# 1st Grade Teacher

**Company**: ACCEL Schools
**Location**: Barber Preparatory Academy
**Category**: Education
**Industry**: Education

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## Description

ACCEL Schools is hiring a highly qualified 1st Grade Teacher at Barber Preparatory Academy in Highland Park, Michigan. The teacher will provide a superior education for all students, creating a positive classroom environment that prioritises student learning and social-emotional development.

Barber Preparatory Academy is a public charter school providing PK-8th grade students with a well-rounded education, including community service learning and competitive sports. The school is part of ACCEL Schools, an established network of public charter schools serving K-12 students throughout the United States since 2014.

Responsibilities include:

- Preparing and delivering lesson plans, modifying them as needed during the school year

- Differentiating instruction to meet the needs of all students

- Maintaining accurate and complete records of students' progress and development

- Utilising research-based best practices in daily planning and classroom instruction

- Managing student behaviour in the classroom

- Creating a positive classroom environment for students to learn in

- Utilising school-approved curricula that reflect the diverse educational, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds of the students

- Implementing school-wide culture expectations and norms

- Communicating and meeting with families regarding the academic and social-emotional growth of their child

- Incorporating technology skills into daily classroom practice to support learning

- Participating in the planning and implementation of non-instructional activities, as needed

- Collaborating and communicating effectively with colleagues

- Performing other duties as assigned

Requirements:

- Active and current state of Michigan teaching license in the appropriate content area

- Bachelor's degree in education or a related field

- High level of comfort working in a growth-focused coaching environment

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Ability to properly manage confidential information

- Ability to supervise students of various ages in different school settings

- Ability to pass federal and state criminal background checks

- Experience working within an urban environment

Benefits include:

- Paid time off

- Retirement contributions

- Optional Basic Life and AD&D insurance

- Voluntary life insurance (employee, spouse, child)

- Discounted childcare at Early Learning Academies locations

- Medical, dental, and vision insurance

- Employee Assistance Program

- Voluntary short-term disability insurance

- Voluntary long-term disability insurance

- Career advancement opportunities throughout ACCEL Schools and its network of 4,000+ instructors and education professionals

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## Skills

### Required
- Michigan teaching license
- Bachelor's degree in education
- Classroom management
- Lesson planning
- Student assessment

### Nice to have
- Experience working in an urban environment
- Growth-focused coaching environment

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