3rd grade Social Studies Teacher - IDEA Henry Academy (Immediate Opening)
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it. So we need to decide which sections to include.
We have content:
- About the role / Mission: description of role mission. Could be "About the role". We'll put that as About the role
with paragraph.
- Compensation: details about starting salary, stipends, performance-based compensation, additional hourly compensation for after-school tutoring or Saturday school. That's Pay section. So Pay
with details.
- Benefits: "Other Benefits" includes comprehensive benefits plan, Paid Family Leave, Tuition Reimbursement, Employer-Paid Mental/Behavioral Health, dental/vision, disability, life insurance, parenting benefits, flexible spending, vacation, referral bonuses, professional development, 403(b), relocation allowance. That's Benefits section. So Benefits
.
- Qualifications: includes Education, Experience, Licenses or Certifications, Bilingual certification strongly preferred, content and ESL certification preferred (not required). Also "High level of content-area proficiency as evidenced by teaching certification, field of study, or work-experience (strongly preferred)". That's Qualifications.
- Knowledge And Skills: could be under Skills or Knowledge And Skills. We'll make a Skills section.
- Responsibilities: list of duties.
- Also there is "We look for Team and Family who embody the following values and characteristics:" That's maybe "Values" but not required heading; we could incorporate into Qualities but not required. Since we prefer few substantive sections, maybe we can omit that or incorporate into Qualifications? But it's separate values. Could be under "Qualities" but not in list of headings. The instruction says use headings e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. It doesn't forbid other headings but suggests those examples. Safer to stick to those headings. The values could be part of "Qualifications" or "Skills". Might be better to include under "Qualifications" as a paragraph.
- Also there is "Service Record Requirement" about submitting service records. That's a requirement; could be under Requirements (maybe a separate Requirements section). The instruction includes Requirements as possible heading. We have that content: "Service Record Requirement: To ensure compliance...". That's a specific requirement. So we should include a Requirements section.
- Also there is "Minimum of 40+ hours spent at school per week" under Responsibilities; but that's part of responsibilities.
- Also there is "Additional responsibilities may include: after-school tutoring or Saturday school". Already covered.
- Also there is "Participate in weekly manager check-ins, grade-level meetings, before and after-school duties, and school wide meetings and functions". Already.
- Also there is "Engage in summer and year-long district, school and personal learning and development". Already.
- Also there is "Host necessary tutoring sessions to meet all students’ needs". Already.
Thus sections: About the role, Pay, Benefits, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Responsibilities.
We must not repeat job title as heading. Not include Job ID etc.
We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. Must not include boilerplate like EEO etc. The posting didn't have that.
We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have specific content.
We need to use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose.
Thus for each section we need to decide if content is list or prose.
Let's extract content precisely.
About the role / Mission:
"IDEA Academy teachers are responsible for ensuring that every IDEA student masters the academic and social skills necessary to succeed in college, while also embodying IDEA’s values daily. IDEA Academy teachers set ambitious goals for student achievement and invest students and families in accomplishing them; create a powerful learning environment; plan and deliver purposeful, rigorous instruction; assess for mastery and track student progress toward goals; analyze data to intervene and adjust instruction; and seek excellence as an educator and an IDEA team member. Academy core subjects are state assessed in grades 3rd, 4th, 5th grades."
That's prose; we can put in
.
Pay:
"The starting teacher salary for 0 years of experience is $63,500. This role is eligible for various stipends based on certifications, credentials, and campus leadership ranging from $500-$4,000 each. We also offer additional performance-based compensation. For more information about our compensation and total rewards, visit our compensation and benefits page.Service Record Requirement: To ensure compliance with Texas Education Code21.4031 and accurately verify creditable service, candidates selected for this position must submit official electronic service records from previous educational employers. Service records will be used to validate professional experience and determine creditable years of service and compensation, as applicable.Additional hourly compensation is provided for after-school tutoring or Saturday school as assigned."
Wait, the Service Record Requirement is actually a requirement, not pay. But it's embedded in the compensation paragraph. We need to separate it: The text includes "Service Record Requirement: ..." after compensation and before additional hourly compensation. We need to preserve all info. So we should move Service Record Requirement to Requirements section. The Pay section should include only compensation details: starting salary, stipends, performance-based compensation, additional hourly compensation for after-school tutoring or Saturday school.
Thus Pay paragraph: "The starting teacher salary for 0 years of experience is $63,500. This role is eligible for various stipends based on certifications, credentials, and campus leadership ranging from $500-$4,000 each. We also offer additional performance-based compensation. Additional hourly compensation is provided for after-school tutoring or Saturday school as assigned."
We could also mention "For more information about our compensation and total rewards, visit our compensation and benefits page." That's a link; but we should preserve substantive info; it's a reference. Might keep as prose.
