Founding Exceptional Educator

ChattAcademy seeks a dynamic and innovative Founding Special Education Teacher to help establish and lead our new special education department. As a founding teacher, you will have the opportunity to drive the vision and programming for how we support students with exceptionalities. As our founding special education teacher, you will play a critical role in realizing our vision to rethink how students with exceptionalities are served. If you are dedicated to inclusion, innovation, and providing personalized support, we encourage you to apply! The Founding Special Education Teacher reports to the Executive Director and works closely with the Middle School Principal.

Requirements

ChattAcademy has a charge from our community to build a different kind of education. Instead of operating in isolation, we build partnerships between educators and a) students (our most important stakeholders), b) families (experts on our students), and c) community leaders (experts on the fields in which our students will lead). Our work to build trust and partnerships that support each student’s gifts, talents, and ideas will be complex, challenging, and deeply rewarding. We seek a Founding Middle School Teachers that have the following:

Attributes

• Bilingual preferred; native speaker highly preferred
• Unwavering commitment to ChattAcademy’s mission/vision
• Deep respect for the assets of our children, families, & community
• Founder’s mindset: creative problem solver, enjoys building from the ground up
• Strong emotional intelligence: knowing how to care for themselves, collaborate with others, use tools to regulate their emotions under stress, and approach difficult situations with others with empathy and compassion
• Ability to work collaboratively with peers and manage up to improve the work of everyone around them
• Strong project and time management skills and ability to adapt and persevere to deliver consistent and timely results to reach our goals
• High bar for academic excellence balanced with human-centered view of kids and families
• Meticulous attention to detail, precision, and accuracy

Experience

• Special education teaching experience required
• Knowledge of special education processes, law, and best practices
• Commitment to inclusion and innovative service delivery models
• Growth mindset and passion for shaping department culture and norms
• Strong leadership, collaboration, and relationship building skills
• Communicator who partners effectively with teachers and families
• TN Special Education Teacher’s Licensure

Benefits

ChattAcademy offers leaders the unique opportunity to dream, imagine, create, and shift the narrative around public education. We offer the chance to design a public education opportunity that meets the immediate and future needs of students and families in our community. We offer:

• Daily time built into your schedule to re-imagine “schooling” and exceptional education 
• A focus on innovation and student, family, and community responsiveness
• An opportunity to be a part of an unprecedented public education model
• The only public, bilingual school in East Tennessee; the only school in the state offering bilingual learning to Middle and High School students
• Problem-solving based learning opportunities and our hallmark “Problems” course
• Village based approach to character development and holistic student supports
• Place-based learning that utilizes the experts and leaders in Chattanooga

Benefits:

• Starting salary of $50,000; eligibility for year-over-year raises based on performance
• Full health and retirement benefits
• Emphasis on professional development weekly, monthly, and yearly