Art Teacher 24-25 School Year (Certification not required)

$42,000 - $55,000/Yr

Goodwill - Milwaukee, WI

Full-time - Entry Level

Milwaukee, WI

Social Assistance

About the position

An Art teacher is needed to start in Fall 2024! This position is located in Milwaukee and is offered by Goodwill TalentBridge for an urban, Christian Faith Based Charter School organization with multiple locations in Milwaukee and Racine. The role is full-time and offers a salary range of $42,000 to $55,000 per year. A bachelor's degree is required, but a valid teaching certification is not necessary to start. New graduates and established teachers are encouraged to apply. The school provides year-round pay, summers off, comprehensive benefits, retirement plans, and professional development throughout your career, all within a supportive Christian faith-based K8 environment. The Art teacher will be responsible for student achievement and character development, taking personal responsibility for the academic outcomes of every student. This includes delivering measurable academic growth and increasing every student's achievement while setting and holding students to high academic and behavioral standards. The teacher will embody and demonstrate values that reflect those of the organization, ensuring that students exhibit the same values. In terms of teaching excellence, the Art teacher will set measurable, ambitious, and attainable goals for the year and each interim assessment cycle. They will develop and implement daily lesson plans aligned to the curricular goals of the organization, conduct interim assessments, track student progress, and perform regular data analysis to determine student mastery. A variety of rigorous formative and summative assessments will be used to evaluate individual academic progress and adjust instructional plans to meet the needs of students. The teacher will employ creative, differentiated, and research-based instructional strategies to ensure students are actively engaged in meaningful learning experiences. The classroom culture is also a key focus, where the teacher will develop a positive, achievement-oriented, and structured learning environment. This includes setting and reinforcing clear expectations and routines that align with school-wide values and policies, as well as recognizing and celebrating student achievement and character development. Building rapport with students, parents, and families is essential, as is maintaining open lines of communication to invest families in their children's academic success. Personal effectiveness is crucial, with the teacher expected to continually improve their teaching skills by seeking constructive feedback and professional development opportunities. They will maintain accurate and complete records, including attendance, behavior, student achievement data, and grades. Involvement in the school community is also important, as the teacher will collaborate with team members to ensure a loving, rigorous, and safe environment, actively participate in faculty meetings and professional development, and take on additional responsibilities as requested by school leaders.

Responsibilities

• Take personal responsibility for the academic outcomes of every student delivering measurable academic growth and increasing every student's achievement.
• Set and hold students to extremely high academic and behavioral standards.
• Embody and demonstrate a character and values that reflect those of the organization and ensure that students exhibit the same values.
• Set measurable, ambitious, and attainable goals for the year and each interim assessment cycle.
• Develop and implement daily lesson plans as part of a long-term scope and sequence aligned to the curricular goals of the organization.
• Conduct interim assessments, track student progress, and perform regular data analysis to determine student mastery and diagnose areas of conceptual misunderstanding.
• Use a variety of rigorous formative and summative assessments to evaluate individual academic progress and adjust instructional plans to meet the needs of students.
• Employ a variety of creative, differentiated, and research-based instructional strategies that ensure students are actively engaged in meaningful and rigorous learning experiences.
• Develop a positive, achievement-oriented and structured learning environment so that all students are invested in their academic excellence and can fulfill their potential.
• Ensure a setting that meets the needs of all students.
• Set and reinforce clear expectations and routines that align to school-wide values and policies.
• Recognize, celebrate and reward student achievement and character development.
• Build rapport with students, parents, and families.
• Establish and maintain open lines of communication, providing accessibility to students and families beyond the hours of the typical school day.
• Invest parents and families in their children's academic success through consistent communication of student progress and challenges.
• Continually improve teaching skills by seeking out constructive feedback and professional development opportunities.
• Use an effective system for tracking student mastery of curricular objectives for each unit throughout the school year.
• Maintain accurate and complete records, including but not limited to: attendance, behavior, student achievement data, grades, progress reports, parent communication, textbooks, etc.
• Collaborate with team members to ensure a loving, rigorous, safe environment across the entire school.
• Assume responsibility for student success by holding all students accountable to school-wide behavioral expectations.
• Actively and professionally participate in all faculty and staff meetings, professional development, and events.
• Work with peers to enhance the school's professional learning community.
• Teach, lead, or assist other educational programs outside of regular school hours.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as requested by school leaders.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Entry-level teaching experience preferred (1 year).
• Childcare CPR Certification preferred.
• Teaching Certification not required.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Professional development assistance
• Life insurance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan