Date posted
March 19, 2023
Employment Type
Full-time
Job Location
Phoenix, 85008
Position title
Lower School Teacher
Description
Come be a part of the teaching team at New Way Academy this 2024-2025 school year. Our lower school teacher will support the school’s mission to educate children with learning differences to fulfill their potential. New Way Academy students are unique not only in their learning styles, but in their perseverance, resilience, and skills they develop to overcome their learning challenges. Our students deserve a rigorous, differentiated, and empowering education to help them realize their full potential.
Responsibilities
- Help to develop/adapt curriculum specialized to student needs for our lower school students
- Differentiate instruction to remediate what students need to learn and push them to rigorous content understanding
- Maintain and utilize accurate and up-to-date data regarding student achievement
- Empower students through high expectations, consistent routines, and strategies for success
- Contribute to the drafting of each student’s IEP or similar student plan
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships with parents, students and colleagues
- Work collaboratively with the other level and content teams
Qualifications & Characteristics
- Previous math teaching experience
- Passionate about empowering students with unique learning profiles
- Innovative and creative
- Strong planner with an emphasis on execution
- Effective communicator, both internally and externally
- Team player
- High level of integrity and professionalism
- Willingness to go above and beyond
- Highly organized and able to multitask
Education
- Bachelor’s degree or higher with a preferred emphasis on special education
- Holds valid and up-to-date teaching certificate in Arizona
- Previous math teaching experience
Job Benefits
- Complimentary school lunch program
- Full benefits including health, vision and dental
- Competitive 401K package
Base Salary
$55,000-$65,000 Per year
