Middle Grades (6-8) Science and Social Studies Teacher
\n2023-24 School Year
\nCompass-Frayser (3690 Thomas St., 38127)<\/p>\n
Compass Community Schools is seeking an experienced middle grades classroom teacher at our Frayser campus for the 2023-2024 school year.<\/p>\n
Our 3 grades in middle school (6th, 7th and 8th) are divided among 3 content areas \u2013 one teacher responsible for English-language arts, one teacher for mathematics, and one teacher for both science and social studies.
\nWe are actively looking for a talented educator, who is excited about both science and social studies content!<\/p>\n
Middle School Teacher Pay & Perks:
\n\u00b7 Intentionally small school settings – Frayser has only about 210 students in total, and one classroom per grade!
\n\u00b7 Collaborative professional development (PLCs) supported by a network level content lead (Director of Math, Director of English-Language Arts, and science and social studies content leader)
\n\u00b7 Robust medical, dental, and vision plan with significant employer contributions to premiums
\n\u00b7 100% employer-funded short-term disability, life, and accidental death insurance
\n\u00b7 Contributions in the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (AAA-rated pension plan)
\n\u00b7 Salary ranges from $45,000 to $52,500
\n\u00b7 Sign-on bonuses available<\/p>\n
Middle School Teacher Qualifications:
\n\u00b7 REQUIRED: Bachelor’s degree
\n\u00b7 PREFERRED: valid Tennessee teaching license (generally, with endorsements #123 and #124 for the science\/social studies teacher)
\n\u00b7 ENCOURAGED: Bilingual candidates encouraged to apply
\n\u00b7 Affinity with, and passion for, the compelling vision of Compass Community Schools
\n\u00b7 Strong content knowledge in specific content areas (English-language arts, math, science and social studies)
\n\u00b7 Driving commitment to advance student learning
\n\u00b7 Ability to lead students toward a joyful and productive learning environment
\n\u00b7 Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
\n\u00b7 Excellent interpersonal skills, with ability to build productive relationships with students and colleagues
\n\u00b7 Desire to work hard in a balanced, extended school calendar
\n\u00b7 Utmost personal and professional integrity<\/p>\n
Middle School Teacher Primary Responsibilities:
\n\u00b7 Imparting a love of content on students prior to their high-school experience
\n\u00b7 Support and contribute to a school-wide focus on three pillars: academic excellence, values-based character education, and service learning in the community.
\n\u00b7 Claim ownership of the privilege and responsibility to ensure high levels of student learning.
\n\u00b7 Establish a supportive, joyful, and hopeful classroom culture that has high expectations for students\u2019 individual and collective success.
\n\u00b7 Instruct students with purpose, clarity, and urgency.
\n\u00b7 Monitor student progress to ensure that student needs are being met.
\n\u00b7 Communicate regularly with families as partners in the education of their children.
\n\u00b7 Welcome opportunities to develop professionally.<\/p>\n
About us:
\nIn July 2019, Compass Community Schools opened six high-quality charter schools (five elementary and one high) in the Memphis community. Our vision is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.\u2019s ideal of education: \u201cIntelligence plus character \u2013 that is the goal of true education.\u201d This true education \u2013 provided within a supportive, joyful, and hopeful school culture \u2013 will prepare our students to be positive agents of change in our communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":1007,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_company_name":"Compass Community Schools","_company_website":"http:\/\/www.compassmemphis.org","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":1,"_featured":0,"_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job_listing_region":[78],"job-types":[560],"companies":[],"job_listing_tag":[56,52],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teach901.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/8616"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teach901.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teach901.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teach901.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teach901.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teach901.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teach901.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_region?post=8616"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teach901.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=8616"},{"taxonomy":"companies","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teach901.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/companies?post=8616"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teach901.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_tag?post=8616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}