BCS Teaching Intern (Upper School)(5-8)

BCS Teaching Intern (5-8)

Status  Full-Time  Contract Days  n/a

Classification   Intern    Start Date   August  End Date   May

*Dates may vary

Reports to  Assistant Principal and Principal, Upper School

ABOUT BROOKSIDE CHARTER SCHOOL

Brookside Charter School is a tuition-free public charter school serving Pre-K through 8th-grade students in Kansas City Public School (KCPS) boundaries. We focus on rigorous academics, leadership skills, and the whole child to prepare students for success beyond our doors. Our caring community of well-trained and supported staff members, engaged families, and supportive community partners empowers students to be leaders of their tomorrow. We are committed to diversity, culturally relevant teaching and learning, family and community engagement, restorative practices, and social and emotional learning.

POSITION SUMMARY & PURPOSE

BCS Teaching Intern (Upper School), will work alongside classroom teacher to support student learning. Assist the learning environment that will emphasize and assist planning and classroom instruction; assessment of student progress; and advancement of Brookside Charter School mission, vision, and values.

BCS Teaching Interns is for individuals who are interested in being teachers, but are not yet certified or in their final stages of the certification program. Interns are paired with a certified mentor teacher in a co-teaching model and paid a stipend. This program is open to individuals engaged in their student teaching experience for the school year if they are able to meet the following requirements:

• Commit to at least four days in the field during the first semester and five days during the second semester
• Participate in back to school professional development beginning in August 
• Demonstrate that their teacher education program supports this placement for the school year
• Commit to teaching at Brookside Charter School after their student teaching year, if the candidate and BCS agree that the position is a good fit
• Demonstrate a willingness to engage in continual job-embedded professional development related to all areas of teaching and learning, including the qualifications listed below

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

*All requirements listed below are required unless otherwise designated as “preferred.”

• Demonstrate a commitment to teaching students
• Value the power of school in changing and improving children’s lives by constructing student-centered learning opportunities
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, and an ability to create a classroom environment in which all students and community members feel a sense of belonging
• Have a strong understanding of and ability to implement constructivism
• Value the presence and the voice of students’ families as partners in the school
• Have excellent communication skills
• Be able to work collaboratively with others in a team environment
• Be a reflective practitioner with a strong personal commitment to ongoing learning and growth
• Be willing to grow in his/her ability to implement the arts throughout the curriculum
• Plan and deliver differentiated instruction in whole classroom settings, as well as in small groups, based on continual student assessment and specific students’ needs
• Demonstrate ethical behavior, including understanding the importance of confidentiality of information about students and teachers in the school environment and community.
• Engage in powerful, productive partnerships with families and students to ensure that instruction meets the needs of all students
• Demonstrate an understanding and ability to implement inquiry-based, project learning
• Participate in continual, intensive job-embedded professional development
• Demonstrate an excellent work ethic, flexibility, and positive attitude
• As a teaching intern, the candidate must be actively working towards appropriate certification (Missouri Certification)

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• This position may require sitting, standing, and walking for intermittent periods, as well as moderate dexterity in operating standard office equipment (e.g., computer, printer, copier). 
• This position requires normal visual acuity and field of vision, hearing, and speaking.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT POLICY 

Brookside Charter School is an equal opportunity employer and it is our policy to recruit, hire, and promote for all jobs on the basis of merit, qualifications, skills and competence. We do not discriminate on the basis of race,  color, national origin, marital status, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected status. Brookside Charter School will fully comply with all employment-related and other laws. All employment decisions will be made solely on the basis of the individual's qualifications as related to the requirement of the position being filled. 

Read more about Brookside Charter School’s teaching approach, and community on our website.