a world class education which can be achieved through education reform
- You have the passion and drive to work with students and put them on a path to college and beyond
- Ability to become certified in the State of New Jersey and pass the state licensure exam
- Some experience working with children
- Hold a valid teaching certification in NJ –or– Meet The GPA Requirement
- GPA Requirement If you graduated after September 2016: Have a bachelor’s or master’s GPA on a conferred degree that is ≥ 3.0 –or– Have a bachelor’s or master’s GPA on a conferred degree that is between 2.75 and 3.0 AND demonstrate that you have passed all required Praxis exams with a +10% passing score (super scores)
- If you graduated before September 2016: Have a bachelor’s or master’s GPA on a conferred degree that is ≥ 2.75
Responsibilities
- Work closely with an experienced lead classroom teacher to create lesson plans, teach, and reflect on lessons as well as assess and collect and use data to inform
- Build positive relationships with students and families to become part of your school community
- Provide small group instruction
- Assist with diagnostic and progress monitoring testing across the school
- Communicate consistently with families about student progress
- Attend and actively participate in professional development opportunities to support continuous growth
Benefits
- Robust benefits that include medical, dental, and vision
- Participation in the New Jersey State Pension Plan
- Optional participation in the KIPP NJ 403b retirement plan, including matching contributions
- Transportation benefits for TEAMmates commuting into Newark from the New York City area
- Generous Time-Off including 3.5-4 school vacation weeks (depending on the year), allocated sick and personal days, and an extended summer break
- Up to 12 weeks 100% parental leave for primary caregivers
- Extensive optional ancillary benefits including, short term and long term disability and accident and hospital indemnity
- A school-issued laptop
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
