STEAM Teacher

At Rocketship Public Schools, we believe in the infinite possibility of human potential. We believe that every student deserves the right to dream, to discover, and to develop their unique potential. Our STEAM teachers play a pivotal role within the school, combining expertise in arts education with a commitment to fostering interdisciplinary learning. STEAM teachers integrate arts into the broader curriculum, enriching students' educational experiences by infusing creativity and innovation into traditional STEM subjects. They teach the arts and collaborate with other educators to implement STEAM activities that promote critical thinking, problem-solving, and hands-on learning.

Every school is supported by school leaders who provide professional development and real-time coaching for teachers. Rocketship's collaborative learning environment reaches well beyond the classroom. We are deeply committed to parent engagement through annual teacher home visits, monthly parent community meetings, and a vibrant parent volunteer network.

About the Role

STEAM teachers at Rocketship have a focus in arts education while also supporting small-group instruction in all content areas to ensure all students are successful. This position reports to the Principal or Assistant Principal.

Responsibilities

• Build a classroom culture of excellence and deliver rigorous instruction by building content expertise.
• Utilize provided curriculum to implement classroom instruction and submit lesson plans for feedback.
• Partner with your coach to personalize instruction to student needs.
• Engage in cycles of data review to inform planning.
• Collaborate with special education staff so students identified as needing extra support are meaningfully included.
• Support the whole child through intentional SEL lessons and partnership with Rocketship’s Wellness team.
• Partner with all students and families through frequent communication, building trusting relationships, and embracing the knowledge parents have as their child's first teacher.
• Build authentic relationships with families beginning with home visits that form the foundation for frequent ongoing communications to support student success.
• Attend community events.
• Engage with families on academic and behavioral goals and transparently share student progress.
• Commit to doing and being their best, and to growing their skills as professionals and as individuals.
• Attend all professional development meetings and opportunities.
• Urgently and courageously take actions in the best interest of students, even if they are new or unfamiliar.
• Meet all professional obligations and proactively communicate when changes come up.
• Exhibit a high level of honest and humble self-reflection owning good and bad outcomes.
• Effectively respond to and implement constructive feedback.
• Communicate effectively with colleagues and contribute to positive staff culture.
• Collaborate with all staff members to ensure all students have consistent and well-coordinated support.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• Valid teaching credential or enrollment in an accredited credentialing program during the first year at Rocketship (Rocketship will partner with all teachers who need to transfer an out-of-state credential or enroll in a program).

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in urban education.

Skills

• Resilient and flexible to meet the needs of our students and families.
• Commitment to the mission and vision of Rocketship Public Schools.
• Coachable and open to feedback to help with growth.
• Partner and collaborate with multiple stakeholders to work towards eliminating the opportunity gap.
• Believe that this work is hard, but worth it.

Pay

$71,000 - $83,000 a year.

Benefits

• Excellent health and wellness benefits.
• 403b retirement plan.
• Flexible spending account (FSA).
• Generous paid time off.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

• Regularly required to talk, hear, and communicate with both adults and children.
• Frequently required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally climb ladders.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The noise level in the work environment is moderate to high.