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International Rescue Committee Classroom Culture Lead Teacher - Elementary in New York, New York
Requisition ID: req49427
Job Title: Classroom Culture Lead Teacher - Elementary
Sector: Education
Employment Category: Fixed Term
Employment Type: Full-Time
Compensation: USD 27.50 - 27.50 Hourly
Location: New York, NY RAI USA
Work Arrangement:In-person
Job Description
Background/IRC Summary: Since 1999, the IRC has developed partnerships with New York City public schools, community-based organizations and local colleges and universities to support the positive development of refugee youth and their communities in New York City. The Youth Education Department provides year-round programming working directly with refugee youth, their parents and families, and their schools.
Job Overview/Summary:The Newcomer Youth Summer Academy (NYSA) is a six-week program that prepares newly arrived refugee youth to succeed at their grade level in the New York City public school system. Up to 130 students aged 5 – 21 from over 20 countries will participate in academic, creative arts, physical education, and social-emotional learning classes. Field trips are held on Fridays.
Classroom Culture Lead Teachers play an important role, leading classroom culture, rituals, and routines. Classroom Culture Lead Teachers work with a single class level (Grades K-1, 2-3, 4-5) providing support and continuity throughout the program. Classroom Culture Lead Teachers are responsible for planning and leading daily mindfulness, facilitating small-group instruction as per the Academic Lead Teacher’s plans, working with students one-on-one, and providing additional sheltered instruction support for multilingual learning.
Classroom Culture Lead Teachers are directly responsible for behavior management in alignment with Academy philosophy and classroom guidelines. They are primarily responsible for leading their classroom Peer Mentors, and they play a critical role in ensuring consistent, timely communication among Academic Lead Teachers, Peer Mentors, Administration, and students’ families.
Classroom Culture Lead Teachers are responsible for observing, assessing, recording, and monitoring students’ individual progress. This requires an understanding of the IRC School Readiness indicators, gathering input from other staff to assess individual students’ school readiness assets and needs.
Position term: July 1 – August 16, 2024
Hours:
Training:July 1-3, 2024: Up to 24 hours of training
Foundational online training modules to be completed independently ahead of synchronous staff training dates
Main Program:July 8 - August 16, 2024: 7.5 hours per day plus 1 evening of parent/teacher conferences.
Expect 1-2 hours per week of additional external planning, grading, and data analysis.
Major Responsibilities:
Participate in mandatory school programing.
Contribute to collaborative planning sessions for all staff training and program meetings.
Plan and lead (15 minutes x2 - x3, daily) whole-group mindfulness lessons
Lead weekly family-communication plan for all students in assigned class
Collaborate with IRC Staff and the Academic Lead Teacher in the implementation of a 6-week curriculum
Complete pre- and post-School Readiness observational assessments for each student in assigned class
Collaborate with Academic Lead Teacher(s) in planning, coordinating classroom activities, and reviewing student progress
Lead classroom climate and culture in accordance with Academy philosophy and protocols
Manage dismissal protocols
Supervise students during breakfast
Engage in instructional coaching cycles and participate in weekly Classroom Culture Lead Teacher meetings
Job Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Education or related field required; candidate for Master’s degree preferred
2+ years of classroom teaching experience or experience working with youth strongly desired
Experience teaching English Language Learners/multilingual learners is strongly desired
Familiarity teaching in New York City public schools is strongly desired
Certification/experience with Responsive Classrooms or Classroom Mindfulness desired
Strong classroom management skills strongly desired
Proficiency teaching social emotional learning preferred
Experience working with refugee and/or immigrant populations strongly desired
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Highly organized, dependable, responsive, and collaborative work style
Second language proficiency in relevant language highly desirable (Arabic, Dari, Farsi, French, Fulani, Haitian Creole, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian.)
Strength in cultural competency-building
Working Environment:
NYSA takes place in a centrally located school (TBD) in New York City. All applicants must be willing to relocate to the New York City area for the entirety of the Academy.
Compensation:Posted pay ranges apply to US-based candidates. Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget. Exact offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience and skills relative to the defined job requirements.
Gender Equality:IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances.
Equal Opportunity Employer:We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.