Various Positions
School Name: EPIC Academy
Website: www.epicacademy.org
Brief Description: EPIC Academy is seeking educators to join our founding team to help transform public education in Chicago and improve our students' lives. The following positions are available:
- Founding Algebra Teacher
- Founding Science Teacher
- Founding Literature Teacher
- Founding Fitness Teacher
- Founding Case Manager/Special Education Teacher
- Dean of Safety & Students
- Family Social Worker
- Secretary/Administrative Assistant
For more information, contact careers@epicacademy.org or visit www.epicacademy.org/jobopportunities
Full Description:
EPIC Academy is a new small high school opening fall of 2009 in the South Chicago community. Our mission is to prepare each student with the 21st century skills necessary to revolutionize society and ensure college and career success. In partnership with Expeditionary Learning Schools, EPIC Academy focuses on hands-on activities and project-based learning that engages students in mastering 21st century skills and completing real-world challenges. EPIC educators deeply care about youth and are willing to do whatever it takes to build strong relationships with students. EPIC educators know that motivating hard to reach students is part of the work, and they display faith in all students without the need for evidence. EPIC educators enjoy planning because they know it is the foundation for executing lessons where students learn. EPIC educators believe that teaching students the skills for success is more important than content. EPIC educators focus on student growth and are willing to take responsibility for student learning. EPIC educators believe that teaching is rocket science, and they are constantly researching, using data to improve instruction, testing new ideas, troubleshooting, and refining past lessons. EPIC educators seek opportunities to collaborate because they realize the job of ensuring each child succeeds is a task accomplished by a team of believers, not one outstanding individual.
Responsibilities:
• Ensure student learning of content knowledge and skills by teaching until students learn
• Designing and implementing curriculum that meets state standards and incorporates hands-on activities rooted in Expeditionary Learning principles to ensure effective and efficient instruction
• Incorporating a variety of teaching strategies in their professional practice, including differentiated instruction to meet the needs of individual learning styles
• Continuously improving practice as a teacher to effectively and efficiently ensure student learning through a variety of methods including literacy strategies, engaging hands-on activities, direct instruction, and project-based learning
• All teachers teach reading across all content areas because each subject area requires students to learn from written materials and requires different kinds of texts
• Create a safe and organized classroom environment in a block schedule structure (90-100 minute classes)
• Oversee an Innovative Change class using the Mikva Challenge curriculum
• Serve as parent liaison for 17 crew students which may include home visits
• Teach/oversee a daily intervention class or enrichment club
• Display professionalism at all times as a role model for the students and guardian of school mission, core values, and culture
• Speedy inquiry, intervention, and follow up on student academic, social and emotional issues
• Participate in one school improvement committee • Attend freshmen orientation, if a freshmen teacher
• Attend 2 half day enrollment sessions
• Diligent and highly organized in delivering reports and paperwork critical to student data and school compliance
• Team teaching and planning with colleagues
• Collaborating with colleagues in study groups around instructional initiatives and learning expeditions
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