Teacher, Middle School

Our 100% tuition-free K-8th Grade campus in the Cleveland Central Neighborhood emphasizes academic expectations that promote a sense of worth, personal responsibility, civic engagement, and a “no excuse - every child can succeed” attitude.

Requirements

• Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Computer literacy skills, including Windows applications, Microsoft Office Suite, and basic database usage, as well as moderate level typing and the ability to operate computerized office equipment.
• Strong critical thinking and communication skills to problem solve and interact verbally with staff, representatives from outside agencies and families.
• Strong work ethic coupled with an enthusiastic and passionate approach to one’s work.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to develop productive working relationships with stakeholders across functional and organizational lines.
• Ability to set, communicate and maintain HIGH expectations and a deep responsibility for each student’s progress, not accepting failure.
• Ability to manage student conduct through consistent expectations and organizes subject matter so that students are engaged.
• Personally committed to using every moment of every day for instruction, academic and personal, in and out of the classroom.
• Passionate about changing the way urban students are educated.
• Ability to demonstrate inspiration, persistence, motivation, drive at exceptional levels
• Ability to support and follow through with Stepstone Academy’s “no excuses” school and organizational culture
• Ability to commit to modeling the virtues at all times with students, parent/guardians, colleagues and community contacts.
• Possesses an exceptional level of professionalism, intellectual curiosity, ambition and goal oriented drive.