Title 1 Teacher

Title

Title 1 Teacher

FLSA Classification

Exempt - Salary

Reports To

Director of Special Populations

Salary Range

$61,500 – $80,000

Created Date

03/17/2025

Updated Date

03/17/2025

Bloom Academy Charter School exists to provide a high quality, rigorous, and joyful educational experience to students in grades kindergarten to fifth grade. We are a new and independent school seeking to add deeply mission aligned, smart, hardworking, and emotionally intelligent people to our founding staff. We opened August 2019 with a cohort of kindergarten and first graders, and now serve scholars in grades K-5.

Bloom Academy Title 1 Teacher

Driven by our mission to ensure every child succeeds, the Title 1 Teacher will be responsible for delivering high quality, rigorous instructional interventions to at-risk scholars in a joyful classroom environment. We believe that teachers are key levers in producing student achievement. Therefore, Bloom Academy provides a working environment that intentionally supports and appreciates this incredibly demanding and important work through daily and weekly coaching and professional development. Joining our team provides a unique opportunity to help build the culture and legacy of Bloom Academy as it becomes an enduring and premier education option for generations of students to come.

Who We Are And What We Believe

At Bloom Academy, we provide a safe, joyful, inclusive, and challenging learning environment for all students. This includes children with special needs. This includes children from low-income households. This includes children who have been historically marginalized. We believe that all children can learn at high levels. We believe that all children are extraordinary. We believe that children can only be as great as the adults in front of them. We believe that excellent teaching requires planning, coaching, constructive feedback and reflection. We believe that teaching is one of the greatest and hardest responsibilities in the world. We treat each other with respect and value the talent each person adds to our organization no matter their position on our organizational chart.

The Title 1 Teacher will have the following key responsibilities:

• Plans a program of instruction that meets the individual needs, interest and abilities of students in collaboration with classroom teachers and instructional leaders.
• Works with the classroom teacher and instructional leaders to develop an intervention schedule for delivery of instruction.
• Provides instruction individually or in small groups by implementing TEKS aligned lessons or instructional activities designed to meet at risk students’ academic needs.
• Take ownership of closing any existing academic gaps for scholars on his or her caseload.
• Create and maintain an inclusive classroom environment that values high expectations and character development for every child.
• Monitor and collect student data and use data to inform instruction.
• Engage in coaching sessions to develop and grow practice.
• Provide consistent and clear high academic and behavioral expectations.
• Communicate effectively with students, families, and staff.
• Lead class duties such as arrival, breakfast, lunch/recess, and dismissal.
• Participate in staff training and work collaboratively with colleagues to plan lessons, assess students, and interpret academic data.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• Deep alignment with the school's mission and core values.
• A staunch belief that all students regardless of race or socio-economic status can achieve at high levels and be positive contributors to their communities.
• A successful background check in compliance with state law.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to establish and maintain effective and collaborative working relationships with all school stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs.
  
  

Preferred Key Competencies, Mindsets And Abilities

• Texas teacher certification.
• Strong leadership qualities.
• A growth mindset and high emotional intelligence.
• A social justice-oriented philosophy as it relates to the achievement gap and educational advancement of disenfranchised communities.
• Experience as a teacher or other profession in a high needs/and or urban setting.
• Experience with equity or cultural competency work and or professional development.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
  
  

Disclaimer: This job description provides the general nature and level of work to be performed by individuals hired for this position. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required. Bloom Academy Charter School reserves the right to change any or all content of this job description based on the school’s needs. If applicable, the incumbent will be notified of any changes before they take effect.

Bloom as you are.

Bloom Academy is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and strive to create an inclusive environment for all adults and children who enter our doors.

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