1st Grade Teacher

About the Team

ACCEL Schools is hiring a highly qualified 1st Grade Teacher at West Park Bilingual Academy in Cleveland Ohio dedicated to providing a superior education for all students. We are seeking teachers who are passionate and dedicated to bringing the curriculum to life for each student. We want our teachers to be excited to create a positive classroom environment that prioritizes student learning and social-emotional development.

Be part of the difference at West Park Academy! Located in the Bellaire-Puritas community West Park Academy serves families throughout West Cleveland with a college prep program emphasizing hands-on project-based learning & bilingual instruction. Founded in 2013 the school prioritizes students social and emotional well-being and offers a variety of community partnerships and a specialized dedicated school staff. The close-knit learning community embraces core values: Community Integrity Resilience and Excellence. West Park Academy is part of ACCEL Schools an established network of public charter schools serving K-12 students throughout the United States since 2014.

About the Opportunity:

Responsibilities of the Teacher include to-

• Prepare and deliver lesson plans with the ability to modify accordingly during the school year
• Differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all students
• Maintain accurate and complete records of students progress and development
• Utilize research-based best practices in daily planning and classroom instruction
• Manage student behavior in the classroom
• Create a positive classroom environment for students to learn in
• Utilize school approved curricula that reflects the diverse educational cultural and linguistic backgrounds of the students
• Implement school-wide culture expectations and norms
• Communicate and meet with families regarding the academic and social-emotional growth of their child
• Incorporate technology skills into daily classroom practice to support learning
• Participate in the planning and implementation of non-instructional activities as needed
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with colleagues
• Perform other duties as assigned

About You:

• Active and current state of Ohio teaching license in appropriate content area
• Bachelors degree in education or related field
• High level of comfort working in a growth-focused coaching environment based on frequent observations debriefs action planning and progress monitoring
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to properly manage confidential information
• Able to supervise students of various ages in different school settings (playground cafeteria etc.)
• Ability to pass federal and state criminal background checks
• Experience working within an urban environment

About Us

We believe that every child should be able to be anything they want in life regardless of their birthplace and circumstances. Ron Packard CEO & Founder

ACCEL Schools is a network of 80 high-performing public charter schools serving PK-12 students. We proudly advocate for school choice and work to address educational inequities throughout the United States. Our schools are inclusive and widely differ to reflect the unique values of the many urban suburban and rural communities we serve. Our brick-and-mortar virtual and hybrid schools specialize in closing educational gaps and offer innovative models such as career-technical education sports training bilingual programming and more. We have been recognized and praised by legislators authorizers and researchers for providing exceptional education options to students in historically under-resourced communities.

We offer the following benefits:

Compensation

The salary range for this position is $41000.00 - 50500.00. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market skills education experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Life benefits time & peace of mind

• Paid time off
• Retirement contributions
• Optional Basic Life and AD&D insurance
• Voluntary life insurance (employee spouse child)
• Discounted childcare at Early Learning Academies locations

Health benefits stay well & thrive

• Medical dental and vision insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Voluntary short-term disability insurance
• Voluntary long-term disability insurance

Career benefits keep growing

• Career advancement opportunities throughout Accel Schools and our strong network of 4000 instructors and education professionals

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

It is our policy to abide by all federal state and local laws prohibiting employment discrimination based solely on a persons race color religious creed sex national origin ancestry citizenship status pregnancy childbirth physical disability mental and/or intellectual disability age military status veteran status (including protected veterans) marital status registered domestic partner or civil union status familial status gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression) medical condition genetic information sexual orientation or any other protected status except where a reasonable bona fide occupational qualification exists.