Job Description

** Role Expectations**

The Elementary Teaching Fellow role provides a unique opportunity for talented individuals with no formal teacher certification to support the mission critical work of our school. Teaching Fellows will teach a combination of 1st and 4th grade classes throughout the day so the lead teacher can observe and coach other teachers. They will be part of a hardworking team to help grow Charleston’s newest open enrollment public charter school serving all scholars. Teaching Fellows will support Lead Teachers by co-planning, leading phonics, writing, science, and social studies classes, behavior management, tutoring, grading, data analysis, and administrative support. Teaching Fellows assist Lead Teachers to lead joyful classrooms that are academically rigorous, intensely focused on literacy skill development for all scholars, and intentional about daily scholar social and emotional growth. He or she will report to a Lead Teacher and will receive coaching from Lead Teachers and members of the academic leadership team.

** Responsibilities and Duties:**

• Teach 1st and 4th grade classes writing, science, social studies, and phonics.
• Assist in the planning and grading of classes they are a part of supporting.
• Assist Lead Teachers with instruction, classroom assessments, reviewing scholar data, grading, and other classroom responsibilities;
• Support scholars by providing one-on-one and/or small group intervention and scholar support;
• Observe Lead Teachers and Academic Team members to improve instructional practices, techniques and classroom management;
• Regularly participate in CCA’s professional development program, including CCA’s annual summer professional development prior to school opening.
• Actively participate in CCA’s instructional coaching program (coach and be coached).
• Supervise scholars in out-of-classroom activities on rotating schedules. Examples include, but are not limited to: lunch duty, bus monitor, and recess duty.
• Communicate with parents, CCA leadership team, and CCA colleagues in a timely, consistent manner.
• Attend school wide functions and community events as requested.

The Elementary Teaching Fellows will perform other duties as required to achieve the school’s mission.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree is preferred but not required.
• Evidence of self-motivation and willingness to be a team player.
• Experience working with a culturally diverse student body preferred.

Ability to:

• Be reflective and constantly seek ways to improve (growth mentality);
• Be flexible and handle unpredictability in a professional manner;
• Possess strong organizational and time management skills, communication skills (particularly with children), and problem-solving skills.

Additional Information

Salary is competitive and commensurate with your experience. Compass Collegiate Academy full-time employees are provided with a benefits package that includes medical, vision, and dental insurance, retirement plan, parental leave, and a laptop.

All employment with CCA is AT-WILL and nothing contained in this job description or in any other document provided by CCA creates a contract of employment for a specified term. In at-will employment, both the employee and employer retain the right to terminate the employment relationship at any time and for any reason, with or without cause and with or without any advance notice.

Compass Collegiate Academy is committed to providing equal access to educational and employment opportunities regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, disability, pregnancy, age, sex, or any other protected characteristic, as may be required by law.