Rainier Valley Leadership Academy Seattle , WA 98113
Posted 3 weeks ago
CTE Teacher
Reports to: Principal
Classification: Certificated
Job Status: Full Time/Exempt
School Year Employee
Start Date: August 2024
Location: Seattle, WA
ABOUT RAINIER VALLEY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY:
Rainier Valley Leadership Academy is a public, tuition-free, charter school, providing an anti-racist collaborative community and rigorous education while providing access to civic leadership and college success for all scholars in Seattle. RVLA will serve grades Kindergarten and 6th-12th grades in the Seattle Community. We respect and celebrate the wealth and vitality of the ethnic and cultural traditions that thrive in our neighborhood. Our mission is to put every child on the path to success in college and career, leadership, and life.
We integrate college and career-ready and hands-on instruction to expose all scholars to a variety of authentic experiences. Our teachers use a data-driven collection to meet scholar needs and differentiation. We use common planning and collaborative team time to analyze data to inform instruction. We provide a teacher mentor for every scholar and focus on personalized learning.
RVLA boasts a highly qualified and diverse faculty and staff that not only have excellent educational credentials but also bring to the school community many years of dedication to scholar success and passion for our mission. Our small school community allows adults to know each other and every scholar by name, strength, and need. We pride ourselves on building and maintaining close relationships with each other, our community, scholars, and families.
OPPORTUNITY:
We are seeking a mission-aligned CTE Teacher to join the growing team at Rainier Valley Leadership Academy to serve scholars in Kindergarten and 6th-12th grades. Our ideal candidate is scholar-focused and utilizes innovative, data-driven, anti-racist instructional practices to engage, connect, and build relationships with scholars and their families to foster educational success. We are looking for an individual who is a unicorn and looks forward to having something different to do daily. Someone passionate about having a long-term commitment to joining the RVLA community and wants to help build a community-centered school driven to dismantle systemic oppression through the unit of the school.
To learn more about what it's like to work at RVLA, please visit: myrvla.org
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Report directly to the Principal with any issues, concerns, or questions about job-related duties
Ensure administration is aware of any changes within the scope of your daily activities prior to your participation
Arrive to the building no later than 8 am
Participate in Circle Group activities
Effectively instruct scholars in their content area as prescribed by college-ready, state, and RVLA academic content standards
Utilize direct instruction, demonstration, audio-visual aids, and other materials to supplement presentations with the overall goal of engaging scholar learning
Teach a mentor group focused on social/emotional skill-building, college, and career
Maintain effective supervision and discipline in the classroom
Set clear short-term and long-term goals to drive instruction
Develop and submit decolonized daily and weekly lesson plans, unit plans, and assessments containing standards, objectives, essential questions, and assessments;
Assign, review, and provide feedback on scholar work
Update gradebook regularly using common core standards
Attend Grade Level Team, Content, and Professional Development Meetings
Classes have career and technical experiences for scholars.
Consistently administer assessments to evaluate scholar progress, record results, and issue meaningful reports to inform parents of progress
Attend faculty and professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence
Serve on school pillar committees to forward the organizational mission
Work as part of interdisciplinary team and within content areas planning and aligning curricula to ensure that instruction follows curriculum guidelines or requirements of state and school
Create and implement scholar intervention plans when necessary
Maintain the school's scholar management policies and procedures (i.e., attendance records, dress code, etc.) and report to the school administrators when necessary
Work with other teachers and administrators to address and resolve scholar issues
Provide necessary accommodations and modifications for the growth and success of all scholars
Lead and participate in scholar activities such as: sponsoring scholar activities or organizations, coaching a team, working with parents and the community as part of a committee or group, providing morning or after-school supervision, and chaperoning scholar events.
Abide by all state and federal mandates in reporting sexual or physical abuse and neglect.
Special projects and duties outside of primary teaching responsibility as assigned.
Participate in other events aimed at promoting or developing Rainier Valley Leadership Academy (i.e., scholar recruitment)
QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor's Degree (required)
Valid Washington State Teaching Certificate with content-area endorsement
Experience teaching their content at the middle or high school level
Knowledge of and experience with Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
Experience designing curricula and assessments (highly preferred)
Can articulate a clear, compelling vision for strong content instruction
Excellent collaborative and organizational skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Growth mindset and love of learning
A strong ethical base and self-awareness
Relentless commitment to high standards for high-quality execution
Passionate with a strong sense of personal responsibility towards achieving ambitious goals
Strong sense of integrity, ethics, and drive to achieve and grow
Humility, sense of humor, and rock-solid commitment to RVLA's mission and the Southeast Seattle community
Commitment to building programs from beginning to end
Ability to multi-task and function in a high-energy environment
Clear fingerprints & background checks with Puget Sound Educational Service District
Official College Transcripts
RVLA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and strives for a balanced, productive workforce, which is diverse in terms of age, gender, and cultural identity. We do not base hiring or promotional decisions on factors other than performance and professional growth potential. Please note that we are unable to sponsor H-1B Visa applicants
Compensation and role specifics:
Title
Compensation Rate - $64,870 - $105,282
Status
FTE Equivalent
Estimated Weekly Hours
Benefit Eligibility
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
If interested in this position, please visit www.myrvla.org/careers to view all open positions and apply.
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