Elementary Teacher

Job Title: Elementary School Faculty          
                     

Reports to: Assistant Head of School and Head of School 

Job Mission: The mission of Wai’alae Elementary Public Charter School’s educational faculty is to facilitate student learning in an environment that immerses learners in Wai’alae’s Vision Elements in order for students to: develop new understandings of how the world works and their place in it; grow in academic skills; and to build personal understanding of their development in Vision Elements. 

Vision for the Position:

Elementary School Faculty provide facilitation of student learning for the following outcomes:

1. All students:
1. …are progressing to their highest potential in reading, writing, and math
2. …demonstrate new understandings of important concepts grounded in science and social studies
3. …reflect on their personal understanding of their growth in Waialae’s Vision Elements
2. Effectively build relationships that support all student learning to their highest potential
3. Engage parents to support their child’s education.
4. Create learning environments where Essential Terms are visible and authentically practiced

Competencies:

Wai’alae’s faculty must:

• Embody Wai’alae’s Vision Elements, most specifically, creative problem solving, collaboration, and social responsibility.
• Facilitating learning in a way that is congruent with Wai’alae’s Beliefs about Learning
• Understand and be able to facilitate learning in an interdisciplinary and thematic environment
• Demonstrate a desire and ability to be a life-long learner
• Demonstrate a growth mindset with regards to their students, peers, and personal development

Specific Duties:

• Facilitate a world-class elementary level learning experience using best practices, based on experience and research
• Collect and reflect on student data; adjust and advise instruction accordingly 
• Communicate effectively, consistently, and frequently with students and their parents about students’ goals and progress, take in feedback and address any questions or concerns directly, positively and in a timely manner
• Set clear expectations and monitor student behavior, as well as respond appropriately and consistently to misbehavior
• Model and foster a culture of respect and learning
• Collaborate effectively to design and facilitate academic units with the grade-level team
• Design assessments for learning congruent with instructional and personalized learning goals
• Determine students’ academic and social emotional learning objectives and ensure that they’re met
• Commit to building a community of child-centered educators by mentoring other educators and making regular contributions to be shared publicly, including curriculum, best practices, research findings, etc.
• Reflect on practices, assess strengths and weaknesses, and access professional development to meet students, grade level and school needs and reach their/its goals.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree: You must hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, preferably in education or a related field 
• Completion of a State-Approved Teacher Education Program (SATEP)
• Active Hawai’i Teacher Standards Board (HTSB) license in elementary education (K-5)