Benefits:
"We offer a comprehensive benefits plan, covering the majority of the employee premium for the base medical plan and subsidizing the majority of costs for a spouse/domestic partner and children. Some of the special benefits we offer at IDEA include: Paid Family Leave: Eligible staff may receive up to 8 weeks of paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child, based on their tenure with the organization and caregiver designation.Tuition Reimbursement: Staff members may apply for up to 50% of tuition paid toward a qualifying degree program, up to $5,250 maximum per year subject to manager discretion and budget availability.Employer-Paid Mental/Behavioral Health: 5 face-to-face counseling sessions within a year, unlimited 24/7 telephonic counseling, and other work-life services available at no cost. Other benefits include dental and vision plans, disability, life insurance, parenting benefits, flexible spending account options, generous vacation time, referral bonuses, professional development, and a 403(b) plan. IDEA may offer a relocation allowance to defray the cost of moving for this role, if applicable."
We need to turn list of benefits into
- . The special benefits are listed with colon; we can make each as list item.
Thus Benefits section:
Benefits
- Paid Family Leave: Eligible staff may receive up to 8 weeks of paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child, based on their tenure with the organization and caregiver designation.
- Tuition Reimbursement: Staff members may apply for up to 50% of tuition paid toward a qualifying degree program, up to $5,250 maximum per year subject to manager discretion and budget availability.
- Employer-Paid Mental/Behavioral Health: 5 face-to-face counseling sessions within a year, unlimited 24/7 telephonic counseling, and other work-life services available at no cost.
- Dental and vision plans
- Disability
- Life insurance
- Parenting benefits
- Flexible spending account options
- Generous vacation time
- Referral bonuses
- Professional development
- 403(b) plan
- Relocation allowance (if applicable)
Also include the introductory sentence about comprehensive benefits plan as a before the list.
Requirements:
We have Service Record Requirement: "To ensure compliance with Texas Education Code21.4031 and accurately verify creditable service, candidates selected for this position must submit official electronic service records from previous educational employers. Service records will be used to validate professional experience and determine creditable years of service and compensation, as applicable."
Also maybe other requirements? The posting also mentions "Experience: Experience in a K-12 classroom setting (strongly preferred)" under Qualifications. That's not a requirement but a qualification. So Requirements section only includes service record.
Thus Requirements:
Requirements
To ensure compliance with Texas Education Code 21.4031 and accurately verify creditable service, candidates selected for this position must submit official electronic service records from previous educational employers. Service records will be used to validate professional experience and determine creditable years of service and compensation, as applicable.
Note: there is a missing space in "Code21.4031" in original; we should preserve as is? It says "Texas Education Code21.4031". Probably a typo but we must preserve exactly. We'll keep "Texas Education Code21.4031".
Qualifications:
Content: "High level of content-area proficiency as evidenced by teaching certification, field of study, or work-experience (strongly preferred)Education: Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year educational institution (required)Experience: Experience in a K-12 classroom setting (strongly preferred) Licenses or Certifications:Teachers of record for students in K-3 must possess appropriate Reading Academies certification in accordance with TEA requirements or must be willing and able to obtain all relevant TX training within required timelines.Bilingual certification strongly preferred, content and ESL certification preferred (not required)"
We need to format as list maybe. Could be a with items.
Thus Qualifications section: Qualifications
- High level of content-area proficiency as evidenced by teaching certification, field of study, or work-experience (strongly preferred)
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year educational institution (required)
- Experience: Experience in a K-12 classroom setting (strongly preferred)
- Licenses or Certifications: Teachers of record for students in K-3 must possess appropriate Reading Academies certification in accordance with TEA requirements or must be willing and able to obtain all relevant TX training within required timelines.
- Bilingual certification strongly preferred, content and ESL certification preferred (not required)
Note: preserve line breaks? We'll just put as list.
