Summary

The mission of CWC Kansas City is to provide an excellent public education focused on developing and demonstrating understanding while building connections within a diverse community.

CWC Kansas City teachers will implement a high-quality, challenging academic program that includes curriculum consistent with the constructivist learning theory.

This is an on-call, hourly position located in Kansas City, MO. For more information on Citizens of the World Charter Schools – Kansas City, please visit www.cwckansascity.org.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities will include:

• Delivers lesson plans provided by the teacher or other staff members designated by the principal to provide consistent, quality instruction based on school curriculum.
• Collaborates with school staff members to improve the overall quality of student outcomes and achieve established classroom objectives.
• Communicates with all stakeholders in a professional manner for the purpose of providing a positive environment for staff and students.
• Follows all Citizens of the World Charter Schools - Kansas City policies and procedures to maintain a safe, consistent environment for staff and students.
• Maintains a variety of confidential and non-confidential manual and electronic files and records to provide up-to-date information and/or historical reference in accordance with established administrative guidelines and legal requirements.
• Manages student behavior to provide a safe and optimal learning environment.
• Monitors students in a variety of educational environments to provide safe and positive learning environments.
• Perform clerical classroom duties to maintain an organized classroom environment.
• Reports incidents (e.g. fighting, bullying, etc.) to maintain personal safety of students, providing a positive learning environment and adhering to adopted policies and guidelines.
• Responds to inquiries from human resources, principals and teachers to resolve issues and provide information.

Qualifications & Traits

The ideal Substitute will have:

• Calid Missouri Content Substitute certification
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Compensation & Benefits

CWC Kansas City offers competitive salaries commensurate with experience and a comprehensive benefits package. CWC Kansas City is an Equal Opportunity Employer. As an organization that values diversity and aims to serve a diverse group of students, we work to reflect this diversity in our staff as well.

Our On-Call Substitute Rate is $250 per full school day.

Contact

Please apply online through the BambooHR Application Portal on our website at www.cwckansascity.org/employment. No phone calls, please.

Employee Value Proposition

Who We Are...

1. We are an intentionally diverse and welcoming community.

CWCKC was founded on a belief that we live in a richly diverse world and that diversity makes our experience better.

2. We believe education is about more than test scores.

Student learning matters and goes beyond just academics. Our teachers focus on the whole child by building our students’ socio-emotional skills and helping them develop a deeper understanding of themselves.

3. Our teaching approach centers students’ interests and needs within projects and real-world experiences.

We strive to provide learning experiences that are meaningful and make a difference in our school and community. Our teachers engage students in projects based on their interests and individual learning needs.

Who You Are...

● You value diversity in all its dimensions and are excited to be part of a school community where that diversity is authentically encouraged and celebrated.

● You understand that identity is an important part of who we are - for both adults and students.

● You know that academic learning is important and have experience helping students develop their socio-emotional skills.

● You understand how to balance academic rigor with the development of the whole child.

● You are excited about designing project-based learning experiences for students grounded in their interests, experiences, and identity.

● You value students constructing their own learning to develop a deeper understanding of the world around them.

● You embrace creativity and risk- taking in lesson planning.

Compensation and Benefits

We value our team, and one way that we show that is through compensation and benefits. For certified teaching positions, we offer competitive compensation with a starting salary of $47,000-70,000 (based on experience and education). We also offer a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Health Insurance (Citizens covers almost all of an employee’s premium on a choice of two plans)
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Employer-Paid Life Insurance
• Employer-Paid Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Participation in the KCPSRS retirement pension plan
• Supplemental, optional Aflac insurance
• Supplemental, optional 403(b) retirement plan
• Full-time 10-month employees receive 4 holidays off, 4 weeks of calendared breaks (Thanksgiving, Winter Break x2, Spring Break), 9 PTO days.