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Rocketship Public Schools · 1 day ago

Elementary Teacher-Northeast Nashville

Nashville, TN

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$52K/yr - $71K/yr

Rocketship Public Schools is dedicated to providing a collaborative learning environment for students and teachers. They are seeking an Elementary Teacher who will specialize in either Humanities or STEM, focusing on building a classroom culture of excellence and engaging with families to support student success.

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Responsibilities

Build a classroom culture of excellence and deliver rigorous instruction by building content expertise in humanities or STEM

Utilize the provided curriculum to implement classroom instruction

Submit lesson plans for feedback and partner with your coach to personalize instruction to student needs

Engage in cycles of data review to inform planning

Collaborate with special education staff so students identified as needing extra support are meaningfully included

Support the whole child through intentional SEL lessons and partnership with Rocketship’s Wellness team

Partner with all students and families through frequent communication, building trusting relationships, and embracing the knowledge parents have as their child's first teacher

Build authentic relationships with families beginning with home visits that form the foundation for frequent ongoing communications to support student success

Attend community events

Engage with families on academic and behavioral goals and transparently share student progress so that both parents and teachers own each child's successes and challenges

Commit to doing and being their best, and to growing their skills as professionals and as individuals

Attend all professional development meetings and opportunities

Urgently and courageously takes actions in the best interest of students, even if they are new or unfamiliar

Meet all professional obligations and proactively communicate when changes come up

Exhibit a high level of honest and humble self-reflection owning good and bad outcomes

Effectively respond to and implement constructive feedback

Communicate effectively with colleagues and contribute to positive staff culture

Collaborate with all staff members to ensure that all students have consistent and well-coordinated support

Qualification

Teaching credentialBachelor's degreeHumanities expertiseSTEM expertiseUrban education experienceResilienceCoachableCollaborationCommunication

Required

Bachelor's degree

All Rocketship teachers must have a valid teaching credential or enroll in an accredited credentialing program during their first year at Rocketship. Rocketship will partner with all teachers who need to transfer an out-of-state credential or enroll in a program