High School Science Teacher

Overview

KNOS is a non-profit network of 13 college/career-preparatory public charter schools serving 6,200 students and 1,500+ alumni. We are united around creating academically excellent schools that open unlimited opportunities for all students. We support teachers to grow and innovate within a national network focused on getting students from underserved communities to and through college and beyond. Where will YOU take us?

Learn more about teaching and working at KIPP New Orleans Schools.

At KIPP New Orleans, we value the gifts in everyone who walks through our doors, and we support teachers to build academically excellent classrooms and create opportunities for all students.

The KIPP Difference | Together, a Future Without Limits

• Respect: For our teachers’ innate talent and desire to learn, for their professional growth and the lives they lead beyond our walls.

• Support: Our teachers always feel the KIPP Team and Family at their backs, with support to grow and opportunities to lead.

• Purpose: Together, we share an ambitious mission to create a future without limits. We need talented teachers to realize it.

Achievement | Teaching and Learning

• Adapt and execute a rigorous, standards-aligned curriculum

• Develop and/or modify academically rigorous lessons, unit plans, rubrics and assessments

• Use data to inform instructional decisions and reflect on how to improve impact

• Provide students with daily feedback on performance and plan for individual learning needs/accommodations

Hope | Build a Positive Classroom Culture

• Create a positive learning environment by developing classroom rules, systems and procedures

• Communicate a deep belief that all students can learn, and belong, in the classroom

• Consistently implement the school-wide management policies

• Hold high expectations for student behavior at all times

Community | Build a Positive School Culture

• Embody and maintain school values, policies and culture

• Develop positive relationships with students, families, teachers, staff and community members

• Establish and maintain strong communication with all families and share progress

• Actively participate in critical school events, including staff meetings, open houses, parent-teacher conferences and more

Relentlessness | Demonstrate a Growth Mindset

• Pursue ambitious professional goals and student learning targets each year

• Give and receive positive and constructive feedback with your colleagues

• Participate in school-wide and individual professional development

Equity | Fight for a More Just World

• Commit to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment for all of our students, families, teachers, staff and community members

• Intentionally uplift all stakeholders regardless of identity or diverse backgrounds

• Participate in programming that acknowledges injustices, biases and reflection on our own identities

The following are required of all KIPP New Orleans teachers:

• Bachelor’s degree

• Personal affinity to our mission and vision, as well as demonstrated commitment to our 5 core beliefs - Relentlessness, Equity, Achievement, Community, and Hope

• Offers are contingent upon successful completion of a professional reference check, proof of identity and work authorization (all KNOS employees must complete an I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification form), a state background check, and verification of teaching experience/certification/licensure (if applicable)

The following are strongly preferred for all KIPP New Orleans teachers:

• At least two years of teaching experience in urban, open enrollment schools

• State issued teaching credential

The physical demands and environmental conditions described below are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of the role. Accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.

• Must be able to sit and work at a desk/computer for extended periods

• Must be able to spend the majority of the day standing or mobile in the classroom, and to talk, hear, grasp, reach and lift up to 30lbs with or without accommodations

• Ability to concentrate in active and noisy environments such as…