Associate Teacher (Immediate)

Description

• Valor will apply for a temporary 1-year teaching permit with the Tennessee Department of Education on their behalf.
• Associate Teachers will be promoted to an Instructional Support position which changes in job title and increased salary to $44520 because of the additional responsibilities that come with leading teaching and grading for permit-eligible content classes.
• The Associate Teacher will assume all responsibilities associated with the course receive coaching attend professional development and remain in that vacancy for the remainder of the school year as Instructional Support.

• Deliver lessons to a class of students wherever the campus has deemed a coverage need.
• Evaluate student work and grade assignments.
• Meet with an assigned coach and attend instructional preparation meetings to refine approach and craft as an educator-in-training.
• Enforce uphold and exhibit the schools values student behavior management policies and culture.
• Fill in to support with needed school-based duties (e.g lunch/recess monitoring or arrival/dismissal duties).
• Track manage and input daily student behavior and engagement feedback to share with Student Support Team and leader teachers.
• Respond to students behavior progress in real-time with recommended interventions based on Valors behavior framework.
• Participate in faculty Circle once a week (Wednesdays after school)

• At a minimum you have earned your Bachelors degree with at least a 2.50 GPA.
• You have an interest in becoming a certified teacher within 1-2 years.
• You are flexible and a team player willing to support in various content areas across the middle school and high school grades (5-12) as needed until placed in a long-term vacancy as Instructional Support.
• You feel confident in your ability to manage and keep students on track academically.
• You are a quick learner and have the ability to learn new tech systems and online platforms quickly.
• You are self-aware and self-reflective with a strong desire to continuously grow professionally and personally.
• You have a growth mindset and are quick to incorporate feedback into your daily practice.
• You have the ability to set and reach ambitious goals and can handle the intensity required to thrive in a high-performing fast-paced school environment.
• You have the passion and commitment to serve an ethnically & economically diverse student body as an educator.
• You have the ability to model live and reinforce the schools core values norms and policies.
• You enjoy cultivating relationships with students families and staff to create a positive school environment.

• Must be available during school hours and on-campus Monday-Friday from 7:00-4:00pm. On Wednesdays must be available to attend faculty Circle a core Valor practice across faculty and students.
• Must also be available for Valors three-week summer training program which will begin in mid-July 2025.
• This is a full-time role with comprehensive health benefits.
• Annualized salary is $35360; once in a long-term permit-eligible position title will change to Instructional Support and salary will increase to the annualized salary of $44520 which will be prorated based on the date the positional shift is made.
• Intensive on-the-job training on becoming an educator inone of the best public schoolsin Tennessee
• 8 days of PTO per academic school year (prorated if starting after July 1 2025) plus access to Valors PTO Sharing program.
• Free access to an on-site strength & conditioning facility Vanderbilt Health Clinic retirement counseling and mental health support and resources
• Employee laptops and unlimited supplies
• Full-time employees wishing to enroll their student at Valor in grades 5-12 will be placed at the top of the new student waitlist

1. Resume Review
2. Phone Interview
3. Virtual Leadership Interview
4. Reference Checks
5. Offer Extension