KIPP New Jersey
26-27 Teacher in Residence
K-12
Edtech.com's Summary
KIPP is hiring a 26-27 Teacher in Residence. The role involves working closely with experienced teachers to create and deliver lesson plans, assess student progress, and build relationships with students and families while earning teaching certification over two years.
Highlights
- Collaborate with lead teachers to plan, teach, and reflect on lessons and use data for assessments
- Build positive relationships with students and families to integrate into the school community
- Provide small group instruction and assist with diagnostic and progress monitoring testing
- Maintain consistent communication with families regarding student progress
- Participate actively in professional development for continuous growth
- Required to pass New Jersey teaching certification exams and hold or be eligible for a valid NJ teaching certification
- Must have some experience working with children and a commitment to serving diverse student populations
- Salary starts at $50,000 in year one and increases to $55,000 in year two
- Benefits include medical, dental, vision, NJ State Pension Plan participation, 403b retirement plan with matching, transportation benefits, paid time off including parental leave, and a school-issued laptop
- Opportunity to work with KIPP New Jersey, a network serving students primarily from economically disadvantaged backgrounds
26-27 Teacher in Residence Full Description
Company Description
About KIPP New Jersey
KIPP New Jersey is part of the nationally recognized “Knowledge Is Power Program” network of free, open-enrollment, college-preparatory public schools dedicated to preparing students for success in college and in life. In 2002, KIPP New Jersey first opened its doors in Newark’s South Ward as a single class of 80 fifth graders and has since grown to educate students in grades K-12 across 18 schools in Newark, Camden, and Paterson. More than 90% of KIPP New Jersey students currently qualify for free or reduced meals.
Job Description
Teacher in Residence (TiR)
KIPP New Jersey has designed the Teacher in Residence program to help aspiring teachers to get hands-on experience and the certification they need to become excellent teachers at KIPP’s world-class schools. As a TiR, you will fuse theory and practice as you work alongside experienced teachers in the classroom while earning your teaching certification over the course of a two-year period.
Here’s what you’ll be doing:
Joining our schools as a teacher in residence comes with the opportunity for significant growth and development but with great power comes great responsibility. Your role as a Teacher in Residence (TiR) will involve a number of responsibilities which include but are not limited to:
- Work closely with an experienced lead classroom teacher to create lesson plans, teach, and reflect on lessons as well as assess and collect and use data to inform
- Build positive relationships with students and families to become part of your school community
- Provide small group instruction
- Assist with diagnostic and progress monitoring testing across the school
- Communicate consistently with families about student progress
- Attend and actively participate in professional development opportunities to support continuous growth
Qualifications
Skills and Mindsets
- A belief in every student’s limitless potential.
- An interest in working with students from diverse economic and cultural backgrounds.
- A collaborative attitude towards teaching and learning.
- A belief that all students deserve a world class education which can be achieved through education reform
- You have the passion and drive to work with students and put them on a path to college and beyond
- Ability to become certified in the State of New Jersey and pass the state licensure exam
- Some experience working with children
Certification Requirements
In order to be eligible for hire, all general education teaching candidates must meet the following criteria (details below):
- Hold a valid teaching certification in NJ –or–
- Meet The GPA Requirement
GPA Requirement
- If you graduated after September 2016:
- Have a bachelor’s or master’s GPA on a conferred degree that is ≥ 3.0 –or–
- Have a bachelor’s or master’s GPA on a conferred degree that is between 2.75 and 3.0 AND demonstrate that you have passed all required Praxis exams with a +10% passing score (super scores)
- If you graduated before September 2016:
- Have a bachelor’s or master’s GPA on a conferred degree that is ≥ 2.75
Additional Information
KIPP NJ offers competitive salaries based on prior experience and in accordance with certification requirements. KIPP NJ offers a competitive salary range of $50,000 in year 1 for teacher in residence positions in Newark and increasing to $55,000 in year 2 of the program.
In addition to a competitive salary, KIPP NJ offers a generous benefits package including, but not limited to, the following:
- Robust benefits that include medical, dental, and vision
- Participation in the New Jersey State Pension Plan
- Optional participation in the KIPP NJ 403b retirement plan, including matching contributions
- Transportation benefits for TEAMmates commuting into Newark from the New York City area
- Generous Time-Off including 3.5-4 school vacation weeks (depending on the year), allocated sick and personal days, and an extended summer break
- Up to 12 weeks 100% parental leave for primary caregivers
- Extensive optional ancillary benefits including, short term and long term disability and accident and hospital indemnity
- A school-issued laptop
Our organization is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender, age, religion, national origin, citizen status, marital status, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Our organization will make a reasonable accommodation to known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant or employee with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of the organization. No questions on this application are asked for any unlawful purpose.
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