Summary

Navigator teachers are dedicated, passionate professionals who are driven to impact the lives of traditionally underserved students. Teachers are coached weekly to constantly improve their practice, use technology on a daily basis in Navigator’s cutting edge blended educational program, build and promote critical thinking skills, and maintain strong relationships with students in order to deliver an exceptional educational experience.

Responsibilities

• Rigorous instructional delivery using a variety of methods, including direct whole group, small group circles, 1-on-1 tutoring, and blended technology tools
• Curriculum development and implementation in alignment with Common Core standards
• Fully participate in and contribute to data meetings, release days, and professional development sessions
• Invest in personal professional development by fully participating in weekly coaching and feedback sessions
• Become an expert in subject matter focus (Humanities or STEM)
• School CultureManage student behavior according to common Navigator practices
• Collaborate with grade level and subject matter counterparts to increase effectiveness of teaching methods and instructional delivery
• Maintain high expectations for self and students at all times; commit to 100% student engagement
• Assessment & InterventionProvide daily assessments to students
• Implement immediate interventions in response to daily student assessments
• Analyze data from blended learning platforms to inform classroom instruction and student learning
• Dialogue with students, families, and colleagues about how instructional and behavioral data affects student outcomes
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and valid California Teaching Credential required
• 1-3 years of teaching experience working with a diverse student population preferred
• Bilingual Spanish a plus
• Driven to obliterate the achievement gap by providing high quality education to every student that walks through our doors, regardless of any barriers they may have faced in the past
• Committed to evolving personal teaching practices and instructional delivery in order to best serve students
• Welcome change and thrive on growth in response to student needs
• Embrace challenges as opportunities; demonstrate perseverance and grit in the face of opposition
• Employment eligibility will include fingerprints, tuberculosis and/or other employment clearance.