TESOL Teacher

KIPP Columbus • Columbus, OH

4d • Onsite

About The Position

KIPP Columbus is seeking a dedicated TESOL Teacher committed to instructional excellence and going above and beyond for students. This role involves delivering effective, rigorous instruction in English, leading and teaching through an anti-racist lens, and ensuring students meet and exceed learning targets. The position is within a growing network of tuition-free public schools dedicated to academic achievement and holistic student development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university.
• Current Ohio TESOL license, endorsement or willingness and ability to pursue certification by start date.
• Minimum of one year of successful, full-time, lead teaching experience.
• 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

• Plan, organize, and provide instruction in English that meet state and federal standards.
• Recognize individual student learning needs and adapt materials and assignments to facilitate learning.
• Provide instruction that is consistent and coordinated with the district’s/school’s instructional program so as to ensure that students meet and exceed learning targets.
• Develop and deliver lesson plans that utilize a broad range of appropriate teaching techniques and strategies.
• Address all aspects of communication through appropriate instruction that develops each student’s ability to read, write, speak, and listen in the appropriate content area.
• Administer academic and language assessments for the purpose of evaluating student progress for meeting academic learning targets and progress in language acquisition.
• Maintain complete and accurate records of student progress and evidence of growth and progress.
• Provide a nurturing and supportive learning environment that encourages student responsibility and incorporates challenging instructional strategies.
• Adapt curriculum to provide individual, small group, and/or remedial instruction to meet the needs of individual students and subgroups of students.
• Establish and maintain standards of student behavior required to run an orderly and productive classroom environment.
• Employ a variety of instructional techniques and strategies to meet different aptitudes and interests of students.
• Manage allotted learning time to maximize student achievement.
• Oversee assigned out-of-classroom activities during the school day, as needed.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 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
• Access to on-site daycare
• Fresh meals

What This Job Offers

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