Skills/Knowledge And Skills:
Content: "Knowledge of core academic subject assigned and ability to pass an IDEA content assessmentKnowledge of curriculum and instructionAbility to instruct students and manage student behaviorStrong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skillsAbility to adjust and adapt
for prose. Thus for each section we need to decide if content is list or prose. Let's extract content precisely. About the role / Mission: "IDEA Academy teachers are responsible for ensuring that every IDEA student masters the academic and social skills necessary to succeed in college, while also embodying IDEA’s values daily. IDEA Academy teachers set ambitious goals for student achievement and invest students and families in accomplishing them; create a powerful learning environment; plan and deliver purposeful, rigorous instruction; assess for mastery and track student progress toward goals; analyze data to intervene and adjust instruction; and seek excellence as an educator and an IDEA team member. Academy core subjects are state assessed in grades 3rd, 4th, 5th grades." That's prose; we can put in
. Pay: "The starting teacher salary for 0 years of experience is $63,500. This role is eligible for various stipends based on certifications, credentials, and campus leadership ranging from $500-$4,000 each. We also offer additional performance-based compensation. For more information about our compensation and total rewards, visit our compensation and benefits page.Service Record Requirement: To ensure compliance with Texas Education Code21.4031 and accurately verify creditable service, candidates selected for this position must submit official electronic service records from previous educational employers. Service records will be used to validate professional experience and determine creditable years of service and compensation, as applicable.Additional hourly compensation is provided for after-school tutoring or Saturday school as assigned." Wait, the Service Record Requirement is actually a requirement, not pay. But it's embedded in the compensation paragraph. We need to separate it: The text includes "Service Record Requirement: ..." after compensation and before additional hourly compensation. We need to preserve all info. So we should move Service Record Requirement to Requirements section. The Pay section should include only compensation details: starting salary, stipends, performance-based compensation, additional hourly compensation for after-school tutoring or Saturday school. Thus Pay paragraph: "The starting teacher salary for 0 years of experience is $63,500. This role is eligible for various stipends based on certifications, credentials, and campus leadership ranging from $500-$4,000 each. We also offer additional performance-based compensation. Additional hourly compensation is provided for after-school tutoring or Saturday school as assigned." We could also mention "For more information about our compensation and total rewards, visit our compensation and benefits page." That's a link; but we should preserve substantive info; it's a reference. Might keep as prose. Benefits: "We offer a comprehensive benefits plan, covering the majority of the employee premium for the base medical plan and subsidizing the majority of costs for a spouse/domestic partner and children. Some of the special benefits we offer at IDEA include: Paid Family Leave: Eligible staff may receive up to 8 weeks of paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child, based on their tenure with the organization and caregiver designation.Tuition Reimbursement: Staff members may apply for up to 50% of tuition paid toward a qualifying degree program, up to $5,250 maximum per year subject to manager discretion and budget availability.Employer-Paid Mental/Behavioral Health: 5 face-to-face counseling sessions within a year, unlimited 24/7 telephonic counseling, and other work-life services available at no cost. Other benefits include dental and vision plans, disability, life insurance, parenting benefits, flexible spending account options, generous vacation time, referral bonuses, professional development, and a 403(b) plan. IDEA may offer a relocation allowance to defray the cost of moving for this role, if applicable." We need to turn list of benefits into
- . The special benefits are listed with colon; we can make each as list item.
Thus Benefits section:
Benefits
- Paid Family Leave: Eligible staff may receive up to 8 weeks of paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child, based on their tenure with the organization and caregiver designation.
- Tuition Reimbursement: Staff members may apply for up to 50% of tuition paid toward a qualifying degree program, up to $5,250 maximum per year subject to manager discretion and budget availability.
- Employer-Paid Mental/Behavioral Health: 5 face-to-face counseling sessions within a year, unlimited 24/7 telephonic counseling, and other work-life services available at no cost.
- Dental and vision plans
- Disability
- Life insurance
- Parenting benefits
- Flexible spending account options
- Generous vacation time
- Referral bonuses
- Professional development
- 403(b) plan
- Relocation allowance (if applicable)
before the list. Requirements: We have Service Record Requirement: "To ensure compliance with Texas Education Code21.4031 and accurately verify creditable service, candidates selected for this position must submit official electronic service records from previous educational employers. Service records will be used to validate professional experience and determine creditable years of service and compensation, as applicable." Also maybe other requirements? The posting also mentions "Experience: Experience in a K-12 classroom setting (strongly preferred)" under Qualifications. That's not a requirement but a qualification. So Requirements section only includes service record. Thus Requirements:
Requirements
To ensure compliance with Texas Education Code 21.4031 and accurately verify creditable service, candidates selected for this position must submit official electronic service records from previous educational employers. Service records will be used to validate professional experience and determine creditable years of service and compensation, as applicable.
Note: there is a missing space in "Code21.4031" in original; we should preserve as is? It says "Texas Education Code21.4031". Probably a typo but we must preserve exactly. We'll keep "Texas Education Code21.4031". Qualifications: Content: "High level of content-area proficiency as evidenced by teaching certification, field of study, or work-experience (strongly preferred)Education: Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year educational institution (required)Experience: Experience in a K-12 classroom setting (strongly preferred) Licenses or Certifications:Teachers of record for students in K-3 must possess appropriate Reading Academies certification in accordance with TEA requirements or must be willing and able to obtain all relevant TX training within required timelines.Bilingual certification strongly preferred, content and ESL certification preferred (not required)" We need to format as list maybe. Could be a- with items.
Thus Qualifications section:
- High level of content-area proficiency as evidenced by teaching certification, field of study, or work-experience (strongly preferred)
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year educational institution (required)
- Experience: Experience in a K-12 classroom setting (strongly preferred)
- Licenses or Certifications: Teachers of record for students in K-3 must possess appropriate Reading Academies certification in accordance with TEA requirements or must be willing and able to obtain all relevant TX training within required timelines.
- Bilingual certification strongly preferred, content and ESL certification preferred (not required)
Qualifications