Elementary Co-Teacher (Intermediate) at Brookside… · Kansas…

Elementary Co-Teacher (Intermediate) (3-4)

Status Full-Time Contract Days 10 Months

Classification Exempt Start Date August 1st End Date May 31st

Reports to Assistant Principal and Principal, Elementary School

ABOUT BROOKSIDE CHARTER SCHOOL

Brookside Charter School is a tuition-free public charter school serving Pre-K through 8th-grade students in Kansas City Public School (KCPS) boundaries. We focus on rigorous academics, leadership skills, and the whole child to prepare students for success beyond our doors. Our caring community of well-trained and supported staff members, engaged families, and supportive community partners empowers students to be leaders of their tomorrow. We are committed to diversity, culturally relevant teaching and learning, family and community engagement, restorative practices, and social and emotional learning.

POSITION SUMMARY & PURPOSE

The Intermediate Co-Teacher (3-4), having both content and instructional expertise, will work as a classroom co-teacher to support student learning. The Intermediate Co-Teacher (3-4) will focus on individual and group professional learning that will emphasize and assist planning and classroom instruction; assessment of student progress; and advancement of Brookside Charter School mission, vision, and values.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

The duties and responsibilities described herein are not a comprehensive list, and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time, as necessitated by business demands.

School Culture

• Embrace and advance the mission and vision of Brookside Charter School to maximize students’ opportunities to learn, grow, and succeed.
• Embody and demonstrate maturity, integrity, professionalism, self-improvement, motivation, and excellence.
• Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to provide a safe environment for students.
• Assist the administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student life and conduct in a fair and just manner.
• Build and maintain relationships with teachers, administrators, and students’ families with an eye toward working cooperatively to help students meet academic and other goals.

Curriculum and Instruction

• Communicate and demonstrate researched-based instructional practices that result in increased student performance.
• Provide individualized, classroom-based learning by implementing instructional practices.
• Prepare standards-based programs of study that meet the individual needs, interests, and abilities of students.
• Guide the learning process toward the achievement of clear learning goals for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate these goals to students.
• Employ a variety of instructional techniques, including media, consistent with the physical limitations of the location provided and the needs and capabilities of the individuals or student groups involved.
• Create positive relationships with students, families, teachers and administrators.
• React to change productively and handle other tasks as assigned.
• Confer with and seek assistance from instructional coaches and school administrators regarding possible interventions for students who need additional support.
• Maintain accurate and complete records as required by law, school policy, and administrative regulation.
• Be available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day when required or requested to do so under reasonable terms, such as participation with graduation, Back-to-school carnival, parent-teacher conferences, and school events

LEGAL & COMPLIANCE

As a condition of your employment, you agree that you will not, during or after your employment, directly or indirectly disclose, use, copy, or permit the use of any Brookside Confidential Information except as necessary to perform your job duties for the benefit of Brookside. “Brookside Confidential Information” includes all non-public information relating to Brookside, its affiliates, and their respective personnel, students, vendors, and partners, including without limitation: personnel lists, compensation practices, and other personnel information; student names, academic records and information; vendor and partner information (including contracts with any of the foregoing); financial data; communications to/from and filings made with any governmental agency; business plans and strategies; proprietary methods; technical data; marketing information; and any other information that a reasonable person would understand to be confidential or proprietary. You further agree to protect such information using reasonable care and to return (or permanently delete, as applicable) all Brookside Confidential Information upon termination of your employment. The foregoing will not be deemed to limit disclosures where required or protected by applicable law. You acknowledge that student information in particular is also protected under federal law, specifically, the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act (“FERPA”). As an employee, you will be required to comply with FERPA. For more information on complying with FERPA, refer to your Brookside Employee Handbook.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

*All requirements listed below are required unless otherwise designated as “preferred.”

Education and Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Missouri Teaching Certificate or eligible for certification.

Experience

• Experience teaching in an urban school environment is preferred.
• Experience teaching historically underserved populations (or historically marginalized populations) with a record of positive academic improvement is preferred.

Skills and Traits

• Proficiency in Google Workspace, Microsoft Office and/or equivalent software.

• Candidate will be a passionate advocate for Brookside Charter’s mission and students.

• Candidate will have a deep internal passion for ensuring that students meet and exceed academic standards regardless of socioeconomic status, race, previous academic performance, or other challenges.

• Candidate must be passionate about working towards educational equity and providing an excellent education for all students.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• This position may require sitting, standing, and walking for intermittent periods, as well as moderate dexterity in operating standard office equipment (e.g., computer, printer, copier).
• This position requires normal visual acuity and field of vision, hearing, and speaking.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

We’re committed to providing best-in-class benefits to our teachers and staff. Elements of Brookside Charter School’s benefits package include competitive pay, subsidized health insurance, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, and paid time off.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT POLICY

Brookside Charter School is an equal opportunity employer and it is our policy to recruit, hire, and promote for all jobs on the basis of merit, qualifications, skills and competence. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, marital status, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected status. Brookside Charter School will fully comply with all employment-related and other laws. All employment decisions will be made solely on the basis of the individual's qualifications as related to the requirement of the position being filled.