***This position is at a local charter school.  If selected, the charter school will be your employer, not SCCPSS.***

Susie King Taylor Community School (SKTCS) is a charter school seeking trailblazing educators to help students become curious, leaders of their learning. We are searching for creative, collaborative, innovative teachers who will help build a school around a rich culture of learning and community.

Role: Special Education Teacher, Full Time

Location: Savannah, GA

Position Start Date: July 2020

REPORTS TO: School Director

Seeking full-time teachers to begin July 2020

     Special Education- General Curriculum(Grades K-7)

Our Mission

Susie King Taylor Community School seeks to cultivate a vibrant, academically challenging learning community that celebrates each individual's gifts and instills in students a sense of stewardship as members of the Savannah community and as citizens of the world. Through experiential learning that emphasizes both quiet reflection and group collaboration, we empower students to critically examine the world and activate their capacity for creating lasting positive change.

Our Core Values:

Transformative Teaching and Learning - Transformative relationships between teachers and students provide the environment within which teachers challenge their students to hold themselves to high academic standards, to demonstrate mastery over their learning, and to develop lifelong habits of scholarship and intellectual curiosity. All students will be supported in choosing and designing some learning experiences. The result is a learner who understands both the content and process of learning.

Creating a Peaceful School Learning Environment - To act responsibly, peacefully and with personal integrity, students must know, value, and respect themselves and others.

Unity in Diversity - We recognize that diversity in people, beliefs, and knowledge enriches learning through the exploration, understanding, and appreciation of differences and the power of affirming common ground.

Responsibility to Others - Our shared fate and social responsibility leads us to practice good stewardship in all our daily actions and decisions.

Our Instructional Model

At SKTCS students are at the center of a dynamic and collaborative learning and discovery process. Students are encouraged to explore topics from multiple perspectives and develop creative solutions to unsolved problems. Teachers are empowered to build lasting and meaningful relationships with students and their families/guardians through small teacher-student ratios. Teachers will draw on students’ passions and learning preferences and work with parents and our community to create a responsive education that cultivates the whole child -- intellectually, socially, and emotionally. SKTCS employs Place-Based Education, which immerses students in cross-disciplinary topics rooted in local heritage, cultures, landscapes, opportunities and experiences. Academic experiences will emphasize personalization of student learning through competency-based learning (also referred to a mastery or proficiency learning) and will bring the world into the classroom with field trips, mentorships, live and virtual guest speakers, and more. SKTCS is committed to helping students discover their interests and strengths.

Desired Traits

• Meet varied demands with integrity, enthusiasm, creativity, flexibility, and a sense of humor.
• Participate in collaborative work with colleagues in the classroom and throughout the school.
• Experience teaching lower school age children (5 to 10-year-old).
• Strong understanding of early childhood development.
• Rich repertoire of teaching strategies to address a variety of learning styles and needs.
• Understands how to use assessment of and for learning.
• Proficiency with digital communication and ability to integrate technology effectively in the classroom.
• Ability to foster positive relationships with and among students and parents.
• An understanding of and strong affinity for the school’s mission and core values.
• Ability to provide educational experiences that include diverse cultures and backgrounds.
• Commitment to continuous professional learning, including understanding and application of current research and participation in professional development opportunities.
• Strong writing and communication skills.

Requirements:

• Hold a minimum of bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university Preferred: Advanced degree(s)
• Valid Georgia Teaching Certificate in the assigned teaching field (Special Education-General Curriculum)

PRIMARY FUNCTION: Provides Instruction

• Teaches at an appropriate instructional level
• Provides content development

Assesses and Encourages Student Progress

• Promotes student engagement and progress in IEP goal areas
• Monitors student progress
• Responds to both adequate and inadequate student progress
• Supports students
• Maintains consistent and adequate communication with parents

Manages the Learning Environment

• Uses time efficiently
• Maintains effective physical setting for instruction
• Maintains appropriate student behavior in the classroom

General Duties and Responsibilities

• Follows professional practices consistent with school and district policies in working with students, students’ records, parents, and colleagues.
• Complies with school, district, and state administrative regulations and Board of Education policies.
• Demonstrates professional practices in teaching.
• Acts in a professional manner and assumes responsibility for the total school program, its safety and good order.
• Plans and coordinates purposeful assignments for paraprofessional(s), other supporting staff, and volunteer(s), and provides input to the administrative staff on the performance of these individuals.

Performs other duties as required by the district, the school, or student need.

TO APPLY

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to hr@sktcs.org and apply at www.teachsavannah.com Review of resumes will begin immediately and qualified candidates will be contacted. SKTCS reserves the right to close the recruitment at any time; candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as all materials can be compiled. Questions about the position may be directed to hr@sktcs.org.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

It is the policy of Susie King Taylor Community School to provide educational and employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, citizen status, age, marital status, disability, prior record of arrest or conviction (except as provided by law), sexual orientation, gender (sex), and to maintain an environment free of discriminatory harassment, including sexual harassment, or retaliation as required by civil rights law.