2025-2026 Classroom Teacher- 6th-8th Grades
2025-2026 Classroom Teacher- 6th-8th Grades
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$ 54000 - 95000
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Job Description
6th 8th Classroom Teacher for theSchool Year
ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW
Legacy Charter School is a highperforming public charter school holistically educating 468 scholars in Kindergarten through 8th grade in Chicagos North Lawndale neighborhood. Our mission is to create an outstanding center for teaching and learning for children and their families that will recognize and nurture the full potential of every child provide a foundation for a college education and educate ourscholars to be creative and critical thinkers and responsible citizens in school at home and in the broader community.
POSITION SUMMARY
Classroom teachers provide our scholars with rigorous academic experiences that prepare them for success with standardsbased grade level and above content through consistent joyful rigorous socialemotional and cognitive learning experiences. Teachers create wellplanned lessons that are culturally relevant datainformed and rooted in engaging pedagogy. Our educators believe in our mission work with their teams and colleagues build relationships with scholars and their families and focus deeply on work that leads to academic growth and success as well as creating a learning environment where all scholars will thrive.
KEY LEGACY EDUCATOR BELIEFS AND QUALITIES
A successful Legacy educator demonstrates the following beliefs and has the following qualities:
Proves the Possible
- Possesses an unshakable deeplyheld personal belief that all scholars deserve outstanding educational opportunities.
- Leads through Cultural Responsiveness by committing fiercely to improving outcomes for all scholars academically and socialemotionally.
- Makes classroom decisions based on what is best for scholars and is in alignment with the culture and climate of Legacys core values.
- Possesses a collaborative and solutionsorientated posture to develop positive relationships with all staff members scholars and the broader community.
Drives Results
- Works relentlessly to achieve exceptional scholar outcomes and does so by demonstrating clear intellect setting and achieving goals and working with grit and tenacity.
- Embraces a growth mindset that focuses on identifying professional development goals aligned with our strategic plan.
Builds Relationships
- Operates with an exceptional level of selfawareness humility and integrity in all interactions.
- Builds relationships anchored in trust respect and professionalism with a variety of stakeholders including peers leaders scholars families and community members.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
The ideal candidate:
- Follows lesson plans as well as thinks creatively and problemsolves
- Seeks feedback is willing to learn and is coachable
- Has familiarity with GSuite (Google Drive Calendar Classroom) or is willing to learn
- Maintains a safe orderly classroom environment rooted in professionalism and mutual respect and Legacys core values
- Provides highquality datainformed instruction that is standardsbased rigorous and differentiated to meet diverse needs
- Understands how to deliver instruction in an organized way that maximizes scholar understanding and mastery of skills
- Develops positive and productive relationships within their classroom community with all staff members and Legacy families working in service of our scholars and implementing a restorative approach and a commitment to socialemotional learning
- Respects diverse people ideas and perspectives
- Excels in a fastpaced and multifaceted environment of a highperforming Chicago charter school with grace collaboration and a solutionorientation
REQUIREMENTS
- A minimum of a bachelors degree from a fouryear college or university.
- Two years or more of fulltime teaching experience in an urban setting
- Illinois Professional Educator License (PEL) or equivalent
APPLICATION PROCESS
COMPENSATION
The salary for this position is competitive and depends on prior experience.
A competitive benefits package will also be offered.
STATEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION
Legacy Charter School is committed to a policy of equal treatment for all individuals applying for employment. Legacy Charter School does not discriminate on the basis of race color gender sexual orientation or national or ethnic background.
Employment Type
Full Time
