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Elementary Classroom Teacher 6th Grade Humanities (2026 - 2027 School Year)

11 days ago

Kansas City

Job DescriptionSalary: Starting Salary $46,524 - $72,069 Crossroads Charter Schools is looking for highly effective, highly qualified and highly motivated individuals to join our organization. Ideal candidates will have experience in urban education and be committed to our four core values: High Expectations, Real World Learning, Creative Culture, and Belonging. Crossroads Charter Schools organization is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to sex, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other factor prohibited by law. All candidates must complete an application in order to be considered for open positions. Attach your cover letter, resume, and 4 professional references (include name, phone, and email) for review. PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR GRADE LEVEL PREFERENCE. All applicants must apply on line by submitting a resume and cover letter at . Job Description:Elementary Classroom Teacher Direct Supervisor:Principal, or designee School Summary: At Crossroads Charter Schools, we • Develop school environments where all students are actively and meaningfully engaged in rigorous instruction and authentic learning tasks., • Interrupt the school to prison pipeline policies and practices that are directly and indirectly pushing the most at-risk students out of school and on a pathway to the juvenile and criminal justice systems., • Engage families as partners in meaningful ways., • Nurture an open, collaborative, and trusting environment because the work is enormous, deeply personal, emotional and often difficult., • Engage in on-going job-embedded professional development through co-teaching and co-planning Position Summary: The primary responsibilities are to provide support in the instructional process by serving as a facilitator of learning, developing lesson plans and delivering group and individual student instruction within established curriculum guidelines; collaborating with other teachers, other professional staff, and administrators in addressing classroom and school issues; and responding to a wide range of inquiries from parents or guardians regarding academic and social-emotional issues. The ideal candidate has experience with the workshop model and project-based learning. The teacher must be a hardworking, goal-oriented and enthusiastic professional with excellent subject knowledge and a sound understanding of the Missouri Learning Standards and Common Core Standards. The teacher is a motivated individual with a keen interest in encouraging and inspiring students to love learning and excel both academically and socially. The teacher collaborates with staff to co-plan, co-deliver, and individualize instruction for all students in a class; work together creatively to accommodate special needs, diversity and educational backgrounds of the students; and overcome instructional challenges constructively. The teacher is a hardworking, goal-oriented and enthusiastic professional with excellent subject knowledge and a sound understanding of the Missouri Learning Standards and Common Core State Standards. Position Responsibilities: • Establish weekly objectives that align with the Common Core and Missouri Learning Standards., • Facilitate hands-on activities and projects that allow students to learn by doing and exploring., • Maintain a clean and organized classroom., • Monitor students progress keeps appropriate records and prepares reports on a regular basis., • Facilitate hands-on activities and projects that allow students to learn by doing and exploring., • Use discipline models of BIST and Love & Logic to maintain a positive, encouraging learning environment., • Implement instructional activities that contribute to a climate where students are actively engaged in meaningful learning experiences., • Maintain effective and efficient record keeping procedures., • Provides a positive environment in which students are encouraged to be actively engaged in the learning process., • Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with students, parents, and other professionals on a regular basis., • Collaborate with peers to enhance the instructional environment., • Model professional and ethical standards when dealing with students, parents, peers, and community., • Assume responsibility for meeting his/her course and school-wide student performance goals., • Demonstrate gains in student performance, • Participate in meetings, training, and professional development, • Meet professional obligations through efficient work habits such as meeting deadlines, honoring schedules, coordinating, etc., • Act in a professional and ethical manner at all times and comply with school policies, procedures, and expectations., • Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by their supervisor. Expected Salary - One of your application questions will ask you to indicate your expected salary. To respond to the question, please review the 10-month Compensation plan to indicate your expected salary. Skills and Qualifications: • Bachelors or Masters Degree in Education, • Valid Missouri teaching certificate, • The desire to continue professional development, • Excellent organization skills and an ability to coordinate multiple tasks and activities, • Demonstrated success in urban education, • Outstanding verbal and written communication skills and an ability to keep multiple stakeholder groups, including parents, teachers, staff, volunteers and partners, informed of critical issues, activities and schedules., • Excellent work ethic, positive attitude, flexibility and willingness to perform tasks assigned, • Demonstrates ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students and teachers in the school environment and community., • Must pass an extensive background check. COMMUNICATION: Maintains communication with teachers, other school personnel, and parents/guardians to enhance cooperative action which will meet the educational needs of students. Provides health services, information, and counseling in an effective and positive manner to enhance the health and wellness of the school community. Completes accident/incident reports for students/staff. Compiles data for statistical purposes. Maintains confidentiality regarding educational records. ORGANIZATION: Must be able to organize lesson plans in a manner understandable to students/parents. Maintains a daily log of school/staff visits and documentation. Maintains the daily environment of the health office facility and supplies.Utilizes existing technology effectively in the performance of duties. Performs other related work as required. REASONING ABILITY: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and analyze and interpret general professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, general curriculum and learning theories, correspondence, and protocols. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of administrators, staff, parents, students, and the general public. 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 job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, walk, stand and talk or hear. The employee will occasionally be required to escort students on field trips and must be able to walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. The employee must occasionally push items of 50 pounds such as pushing on a bike or wheelchair, or moving/rearranging furniture. While performing the duties of the job the employee occasionally may visit a childs home. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception. WORK ENVIRONMENT:The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud and is a standard acceptable level for this environment. Is directly responsible for students safety, work output and well-being. OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES: Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional program; ability to plan and implement lessons based on division and school objectives and the needs and abilities of students. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, peers, parents and community; ability to speak clear and concisely in written or oral communication. Key Working Relationships in Addition to Supervisor: Teachers, Students, Parents, Volunteers, Office Staff, Support Staff, Assistant Principals, Principals, District Leadership Team, Central Office Team All applicants must apply on Crossroads' website: Both federal and state law requires all public school personnel to submit to and pass a criminal background check prior to employment by the school. Crossroads Charter Schools is required by law to exclude from employment any person who has pleaded to or been found guilty of a felony or crime involving moral turpitude under the laws of the State of Missouri, any other State of the United States or any other country, whether or not a sentence is or was imposed. Please be advised that Crossroads Charter Schools does not seek information related to the conviction of crimes unrelated to those described in this question. Your conviction of a crime not otherwise listed above is not an automatic disqualification from employment consideration. The school will consider the nature of the offense and the relationship between the offense and the position for which you are applying.

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