Jobs in Union County

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree preferred.
• At least 5 years of successful K–12 lead teaching experience with evidence of strong student achievement.
• At least 2 years of experience coaching, managing, or leading teachers with a track record of improving student year-over-year proficiency by at least 10%
• All candidates are required to be able to meet the physical demands of the role (including standing and walking for extended periods of time and lifting heavy objects up to 40lbs)

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coach and develop teachers to achieve excellent student outcomes
• Observe every teacher on your caseload of ~9 at least once weekly and provide clear, actionable, high-leverage feedback.
• Lead coaching meetings that help teachers improve planning, instruction, classroom culture, and student outcomes.
• Model strong instruction and support teachers in internalizing what excellent teaching looks and sounds like.
• Support teachers in using student work, exit tickets, interim assessments, and other data to adjust instruction.
• Help teachers build classrooms where scholars are engaged in rigorous thinking, strong discourse, and meaningful practice.
• Support teachers in creating high-impact plans for scholars who need additional academic or behavioral support.
• Lead strong academic systems
• Analyze schoolwide, grade-level, and classroom-level data to identify trends and determine next steps.
• Lead weekly co-planning meetings in reading, math, science, and humanities (career-connected project-based learning), to ensure lesson internalization/intellectual preparation, student work analysis, reteach plans, and progress monitoring.
• Help ensure that instruction is aligned to Georgia Standards of Excellence and reflects the level of rigor scholars need to thrive.
• Support the implementation of strong Tier 1 instruction while helping coordinate responsive interventions when needed.
• Build and protect a strong student culture
• Support consistent schoolwide systems for student joy, supervision, routines, and community expectations.
• Help teachers build warm, structured, joyful classrooms where scholars feel safe, known, and challenged.
• Partner with families and staff to respond to student needs with clarity, care, and urgency.
• Support restorative, developmentally appropriate responses that help students grow as leaders while maintaining a safe learning environment.
• Work closely with school leaders and the scholar support team to ensure that academic, behavioral, and social-emotional supports are aligned.
• Facilitate excellent professional development
• Design and lead professional development aligned to school priorities and teacher needs.
• Facilitate summer professional development, beginning-of-year training, weekly professional learning, and data-driven instruction cycles.
• Build a culture where feedback, practice, reflection, and continuous improvement are normal parts of adult learning.
• Serve as an active member of the school leadership team
• Communicate clearly and proactively with teachers, families, and school leaders.
• Lead with humility, urgency, follow-through, and a deep belief in the brilliance of our scholars and community.
• Take ownership of schoolwide priorities and help ensure strong execution from idea to implementation.
• Fulfill additional responsibilities aligned with the needs of a growing founding school, as assigned

Benefits

• Competitive salary schedule
• Compensation is based on 194-day calendar, 180 instructional days & 14 professional development days
• Paid sick and personal days
• Competitively-priced medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, and life insurance
• Contributions to the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) in accordance with Georgia state law, as well as an additional, optional 403(b) retirement account