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Diverse Learner Teacher

Legacy Charter School
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Diverse Learner Teacher for the 2024-2025 School Year 

$3,000 signing bonus!

ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW 

 

Legacy Charter School is a high-performing public charter school holistically educating 500 scholars in pre-k through 8th grade in Chicago’s 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 our scholars to be creative and critical thinkers and responsible citizens in school, at home, and in the broader community.

 

POSITION SUMMARY  

 

Diverse Learner teachers provide our scholars with IEPs with rigorous academic experiences that prepare them for success with grade level and above content through consistent, joyful, rigorous social-emotional and cognitive learning experiences.  Teachers create well-planned lessons that are culturally relevant, data-informed, 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 can 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, deeply held personal belief that all scholars deserve outstanding educational opportunities.
  • Leads through Cultural Responsiveness by committing fiercely to improving outcomes for all scholars, especially from underserved communities.
  • Makes classroom decisions based on what is best for scholars.
  • Bring collaboration and a solutions orientation to developing positive relationships with all staff members, scholars and the broader community.

Drives Results

  • Works relentlessly to achieve exceptional scholarly 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 self-awareness, humility, and integrity in all interactions.
  • Builds relationships marked by trust and respect and does so with a variety of stakeholders, including peers, leaders, scholars, families, and community members.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

 

  • plans meaningful instruction in multiple settings (within the classroom, in small groups, 1:1), to lead their caseload in making strong growth
  • provides differentiated strategies to groups and individuals based on their needs
  • actively participates in grade-level team responsibilities, including meetings, problem-solving, data-sharing and other discussions key to supporting scholars;
  • utilizes the results from student assessments to create IEP and skill acquisition goals.
  • collaboratively monitors IEP, behavior, and other data to ensure academic progress.
  • maintains timely and accurate reports and documentation of progress for each student, as required by the school, state, and referral districts (IEP goals and track goals, IEP reports, lesson plans, grades, IEP paperwork
  • develops positive and productive relationships within their classroom community and with all staff members and Legacy families, working in service of our scholars and implementing a restorative approach and a commitment to social-emotional learning
  • respects diverse people, ideas, and perspectives

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REQUIREMENTS

  • Candidate must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
  • Candidate must have an Illinois teacher license with the endorsement Learning Behavior Specialist 1 (LBS 1) or equivalent out-of-state license that will transfer to Illinois (required)
  • Knowledge of differentiated instruction.

 

APPLICATION PROCESS

Please apply online, Legacy Charter School Careers, where you will be directed to upload your resume.  We will then place you into our hiring process, which includes interviewing with Legacy faculty and leadership and participating in a demonstration lesson.

 

COMPENSATION 

Salary for this position is competitive and depends on prior experience. A competitive benefits package will also be offered. 

 

STATEMENT OF NON-DISCRIMINATION

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.