Thursday, March 17, 2016

Amandla Charter School 5th-12th Grade Teacher Positions Open

Amandla Charter Schools has 16-17 vacant positions for 5th-12th grade teachers in all subject areas. They are also seeking a maternity leave substitute for 7th grade English to begin at the end of April. The teacher who fills this position will be highly considered for all 16-17 vacancies as well.

Seeking qualified and passionate teachers for all open positions including English, Math, Science, History, Spanish, Arts (visual, performance, music etc.), Computer Science and Special Education. Amandla teachers set ambitious goals for student achievement and invest students and families in accomplishing them; create a powerful learning environment; plan and deliver purposeful, rigorous instruction; assess for mastery and track student progress toward goals; analyze data to intervene and adjust instruction; and seek excellence as an educator and an Amandla team member.

Outcomes:
1. Lead students to achieve exemplary performance on internal and external assessments
2. Help students get and stay on track for success in college
3. Facilitate family involvement
4. Organize contents units and lessons using Common Core State Standards

Competencies:
1. Belief that a college education is possible for all children
2. Strong work ethic and drive to do whatever it takes to meet student achievement goals
3. Desire to learn and increase effectiveness continually
4. Openness to observation and critical feedback
5. Comfort with extensive data collection and using data to inform instruction
6. Excitement about working for a college-prep charter school in Chicago

Qualifications:
-Bachelor's degree
-Proven track record of success (as a teacher, in another job, or in extracurricular activities as a student)
-Experience working with student assessment data, NWEA MAP, PARCC, and/or ACT data preferred
-Experience managing a classroom using PBIS strategies preferred
-Illinois certification with appropriate endorsements preferred (required for special education positions)

If interested, please send a resume and cover letter to  employment@amandlacharterschool.org with SY2017 and respective subject area in the subject line, e.g. SY2017 Math. 

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