3rd Grade Bilingual (Spanish) Teacher
School Name: Namaste Charter School
Position Title: 3rd Grade Bilingual (Spanish) Teacher
Contact Name: Allison Slade
Email: aslade@namastecharterschool.org
Fax: 773-376-6495
Deadline: January 11
Website: www.namastecharterschool.org
School Description: Namaste Charter School is a new charter school that opened in 2004 on the near south side of Chicago. We served only kindergarten and first grades in the first year and will grow to serve grades K – 8 over the next eight years. We currently serve K-6th grade. We have a diverse student body and have a dual language program option. Please visit our website: www.namastecharterschool.org for more information.
Our Mission: Namaste believes higher student achievement can be fostered by nourishing the mind and body of children through rigorous academic instruction, training in health and nutrition, and regular physical exercise. The school incorporates health, nutrition, and athletics into its rigorous curriculum, developed to ensure literacy, numeracy and a lifelong love of learning.
School Model: Namaste is a year round school. Teachers and students get the months of December, April and August off of traditional school. During these months, students have the option of attending enrichment intercession programming.
Faculty Job Description: Namaste Charter School is looking for a dedicated 3rd grade teacher to replace a teacher going on maternity leave for the remainder of the year. The teacher will need to start in January and work the second two trimesters of Namaste’s school year, which lasts through July 16th. The new 3rd grade teacher will work in both third grade classrooms, one monolingual and one dual language classroom, and will focus primarily on differentiating literacy instruction through guided reading and reading and writing conferences that take place during Reading and Writing Workshop. We are looking for people who are committed to the mission and vision of the school. Teachers will be selected based on their relevant experience, level of training, similar pedagogical beliefs, and demonstration of potential to provide excellent instruction.
Specifically, we are looking for staff members with:
- Belief in the mission and vision of the school: a holistic approach to movement education integrating cognitive, physical and emotional learning.
- Experience working with a diverse student body
- Strong organizational skills
- Interest in working collaboratively and reflect on own practice to improve instruction for all students
- Flexibility necessary to be a part of a start-up operation
- Possession of Illinois Teacher Certification
- Ability to use a balanced literacy framework and integrate music and art into curriculum and provide differentiated instruction
- An understanding of the integral role of the moving body in all learning.
- Commitment to using assessment to drive instruction
- Willingness to consistently manage student behavior employing school-wide system
- Dedication to actively engage parents in educational advocacy for their children
- SPANISH FLUENCY AND LITERACY IS CRUCIAL FOR THIS DUAL LANGUAGE POSITION
Starting date: January 11th, 2009
Compensation: Namaste Charter School considers instructional staff to be its most valuable resource and is dedicated to supporting and compensating staff appropriately. All teachers will receive a competitive salary and benefits package as well as at least one hour of planning time a day plus a duty free lunch period and time and support for professional growth.
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