High School Support Teacher (Immediate) - KIPP Nashville Public Schools

Note: Our team has renewed our commitment to above market pay thanks to the support of Nashville's City Council, who recently approved the largest MNPS budget our city has seen. We are encouraged that it has been passed in its entirety and schools can be fully funded as we enter a critical year ahead. At KIPP Nashville, we know compensation is a critical factor in our teammates’ career choices - and we want this to be a place where people grow, develop, and spend many years teaching, leading, and supporting our KIPPsters.

KIPP Nashville is a network of high-performing public schools that has been committed to creating joyful, academically excellent schools in Nashville since 2005. KIPP Nashville is part of the acclaimed KIPP Network, which educates 100,000+ students nation-wide and supports students to college graduation through our KIPP Through College program.
 
KIPP Nashville currently operates 3 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 1 high school. 94% of our 2020 alumni graduated high school with acceptance to college and are projected to complete college at a rate 3x that of their peers. 86% of our students identify as Black or Latinx and 16% are identified as diverse learners. We are excited to continue our growth to ensure all students in Nashville have access to an excellent education.
 
Our mission is that, together with families and communities, we create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence they need to pursue the paths they choose - college, career, and beyond - so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world. If you share this belief, if you have a proven willingness to do what it takes for students to achieve, if you thrive in an environment that is both collaborative and entrepreneurial, then you are already a KIPPster.

Responsibilities of a KIPP Nashville Support Teacher include, but are not limited to:

• Flexibly Support Student Learning 

  • Engage flexibly and adaptively to the needs of students across the school per the discretion of the Principal

  • This engagement could include, but is not limited to covering a classroom when a teacher is out, pulling small groups for intervention, moving into classroom positions should a staff member transition during the school year, classroom observations, and supporting school-wide procedures such as lunch, arrival, and dismissal.

• Curriculum Development and Instruction

  • Adapt and execute a rigorous curriculum and assess students’ progress

  • Develop academically rigorous lessons, adapt unit plans, rubrics and assessments

  • Use data to inform instructional decisions

  • Provide students with daily feedback on mastery performance in character and academics and plan for individual learning needs

  • Demonstrate strong pedagogy

• Commitment to School and Classroom Culture

  • Work collaboratively with your school team and those across KIPP Nashville

  • Help develop school-wide culture that best fits the needs of our students, teachers and families

  • Attend and participate in all staff meetings and communicate openly with staff

  • Develop positive rapport with students

  • Create and foster a positive and calm learning environment

  • Enforce, uphold, and exhibit school’s values, student management policies and culture

• Family Engagement

  • Establish and maintain strong communication lines with parents and share progress

  • Be available for open houses, parent teacher conferences and other events involving parents

  • Make him/herself available to students, parents and other staff members

• Growth Mindset

  • Pursue challenging professional goals each year

  • Willing to offer support and receive constructive feedback from colleagues in order to create a professional working atmosphere that is conducive to change and improvement

  • Participate in school-wide and individual professional development, including pre-service training over the summer and weekly during the academic year

Desired Experience

• Commitment to working with students from educationally under-resourced communities

• Bachelor’s degree

• Pass Criminal Background Check

• At least two years of teaching experience (Preferred)

• Experience and demonstrated success teaching students from educationally under-resourced communities (Highly Preferred)

• Experience teaching or supporting diverse learners (Preferred)

Desired Characteristics

• Unwavering commitment to KIPP Nashville’s mission, students, families, and community

• Firm belief in affirming the identity of students, families and staff

• Passionate and committed to being a leader for racial justice and equity, and teaching in a school committed to anti-racism

• Eagerness to collaborate and problem-solve with a variety of stakeholders

• Demonstrate commitment to continue their professional development individually

• Possess an entrepreneurial spirit, be flexible, and willing to go above and beyond to meet the varied needs of students

• Passionate about data-driven instruction

• Demonstrates excitement in growing students into their highest selves

Salary is competitive, commensurate with experience, and includes benefits. 

Apply directly online. Please contact Stacia Mills, Manager of Talent Recruitment, at smills@kippnashville.org with questions.

KIPP Nashville is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual preference, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, pregnancy, or veteran status.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.