Elementary Teacher - 1St Grade (Immediate Hire)

POSITION TITLE: ElementaryTeacher - 1st Grade
FLSA: Exempt
QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor's Degree
REPORTS TO: Principal and other Supervisor(s)
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 10 Month Contract, 12 Month Pay, Benefits
ORGANIZATION SUMMARY:
The Odyssey Preparatory Academy - Family of Schools, is a growing west-valley K-12 charter school, seeking teachers. We are a college prep, IB World School, whose focus is holistic teaching to a student body. The Odyssey Preparatory Academy aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable, and caring scholars who work to create a better and more peaceful community through intercultural awareness, understanding, and respect.
GENERAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Duties:
• Creates a positive & engaging classroom environment of mutual respect that supports school-wide behavior expectations.
• Communicates with parents and guardians consistently and positively.
• Utilizes a range of research-based classroom and instructional best practices that support scholar independence, collaboration, & choice.
• Provides scholars specific, actionable feedback that promotes mastery of self and grade-level standards.
• Asks questions that promote critical thinking, activate prior knowledge & experiences, and support scholars with reaching the daily content objective.
• Provides scholars with warranted & appropriate accommodations.
• Utilizes technology & media to appropriately build scholars' content knowledge & enhance learning experiences.

• Responsibilities:
• Maintains a professional appearance and demonstrates behavior that is conscientious, responsible, and aligned to Odyssey's Vision, Mission, & Core Values.
• Establishes and maintains appropriate relationships with all Odyssey stakeholders.
• Attends and participates in staff meetings, professional learning, and extra-curricular/school related activities.
• Participates in ongoing professional learning opportunities & works with school administrators to identify relevant professional learning opportunities.
• Demonstrates mastery of related content knowledge, instructional practices, and materials for course(s) taught.
• Utilizes lesson plans that are aligned to current state and district standards, adopted curricular materials, and learning objectives that support scholars with building grade-level content knowledge and skills.
• Engages scholars with a variety of formative and summative assessments and uses data to prepare for upcoming lessons.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned by the site administrator

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Knowledgeable of Odyssey, school, and departmental policies and procedures.
• Knowledgeable of research-based teaching strategies and methods.
• Interpersonal communication skills that establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, vendors, students, parents, the general public and others having business with Odyssey.
• Operating a personal computer and utilizing a variety of software applications and equipment.

SCHEDULE:

• Monday - Friday*
• Elementary Schools - 7:30-4:00
• OI Jr. High & High School - 7:40-3:49
• Teacher schedules include two daily prep periods

*Fridays are reserved for professional learning, lesson preparation, and grade-level/content collaboration as directed by the site level and district level administrators. Fridays preceding holidays & school breaks are days off and free from professional obligations (i.e. no professional learning, lesson prep, etc.).
BENEFITS:

• Competitive pay for new and experienced teachers
• Teacher Excellence Bonus (up to $12,000.00 starting in year 2 of service)
• 301 Funds
• 10 days sick/personal leave per year (with various rollover/cash out options)
• Health, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• Life insurance
• Supplemental insurance options (short-term disability, Legal Shield, etc)
• 403B retirement plan with 3% employer match

****If you are a J1 teaching candidate, we work exclusively with the International Alliance Group (IAG). We do not respond to J1 applicants on this website, however, we welcome applications through the IAG website at: https://iagusa.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx