Elementary General Education Teacher (Immediately Hiring)

About the role

The General Education Teacher (K‑12) at KIPP St. Louis drives strong student outcomes through high‑quality, standards‑aligned instruction. The role is open to teachers across all grade levels and content areas who demonstrate deep content expertise and a commitment to ensuring all students achieve at high levels. Teachers design and deliver rigorous lessons, use data to inform instructional decisions, and continuously monitor student progress toward ambitious goals while contributing to a collaborative team environment.

About KIPP St. Louis

KIPP St. Louis is part of a national network of free, open‑enrollment public charter schools serving families and children in St. Louis city. As the largest charter school system in the city, KIPP educates over 2,000 students across two middle schools, three elementary schools, and a high school. The organization’s mission is to create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students for college, career, and beyond, and its vision is that every child grows up free to create the future they want for themselves and their communities.

Responsibilities

• Grade‑Level Rigor & Access: Plan and deliver instruction aligned to grade‑level standards, texts, and rigorous tasks daily; internalize curriculum for alignment to standards and pacing; design tasks that require analysis, justification, and application; provide scaffolds that increase access without lowering rigor; anticipate misconceptions and plan targeted supports.
• Student Engagement: Design lessons where students do the majority of thinking, talking, reading, writing, and problem‑solving; facilitate structured academic discourse using academic language; use questioning and task design to promote analysis and reasoning; create opportunities for students to make connections, defend thinking, and engage in meaningful dialogue.
• Culture of Learning: Establish a classroom environment grounded in high expectations, strong routines, and productive struggle; implement systems that maximize instructional time and keep students focused, accountable, and independent; build strong relationships with students and families to support academic and cultural outcomes.
• Assessment for Learning: Embed frequent checks for understanding; analyze student responses and adjust instruction in real time; provide clear, timely, actionable feedback; monitor progress toward learning goals and ensure students understand success criteria; implement data‑driven cycles of reteach and intervention.
• Outcomes & Accountability: Align planning, instruction, and reflection to the KIPP St. Louis Instructional Framework; actively participate in collaborative planning, data analysis, and professional learning; respond to coaching with observable growth; contribute to instructional coherence across classrooms and teams; drive measurable student achievement across grade‑specific assessments (e.g., DIBELS, i‑Ready, MAP, EOC, AP).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in education or related content area (required)
• Minimum of 2+ years of successful classroom teaching experience (required)
• Valid Missouri Teacher Certification (required)
• Demonstrated commitment to improving outcomes for historically underserved students (required)
• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem‑solving skills (required)
• Preferred: State teaching certification, experience in a high‑performing data‑driven school environment, track record of significant student achievement gains, experience with standards‑aligned curricula and assessment systems, leadership experience within a grade level, content team, or school initiative.

Skills

• Proven ability to drive measurable student achievement and growth
• Strong classroom management and creation of structured learning environments
• Effective use of data to inform instruction and close learning gaps
• Planning and execution of high‑quality, standards‑aligned lessons
• Collaboration with colleagues to improve instructional outcomes
• Clear communication with students, families, and staff

Pay

Starting salary for first‑year teachers with a bachelor’s degree is $50,500. Salaries are not negotiated to ensure pay equity.

Benefits

• $0 deductible healthcare plan option (medical, vision, dental)
• Employer‑paid short‑term disability
• $50,000 life insurance policy at no cost
• Retirement plan through PSSRS‑L with employer match up to 14% and optional 403(b) supplement
• Public Service student loan forgiveness program qualified employer
• Ongoing professional development
• Generous paid time off: illness, personal days, bereavement, jury duty, military leave
• Paid parental leave for new families
• Paid holidays plus a one‑week Thanksgiving break, two‑week winter break, and a week‑long spring break
• Wellness days throughout the year