Teacher, Grades K-8 (0993)

Job description

University Instructors (UI) is seeking dynamic face-to-face elementary and secondary lead instructors to support students in grades K-8 for the 2023-24 school year. In this role, you’ll work in schools to directly help students overcome learning challenges in reading/literacy, math, science, and history.

University Instructors partners with schools to provide students with purposeful learning experiences led by inspirational educators. If you are committed to having a meaningful impact through instructing students to enhance student achievement, please apply and a member of our recruiting team will reach out to you with more details.

Roles and Responsibilities

In this role, you’ll:

• Have familiarity with a variety of learning platforms and course content, structure, and style within multiple subject areas (reading/literacy, foreign language, math, science, and history).
• Daily Lesson planning and setting instructional goals for students (Lead Instructors)
• Daily and weekly planning with grade level team at assigned school.
• PLC meetings and all staff Professional Development.
• Grading and assignment of student work under direct supervision. (Lead Instructors)
• Bridge communications between students and teachers regarding specific course content.
• Communicate with UI program management on specific questions regarding relevant course content.
• Review of pacing guide with planning group and supervisor to ensure alignment
• Individual student instruction will only happen during core instruction times/schedules
• All school-based protocols and polices around safety, employee handbook and client expectations will be signed off on by our candidates to be understood after review and will be the responsibility of school leadership to ensure.
• Instructors will not be responsible for additional tasks including bus duties, lunch duties or any assigned tasks outside of instruction as stated in contract unless it is agreed that these are required by school leadership as instructional needs.

Knowledge and Skills

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate:

• Experience providing classroom instruction in the content and grade level assigned.
• Maintain an understanding of instructional pedagogies and methodologies.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Sound attention to detail.
• Strong ability to work both independently with little supervision and collaboratively as part of a team

Education and Work Experience

As a successful applicant, you must have a passion for helping students succeed. Additionally, you will need to have the following:

• Hold a bachelor’s degree
• Three to five years’ experience providing instruction or tutoring in assigned subject are.
• For Lead Instructor role, must be VA provisionally eligible, “meeting provisional requirements” in the state of VA. This means they will have a bachelor’s degree in the content or aligned to content as defined by VA DOE.

University Instructors, LLC is an equal opportunity employer.

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary