Middle School ELA Teacher

Company: Making Waves Academy
Location: Richmond
Posted on: September 23, 2022

Job Description:

Job Description Title:English Language Arts (ELA) TeacherDivision: Middle SchoolLocation: Richmond, CAReports to: Assistant PrincipalStatus: Full-time, ExemptPosition SummaryThe role of the Middle School ELA Teacher is to promote literacy across disciplines and collaborate to assess student work, design curriculum, and improve personal practice. Teachers are expected to actively engage and participate in culture building, including but not limited to, classroom, lunch and hallway norm expectations. Teachers are also expected to invest and engage in the work of developing a results-oriented, collegial and productive team-oriented approach to the work.Primary Responsibilities Instruction Create and revise culturally relevant, effective, best practice and MWA compliant unit and lesson plans aligned with Common Core and California State curricular standards; these lesson plans and unit plans are differentiated and designed to engage and challenge middle school students. Execute a formalized student management plan that is aligned with the MWA student management system. Integrate literacy and writing during instruction. Differentiate instruction according to varied learning styles, including child cognitive and social development.Assessment Create and consistently use Formative and Summative Assessments that embed and provide students practice for unit tests, finals, and standardized tests such as the SBAC. Manage a formalized student and parent engagement plan that details engaging students and parents, as well as provides metrics to measure growth and development, socially and academically, on a quarterly basis. Design a wide range of performance assessments aligned with lesson plans, instruction, unit objectives, MWA pacing guides and California state standards. Administer, analyze and reflect upon quantitative and qualitative student data (schoolwide benchmark data and classroom data) to inform instructional practice.Additional Responsibilities and ExpectationsMission Alignment Communicate with, teach and build relationships with staff, faculty, students, and their families in the culturally and linguistically diverse MWA community. Participate in the school community attend weekly division-specific professional development sessions, school performances, school assemblies, extracurricular activities, field trips and conduct home visits, if needed.Other Perform additional duties as assigned.Work EnvironmentThis job operates in a classroom environment. This role routinely uses standard classroom equipment such as laptop computers, photocopiers, whiteboards and Chromebooks.Physical DemandsWhile performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to sit or stand for long periods of time, and lift items more than 10 lbs.TravelSome travel required for MWA related events, such as workshops or conferences.QualificationsExperience Teaching experience desirable, but related work experience may be considered Experience working with students and families from historically underserved communities Dedication, commitment and resilience to succeed in an urban public school Familiarity reading and analyzing data Previous mentorship experience desirable Understanding and ability to implement restorative justice practices Skills Highly effective communication skills Skills in designing and revising authentic, culturally relevant, standards-based lesson plans for middle school students Ability to adapt and align with school-related initiatives Highly organized, goal-oriented, and focused on outcomes Ability to design a wide range of performance assessments aligned with lesson plans, instruction, unit objectives, MWA pacing guides, and California state standards Ability to communicate with, teach and build relationships with students and their families in the culturally and linguistically diverse MWA community Demonstrate an understanding of technology and literacy learning platforms (PowerSchool, Canvas, Blackboard, Google Drive and Calendar, Khan Academy, Newsla, Zinc/Springboard, etc.) Professional orientation appearance, communication, organization, and attitudeEducation Bachelors Degree required California Single Subject Teaching Credential or enrollment in a credential program required Passing scores on CBEST and CSET required CLAD/BCLAD CTC Fingerprint/Certificate of Clearance (COC) required. Click here for more information: https://tinyurl.com/CACertificateOfClearancePreferred Advanced Degree desirable Spanish language proficiency preferred but not requiredEqual Employment Opportunity Is Our PolicyThe School is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of the School to afford equal employment and advancement opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to their perceived or identified: race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and hairstyle, including but not limited to braids, locks, and twists); color; gender, (including gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity, whether or not the employee is transitioning or has transitioned); sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and medical conditions related to such); religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices); marital/registered domestic partner status; age (forty (40) and over); national origin or ancestry (including native language spoken and possession of a drivers license issued to persons unable to prove their presence in the U.S. is authorized by federal law); physical or mental disability (including HIV and AIDS); medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics); taking of a leave of absence pursuant to the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL) law, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), California Family Rights Act (CFRA), the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), or laws related to domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking laws; genetic information; sexual orientation; military and veteran status; or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.This policy extends to all job applicants and employees and to all aspects of the employment relationship, including the hiring of new employees and the training, transfer, promotion, discipline, termination, compensation and benefits of existing employees. For a full copy of our non-discrimination policy, visit: https://bit.ly/mwapublicnotices

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