Counselor Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Art, Education with a relevant concentration, or a related field.
• Valid Washington D.C. teaching credential or ability to attain credential by August 2025.
• Experience working in Urban Education.
• Praxis II passing score required in the content area.
• Knowledge of K-12 teaching standards and frameworks.
• A love for working with young people.
• A commitment to a diverse and inclusive community.
• A passion for teaching in an innovative, experiential, and student-centered environment.
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with students, parents, faculty, and staff.
• Excellent technology skills and experience integrating technology into the curriculum.
• Commitment to The SEED Foundation’s mission and beliefs.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s in related field and/or prior teaching experience highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Provide an engaging learning environment conducive to student success.
• Develop and implement a balanced and engaging Electives curriculum (Art, Physical Education, Health, Music, Drama) that promotes understanding and skill development.
• Promote and support a program with promotion based upon standards mastery in their specific elective discipline(s).
• Lesson plan, assess, instruct, monitor, and report student progress for course.
• Communicate knowledge in an interesting, stimulating, and effective manner, using a variety of instructional methodologies, curriculum resources, and materials, promoting student choice, creativity, and accountability in their chosen elective area.
• Teach SEED DC’s Electives curriculum in dynamic, participation-oriented classes that focus on exploration, skill development, and practical application.
• Examine student assessment data to inform decision making and to guide and improve instruction.
• Promote high levels of learning in an engaging and effective manner.
• Integrate literacy strategies into the instructional framework as applicable to their discipline (e.g., interpreting artistic concepts, understanding health information, analyzing musical scores, writing reflections on physical performance).
• Differentiate instruction to reach all learners.
• Plan, organize, and deliver appropriate lessons for assigned area(s) of responsibility, and submit lesson plans to principal on an as requested basis.
• Take student attendance.
• Establish and maintain a classroom atmosphere conducive to learning.
• Assess student’ learning in a professional manner and communicate students’ progress to parents and fellow teachers to facilitate future instruction.
• Identify special needs of students and seek additional support, as needed.
• Assist in general building supervision and discipline of students outside of the classroom.
• Integrate Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) frameworks and strategies to foster a supportive and inclusive classroom environment.
• Collaborate with Student Life team members and Student Support to facilitate Falcon Hour.
• Collaborate with fellow teachers on planning, professional development, and standards-based curriculum and common assessment design to contribute to the continuous improvement of instruction at the school.
• Participate in faculty meetings, workshops, staff development programs, and other sponsored activities.
• Assist in data analysis and professional development planning and delivery to support the School Improvement Plan and the Professional Learning Plan.
• Serve as a member of the School Improvement Team.
• Participate in professional learning by attending seminars and workshops to improve instructional practice and positively affect student achievement.
• Participate in summer programming including direct service to incoming and returning SEED youth and curriculum work with colleagues.
• Maintain and submit necessary records, progress reports, and grade reports.
• Provide final grades and progress reports to administration, as necessary.
• Communicate with administration and parents, as necessary.
• Support the administration and proctoring of school-wide and standardized high school assessments as required by the school and local educational agencies.
• Adhere to the professional and ethical standards as outlined in the SEED PCS Staff Handbook.
• Performs other duties as assigned.