Position Summary:
We are looking for bright, energetic leaders who are passionate and urgent about solving our nation’s education challenges. Teachers hold primary responsibility for the implementation and development of DRCS’s curriculum and the success of its students. Teachers will report to the School Leader.
Excellent teaching is by far the most significant in-school factor driving student learning. To achieve the results we seek for all of our students, we will have an intensive focus on highly-effective teacher coaching, so that every teacher at DRCS is providing a world-class education for our students. Studies have shown that high quality teacher development can quickly change teacher practice and increase effectiveness, for both new and veteran teachers. Our professional development and coaching model dramatically accelerates teacher growth, ensuring a highly-skilled, highly effective teacher in every classroom. Teachers will be coached more than 10 times as frequently as at even the highest performing schools around the country. We accomplish this through the following actions:
- Designated leaders are devoted to developing the teachers and partnering with the instructional teal
- The operations team is responsible for all non-instructional responsibilities throughout the building
- We hire growth-minded teachers who love to practice and to improve their craft from day to day, hour to hour
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Practice and develop Key Teacher Skills daily
- Bring joy and excitement to the work every day
- Develop enrichment curricula for grades K-5 with School Leader and Assistant Principal of Instruction
- Implement curricula and enrichment activities to support academic standards and character developments
- Use assessment data and feedback structures to inform your instructional decisions
- Observe and provide feedback for other teachers
- Uphold Deep Roots’ detailed and consistent behavioral systems
- Communicate with students with optimistic growth mindset language
- Communicate effectively with students, families, and colleagues
- Additional duties as assigned
Qualification:
- Drive to improve the minds and lives of students in and out of the classroom
- Mastery of and enthusiasm for content area and teaching
- Evidence of self-motivation and willingness to be a team player
- Belief in service for others and service learning
- Belief in and alignment with Deep Roots’ mission
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Valid PA State Teacher Certification is preferred, not required
- Must have or be willing to work towards teacher certification
- Experience in education preferred
- Demonstrated expertise in a disciplinary area (STEM, Art, Music, Dance, etc.)
Title: Enrichment Teacher
Location: Philadelphia, PA 19134
Job Type: Full-Time