STEAM Teacher

About the role

STEAM teachers at Rocketship Public Schools are responsible for integrating arts education into the broader curriculum, fostering interdisciplinary learning, and collaborating with other educators to implement STEAM activities. They also engage in frequent communication with students and families, building trusting relationships and providing support through SEL lessons and partnerships with the Wellness team.

Responsibilities

• Build a classroom culture of excellence and deliver rigorous instruction by building content expertise
• Utilize provided curriculum to implement classroom instruction
• Submit lesson plans for feedback and partner with your coach to personalize instruction to student needs
• Engage in cycles of data review to inform planning
• Collaborate with special education staff to meaningfully include students identified as needing extra support
• 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
• Attend community events
• Engage with families on academic and behavioral goals and transparently share student progress

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• All Rocketship teachers must have a valid teaching credential or enroll in an accredited credentialing program during their first year at Rocketship
• Prior experience in urban education preferred

Skills

• Resilience and flexibility to meet the needs of students and families
• Commitment to the mission and vision of Rocketship Public Schools
• Coachability and openness to feedback for growth
• Ability to partner and collaborate with multiple stakeholders
• Belief that the work is hard but worth it

Benefits

• Commensurate with qualifications and experience, plus excellent health and wellness benefits, 403b retirement plan, flexible spending account (FSA), and generous paid time off

Pay

$73,000 - $86,000 a year

Schedule

Flexible schedule to accommodate the needs of students and families