K-8 Art Teacher

The Role of Teacher within Steel City Academy

At Steel City, we believe our greatest driver for success is our people. We know that the most important part of the educational model is the design and execution of our instructional model, the quality of our instruction and the effectiveness of our team.

Overview of Steel City Academy

Steel City Academy seeks to redefine the expectations, results and model for a K-12 education in Gary by preparing our graduates with the knowledge, purpose, power and transformative experiences to choose from boundless opportunities while strengthening the community of Gary. Our school community is rooted in our love of Gary and our embodiment of our five core values: Power, Purpose, Team, Grit and Joy.

As a stand alone, community public charter school, Steel City opened its doors in August 2016 we opened our doors to 120 middle and high school students. As we look to the 2024-2025 school year we will serve upwards of 500 students in grades K-4 and 6-12. Currently Steel City Academy is the only A rated school in the city of Gary.

Steel City Academy staff have a deep sense of purpose and personal responsibility around the importance of this work; seek to understand themselves and their colleagues to better achieve a shared goal; show the urgency and joy that accompanies doing something you love; embrace feedback and the challenges to better their craft; absolutely love kids and believe their actions directly impact a students’ experience and success.

Position Summary

At Steel City Academy, we believe student success occurs when they achieve strong academic results, deeply understand themselves as individuals, navigate diverse sets of experiences, and embrace and create opportunities for themselves and others. In order to be able assess and monitor our students’ progress towards this holistic success, we will use interim assessments to measure growth and year-end state assessments to ensure our students receive an equitable education compared to those in their community, state, and nation. Non-academic goals will be measured and monitored as well.

Primary Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to

• Model expectations to students by arriving to school on time, prepared to teach, and reflecting school values in all interactions with members of our community
• Create and foster a positive learning environment
• Implement the school-wide student management policies within classrooms and everywhere on campus
• Maintain a neat, clean classroom environment and a professional personal appearance
• Advise a small group of students to success as indicated by academics and character
• Establish and maintain strong communication lines with all parents, including attending all required conferences
• Assist in development of curriculum standards and mapping
• Create and teach challenging and engaging lesson linked to state and college readiness standards
• Provide individual and small group instruction until all students achieve mastery.
• Give informal and formal assessments, weekly, monthly, and quarterly.
• Participate in and initiate productive student centered discussions at data meetings, in department teams, with grade level advisors, school leadership, and other meetings as necessary
• Perform clerical duties, as required, relating to textbooks, instructional supplies, student reports and records, attendance reports, etc.
• Attend all professional development and staff meetings
• Actively engage in collaboration with grade level and content team colleagues
• Perform morning, lunch, and afternoon duties as assigned
• Additional responsibilities may arise during the school year. This could include but not limited to: attending staff and student field trips, overnight trips, open houses, parent-teacher conferences, home visits, and other events involving parents and students as needed. They will be communicated to all employees with as much notice and flexibility as possible.

Qualifications: Values and Mindsets

Believes deeply in the mission and vision of Steel City Academy and subscribes to our core values:

• Purpose: We all choose to be here and feel both inspired and challenged in our work. Our goals, both individually and collectively, are great which requires great effort, but offers great fulfillment.
• Team: Each of us contributes unique strengths to our community. As we understand ourselves and one another, we are able to maximize all our strengths towards collective success.
• Joy: We love and respect members of our community. We demonstrate this through a sense of urgency, gratitude, and fun in all that we do.
• Grit: Our growth never stops, so we never quit. We challenge ourselves which requires embracing the possibility of failure, and ultimately, believing in our ability to eventually succeed.
• Power: We seek to make the world a better place by fighting for equity for ourselves, our kids and our community. We embrace the opportunities where our skills and talents allow us to lead, and honor those opportunities by acting ethically and justly.

Qualifications: Skills

• Strong organizational skills. Ability to manage several tasks and projects at once
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to work effectively and flexibly in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Good judgment and sense of personal responsibility; exceptional maturity, professionalism, and ability to use discretion and maintain confidentiality
• Ability to plan and manage projects independently and collaboratively and also ability to manage up to effectively ensure key milestones are being met
• Strong MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and/or a propensity to learn new systems quickly
• Proficiency with Google sites and documents preferred
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Qualifications: Education and Prior Experience

• Bachelor’s degree
• Preferred 2+ years of teaching experience
• Current teaching certificate/ licensure
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Work Demands

• Ability and willingness to travel occasionally for team conferences and overnight field trips when required
• Working outside of typical school hours to ensure school mission, vision and expectations are met
• Attend school and community events and functions
• Passes a criminal background check, as required by law

Anti-Discrimination Policy and Commitment to Diversity

Steel City Academy seeks individuals of all religious, ethnic and racial backgrounds, sexual and gender identities to apply for this position. We are committed to maximizing the diversity of our organization, as we want to engage all those who can contribute to this effort.

This job description reflects Steel City’s assignment of essential functions and qualifications of the role. Nothing in this herein restricts management’s right to assign, reassign, or eliminate duties and responsibilities to this role at any time.