Long-Term Substitute Teacher

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

Join the KIPP Team & Family

KIPP is hiring a diverse team of dynamic, collaborative, and dedicated individuals with the unyielding belief that every child will succeed.

KIPP Tulsa is a part of a national network of free, open-enrollment, public charter schools offering a choice to families and children in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We are driven and committed to our mission and vision.

KIPP Tulsa currently educates over 600 students and supports hundreds of alumni. Today, the KIPP Tulsa region consists of KIPP Tulsa College Preparatory (grades 6th – 8th) and KIPP Tulsa University Prep High School (grades 9th - 12th). 

Mission:

Together with families and communities, we create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose—college, career, and beyond—so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world.

Vision:

Every child grows up free to create the future they want for themselves and their communities.

We are a Team & Family

At KIPP, we see the gifts in everyone who walks through the doors of our schools. Especially our teachers. Their skill. Energy. Love. Their determination. On the good days and on the hard days. So we support our teachers to make the most of those gifts. It starts with respect – for our teachers’ innate talent and desire to learn, for their professional growth, and the lives they lead beyond our walls.

WHY YOU’LL LOVE TEACHING AT KIPP

You’ll Work With A Team That Lives Its Values

Whether in a school-based or campus support role, our team is dedicated to living our values. Together, we work in schools and communities, not classrooms. We contribute to and are responsible for shared success. Like a family, we act with empathy and support one another to build strong relationships.

You’ll Be The Change

You’ll be part of a national network of 280 KIPP schools and 2 dedicated schools in Tulsa. We believe in the infinite potential of all people. Our hope, drive, and optimism fuel our daily work and drive us toward achieving a more equitable and just world, starting with our KIPP scholars.

You’ll Be Valued

Our teachers are well compensated and have the tools, training, and technology to bring innovation to the classroom.

You’ll Never Stop Learning

The joy of teaching is that there’s always more to learn. We support our teachers – from those in their 1st year to those in their 20th year – with individualized coaching, professional learning communities, leadership development programs, and extensive resource-sharing.

You’ll Have Fun!

Whether at a family movie night, a staff professional development with an impromptu choir and dance, or a gratitude celebration, we create and celebrate joyful moments with our students, their families, and each other. 

Position Type: Temporary/Full-Time

Overview:

Your job description responsibilities and duties include, but are not limited to, those set forth below as well as those described in the job description for your position on file with Talent/HR for the District and as may also be provided for in the employee handbook:

Your regular time to report to work is 7:30am – 4:45pm.

Instructional Delivery and Assessment:

• Develop year-long Oklahoma standards-based unit plans and lesson plans that meet all scholars’ learning needs.

• Use assessment data to modify short and long-term plans in order to promote all scholars ’academic performance.

• Embrace and incorporate feedback in the spirit of constant improvement.

Academic and Cultural Support

• Collaborate with content and grade-level teams to promote an environment of critical thinking and academic rigor.

• Establish and maintain working relationships with scholars and families based on trust and respect.

• Participate in the daily functions of the school, such as morning, lunch, and afternoon supervisory duties.

• Attend school events such as staff meetings, open houses, back-to-school nights, parent orientations, parent-teacher conferences, PTO events, and various other school events.

• Develop individualized learning plans for students and communicate these plans to families in parent meetings and conferences.

• Meet professional obligations, including timeliness and consistency in meeting deadlines.  

Competencies

• Unwavering commitment to KIPP Oklahoma’s mission, scholars, families, and community

• Strong record of helping children achieve academic success, primarily with students in educationally underserved communities,

• Strong desire to teach an academically intense curriculum and commit to an extended school day, week, and year.

• Desire to continuously learn and increase effectiveness as a teacher and professional; offer and receive constructive feedback.

• Willingness to be flexible and to go above and beyond to meet the needs of KIPP Oklahoma scholars.

• High school diploma; bachelor’s degree preferred.

• Previous teaching or substitute teaching experience preferred.

• Strong classroom management skills.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to adapt to different teaching environments and grade levels.

• Commitment to the mission and values of KIPP Oklahoma.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation and Benefits:

This is a temporary, full-time, 10-month position. The daily rate is commensurate with experience and based on the KIPP Oklahoma substitute teacher's daily rate. 

As an equal opportunity employer, KIPP Oklahoma does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, or any other basis made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws or regulations.