$1,000 Sign On Bonus for Dual Certified Teachers (ESE/Elementary Ed)
As we continue to grow, UCP Charter Schools is seeking teacher candidates for next school year. Positions can be available at one of our six elementary campuses. The K-5th Grade Teacher is the instructional leader of a classroom of 14-24 students with and without disabilities (potentially as part of a co-teaching team).
School Locations:
- UCP Osceola - 1820 Armstrong Blvd, Kissimmee
- UCP Pine Hills - 5800 Golf Club Parkway, Orlando
- UCP Downtown - 4680 Lake Underhill, Orlando
- UCP Bailes Community Academy - 4780 Data Court, Orlando (By UCF)
- UCP West Orange - 1441 Winter Garden-Vineland, Winter Garden
Job Responsibilities:
1. Follows and applies all Danielson instructional framework protocols to provide best instructional practices to ensure learning for all students including Planning and preparation, Classroom environment, Instruction and Professional responsibilities.
2. Participates as an integral member of the IEP team, creating drafts for IEP goals utilizing data collected from the classroom, parents, therapists and other members of the IEP team.
3. Collect and use data to determine the effects of learning experiences on student’s development and approaches to learning and adapt as needed. Maintains a portfolio with samples of students’ work, records observed progress, uses observational data to plan individualized and differentiated instructional strategies and appropriately follows Individual Education Plan (IEP).
4. Clearly communicates with families regarding students’ progress, actively involves family members in planning strategies for enhancing student’s progress and maintains a positive, collaborative relationship with students’ families.
5. Participates in team meetings/professional learning and school-based activities.
6. Maintains a classroom that reflects discovery and use of materials and is clean and well maintained. Harmful cleaning supplies and other hazardous materials are not accessible to children, universal precautions are used appropriately and consistently, and responds quickly and appropriately to all accidents/incidents including documentation.
7. Demonstrates attention to punctuality, attendance, deadlines (Individual Education Plan/Individual Family Support Plans expiration/review, progress reports, testing/assessment), compliance with policies and procedures, Code of Ethics, and exercises appropriate professional judgment and other elements of the Florida Educators Accomplished Practices.
8. Ensure and provide basic care giving duties (utilizing universal health and safety precautions) for students.
9. Applies local and state approved protocols integrating technology and making necessary modifications to media and technology to accommodate all students’ needs.
10. Integrates art into curriculum and learning experiences including necessary modifications to accommodate all students’ needs.
Education and Training:
Bachelor Degree or Higher – Preferably in Elementary or Exceptional Education
AND
Florida Statement of Eligibility or Professional Teaching Certificate Elementary Education or Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 3 (if teaching up to 3rd grade only), ESE certification and ESOL Endorsement (UCP will support you in getting your certification including paying for certification and tests)
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $48,000.00 - $50,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
Grade levels:
- 1st grade
- 2nd grade
- 3rd grade
- 4th grade
- 5th grade
- Kindergarten
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
School type:
Application Question(s):
- Which campus are you interested in?
UCP West Orange/Winter Garden, UCP Downtown, UCP Osceola/Kissimmee, UCP BCA (by UCF), or UCP Pine Hills?
Education:
Experience:
- classroom as a teacher: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Florida Teacher Certification (Preferred)
Work Location: In person