Mundo Verde Bilingual Public Charter School
Movement Specialist Teacher
Edtech.com's Summary
Mundo Verde is hiring a Specials Teacher Movement to lead movement education and collaborate closely with the PE teacher. The role involves creating a learning community, planning curriculum, assessing students, developing programs, and supporting various movement forms including rhythm, dance, gymnastics, yoga, martial arts, and sports.
Highlights
- Lead movement instruction for K-5 students and manage classes of 18-24 students.
- Collaborate with PE teacher to plan a balanced physical education program.
- Develop curriculum maps, conduct student assessments focused on health and fitness standards, and use data to guide instruction.
- Ensure safety by conducting equipment and space checks for movement classes.
- Engage with parents and families to support student academic success.
- Work with special education staff to address individual student needs.
- Use Responsive Classroom philosophy and foster inclusion and high expectations.
- Bachelor’s degree required, with preferred passing P.E. Praxis scores and at least 1 year teaching experience.
- Proficiency in English or Spanish; experience in urban school settings; strong communication skills.
- Salary range: $62,000 - $92,000; full-time salaried position with benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and PTO.
Movement Specialist Teacher Full Description
Specials Teacher Movement
Cook campus - Washington, DC, DC 20001
Overview
Salary Range
$62,000.00 - $92,000.00 Salary
Position Type
Full Time
Description
Movement Specialist Teacher
Job Overview: The Movement Teacher is a member of the Specials Team and collaborates closely with the PE Teacher. This position is responsible for creating a community of learners, curriculum planning and student assessment, program development and oversight, and professional growth and development. Lead specialist teachers manage a class of 18-24 students - support of classroom fellows is provided during Kindergarten and 1st grade classes. The Movement Specialist will support movement forms such as rhythm and dance, gymnastics, yoga, martial arts, individual, dual or team sports.
Reports To: The Movement Teacher reports to the Principal.
Responsibilities and Duties
Creating a community of learners
- Build a classroom culture that demonstrates the principles of biliteracy, sustainability, authentic inquiry, and Habits of Community Stewardship
- Embody the Responsive Classroom philosophy for creating a community of learners and managing the classroom
- Embrace and foster inclusion in the classroom and upholding high expectations for all students
- Lead instruction for an entire class of students in K-5th grades
Curriculum planning and student assessment
- Utilize a workshop model to differentiate instruction and promote student engagement
- Design developmentally appropriate curriculum maps to sequence the teaching of content
- Regularly assess student progress against health and fitness standards - i.e. health related fitness, motor skills, how to be and stay active outside of class, sportsmanship - and using data to plan for instruction
Program development and oversight
- Work cooperatively with physical education teacher in planning a balanced physical education program
- Provide appropriate safety instruction and making safety checks on equipment and spaces used for movement classes to ensure overall student safety
- Actively engage parents and families in their students’ academic success
- Contribute to the productivity of the school as a whole
- Work with special education teachers and service providers to plan for and support individual student needs and ensure progress toward outcomes
- Work with an instructional coach to improve teaching practice
- Share accountability for personal and collective learning through such examples as: shared facilitation of opening circles, rotating leadership of specialist team meetings, etc.
- Maintain and organize relevant equipment
Other
- Attend and participate in weekly Specialist Lead Teacher team meetings
- Support school safety by assisting with student arrival and dismissal procedures
- Participate in school events outside of regular school hours (i.e. Learning Expos, open houses, etc.)
- Other duties as assigned
- OPTIONAL: Teach in Mundo Verde’s summer program for an additional stipend
Other Job Details
- Schedule: 8 hour day starting at 7.50am (may be required to attend meetings after student dismissal)
- Location: Either campus
- Position Type: This is a 10-month salaried position which is exempt and therefore not eligible for overtime pay under the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act
- Employment subject to TB test, fingerprinting and background check
What we offer
Mundo Verde cares for and values our phenomenal staff and provides the following:
- A competitive salary based on one’s education and experience
- A Tier 1 school home in which to inspire children in a progressive environment
- An opportunity to be a part of developing compassionate global stewards and life-long biliterate learners
- Colleagues who are devoted to their practice, their students, and the school mission
- A leadership team dedicated to supporting professional growth by providing feedback and support
- A 3-4 week summer institute and other professional development opportunities as available
- FT salaried: A benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, short/long-term and life insurance, employer contributions to a 401(k), a transportation stipend, and paid time off (10 days of PTO: 7 Sick, 3 Personal), off on winter break, spring break and holidays scheduled in the school calendar.
MVBPCS is an equal opportunity employer.
Qualifications
Qualifications, Skills and Values
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree. Passing P.E. Praxis scores preferred.
- 1 + years as a teacher of record, preferably in physical education, health or movement to elementary aged students.
- Advanced or native proficiency of English or Spanish
- Experience in an urban school setting
- Strong written, oral and verbal communication skills
Skills and Values:
- Demonstrated ability to be an independent solutions-oriented problem-solver
- Commitment to demonstrate love and joy towards students, colleagues, and the work
- Willing, hard-working attitude with a growth mindset toward self, students, and colleagues
- Demonstrated ability to take ownership of personal work and the school mission
- Strong commitment to supporting diversity, equity and inclusion and creating an anti-racist school environment
- Capacity to embody the characteristics of a Community Steward by practicing six community building virtues and values every day: 1) Empathy, 2) Speak your truth, 3) Perseverance, 4) Inquiry, 5) Collaboration, and 6) Appreciation
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate deeply with colleagues to raise student achievement
- Understanding of the different levels of age-appropriate student development
- Demonstrated ability to create a classroom environment that supports the whole child
- Capacity to actively engage families in their students’ academic success
- Dedicated to meeting the needs of every diverse learner
- Ability to manage time and work in a fast-paced, dynamic school environment, multi-task, prioritize and stay calm under pressure
- Commitment to implementing Responsive Classroom and Restorative Practices
- Demonstrated ability to use student work and assessment data to plan for differentiated instruction
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