Long Term Substitute Elementary Grade Teacher

The Learning Community, a vibrant public charter school that centers the voices of students, families, and teachers seeks a collaborative, Long Term Substitute Elementary Grade Teacher passionate about supporting students to grow academically and socio-emotionally.

In this role, you will bridge the fundamental skills learned in earlier grades by encouraging independence, critical thinking, creativity and individuality allowing them to master and apply their foundational skills.

At The Learning Community we believe that literacy empowers each individual to have a voice, take social action and assume community responsibility. We grow teacher leaders, student leaders and community leaders. If you became a teacher because you believe that education is the social justice issue of our time and you can see the potential for literacy and other subjects to support students as critical thinkers and key to living up to this mission, then you are a great candidate for this position! 

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Planning for and executing high-quality lessons that move students on subjects such as science, literature, math, and socio-emotional learning outcomes
• Collaborating with fellow colleagues to review student data and use it to improve instruction
• Completing teacher’s administrative tasks that help the school move forward like student attendance, behavioral data entry in Kickboard, and similar work in a timely and accurate manner
• Building relationships with families through positive phone calls, updates about student progress and behavior, and being responsive to concerns
• Participating in school-wide responsibilities and events as needed (ranging from arrival/dismissal duties and parent-teacher conferences to whole-team planning meetings, in-service learning days, and our summer in-service in August)
• Meet with coaches, your manager, and others as needed to receive feedback on your performance, and act on that feedback.
• Other needed duties to support the success of your students and our school (no more than 5% of your role).

Minimum Qualifications: 

To be considered for this position, all candidates must have at least a bachelor’s degree. Preference will be given to candidates who are certified teachers or in the process of certification in the state of Rhode Island and must be U.S. citizens or residents or have work visas. In addition, they must demonstrate:

• Strong teaching abilities and knowledge of the subject matter you’ll be teaching. We need our teachers to create safe, fun, and rigorous learning environments, manage student behaviors, keep high engagement, and reset the classroom when things go off-track. In addition, we’re looking for individuals who are skilled in communicating with students and tailoring their teaching approach to the needs of their learners. 
• Being a reliable, collaborative, and consistently strong colleague and teammate. Our teaching teams work closely together, share some planning time weekly, and build on each other’s insights and strengths with students to meet their shared achievement goals. To excel in the Learning Community, teachers must be great at communicating with others, working through conflict, supporting their team, and asking for the support they need. They also need to keep their commitments - showing up for themselves, their students, and their colleagues as they promise they will.
• Strong problem-solving skills, judgment, and resilience. As a teacher in an urban school setting, things don’t always go to plan: a lesson fails with students, a fellow teacher goes on sick leave, a facilities issue happens, a parent expresses feedback roughly, a policy you don’t love gets introduced - it happens. Teachers who thrive in the Learning Community are excellent at rebounding from setbacks, shaking off a mistake, and learning and problem-solving to meet their goals. They bring creativity, problem-solving, and an adaptable approach to most challenges while keeping student safety and respect for our students, parents, and school community front and center in their choices.
• Strong emotional intelligence and communication skills - especially in conflict or for trickier decisions. The Learning Community aspires to be a space where we are all self-aware and others aware, speak the truth directly to each other, fix mistakes quickly, and own and repair any harm if it happens - whether with leaders, team members, students, or families. We aim to communicate in a way that builds trust, makes decisions and organizational changes clear, and builds with our community - not just for them. We are hiring teachers and other team members who have skills in these areas and are committed to growing in their ability to work effectively with others across lines of difference and power.

Salary, Benefits and Other Details: 

Workday. This position is a long-term substitute certified teacher of record role based at the Learning Community Charter School in Central Falls, Rhode Island. All teachers are expected to work a minimum of 7:45-3:15pm (except for Wednesdays when the hours are 7:45-4:45pm for Whole Team Meeting) with planning time daily, including shared team prep time and lunch/break time every day.

Salary. For this role, our budgeted compensation is $250.00 per day.

(This role is temporary and is expected to work Monday-Friday, does not include benefits or vacation time.)