[YEP-DC] Clark Fellow Teaching Positions (PreS & PreK)

Clark Teaching Fellow

Our Mission
At the Septima Clark Public Charter School, preschool to eighth grade boys master advanced academic skills and knowledge to compete, achieve, and contribute in academic institutions of distinction.

Do you believe that African American boys are capable of academic excellence when provided extraordinary teachers and a strong, achievement oriented school culture? Do you believe a school organized around well-defined structures, consistent expectations for academic and intellectual excellence will transform an inner city boy's life? Have you closed the achievement gap through rigorous, well-planned instruction? We are looking for you! The Septima Clark Public Charter School is the first public charter school for boys in Washington, DC. The school is built on the No Excuses philosophy. Schools created around a culture of achievement and excellence ensure that the most under-served children are competent, capable, and competitive. A No Excuses school is built by people with a sharp focus on academic achievement, commitment to work hard, unrelenting focus on student outcomes, and people who find joy in excellence.

Essential Skills and Qualifications
100% commitment to urban education and ensuring that every male scholar excels and is college-bound.
100% commitment to a No Excuses philosophy.
100% commitment to building and sustaining a No Excuses school.
Relentlessly demonstrate and exhibit the PRIDE values (Perseverance, Responsibility, Integrity, Discipline, Excellence) and ensure that scholars exhibit the same values.
Thrive in, create, and enjoy a highly structured, predictable environment.
Eagerness to do whatever it takes to ensure exceptional academic achievement for male scholars.
Superb instructional and classroom management skills.
Meticulous organizational ability to set and accomplish priorities, organize and execute multiple responsibilities, meet deadlines.

Program Background
The Clark Teaching Fellows Program is a one to two year full-time teaching fellowship offered by the Septima Clark Public Charter School. Clark Fellows are given the opportunity to closely apprentice with an experienced teacher, completing a full practicum of hands-on classroom experience and engaging in the full spectrum of responsibilities taken on by teachers. Successful completion of the fellowship can lead to a full-time teaching position with Septima Clark. Clark Fellows are recent college graduates or seasoned professionals changing careers who are passionate about education.
Essential Responsibilities:
Hold and convey high expectations of excellence for each student.
Exhibit positive rapport and develop strong relationships with all students.
Work closely with an experienced teacher to develop and implement lesson plans incorporating best practices in boys' education.
Work with an experienced teacher to develop competencies in effective teaching and learning.
Work cooperatively with the experienced teacher in a professional team-based environment.
Assist with bus, lunch, and outdoor exercise duties.
Implement school-wide student management policies within classroom.
Develop proficiency in using assessment data to improve instruction and student skill mastery.
Work closely with experienced teacher to implement school's curriculum.
Create and foster a constructive learning environment by communicating and working in a positive, professional manner.
Establish and maintain strong communication lines with all parents and families.
Implement all policies, practices and procedures as required by the Principal and Academy Deans.
Consistently model school culture elements to ensure students are prepared for college.

Qualifications:
A belief in a highly structured, predictable, environment for children, in a no-excuses classroom. Exceptional academic record (3.0 GPA and higher and substantive extracurricular activities) and do-whatever-it-takes attitude. Bachelor degree required. Superb organizational, written and spoken communication, and collaborative skills required. Experience with children ages 3 to 10 years old mandatory. The Clark Teaching Fellowship is a full-time position with full benefits.

For Consideration:
Send unofficial undergrad transcripts, resume, and cover letter to educate@scpcs.org. Visit our website www.scpcs.org for more information about our school and our rigorous hiring process.