Lower Elementary Teacher

About the role

Benton Harbor Charter School Academy believes that the most significant learning occurs where trust and love for one another are the foundation. As you enter the doors, you can feel the passion and caring community exude from the academy. Students, staff and parents are committed to a safe environment where all believe that students belong in the most rigorous studies and are destined for success.

Responsibilities

• Accepts responsibility for the achievement of students.
• Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and implementation of personal learning plans of students.
• Demonstrates effective planning and organization for instruction.
• Selects appropriate materials for implementation of the curriculum and adapts materials and methods to the learning styles and abilities of students.
• Motivates students to achieve at their highest level of ability and potential through classroom activities, assignments, relationships, participation and feedback; holds high expectations and demonstrates sensitivity to different abilities and readiness.
• Uses resources effectively to support learning activities in the classroom, the academy and the community.
• Uses technology effectively for instruction, record-keeping, communication, and other administrative tasks.
• Conducts himself or herself according to professional and ethical principles.
• Displays personal qualities, which reflect favorably upon the individual, the group and the academy.
• Assumes other responsibilities assigned by the school leader.

Requirements

• Valid Michigan teaching certificate with endorsements in appropriate grade and subject levels, meeting the requirements of the Michigan Department of Education and federal guidelines.
• Or, minimum of a Bachelor's degree and an alternative pathway, which includes passing the MTTC test(s) for endorsements in appropriate grade and subject levels.
• Ability to use technology as an instructional tool in the classroom, as a means of analyzing academic achievement data, and as a tool to aid effective communications.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written expression using standard grammar and vocabulary.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Recent teaching experience, coursework, or other activity in the area of primary instruction.
• Demonstrated knowledge of current instructional strategies appropriate for students at the specified grade level.
• Desire and ability to work with students at the specified age level with diverse backgrounds and levels of ability toward accomplishing their educational goals.

Pay

Compensation is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience. Choice Schools offers a full comprehensive benefits plan, including health care, a competitive 401(K) plan, professional development, and much more. View our benefits options here - https://choiceschools.com/careers/careers-choice-experience/.

Schedule

Details on the schedule will be provided upon hire.