The SEED School of Washington DC Hiring for BUILD Teacher Job at Washington, DC Full Time

POSITION OVERVIEW: BUILD is a three-year, entrepreneurship-based, experiential learning program that ignites the power of youth in under-resourced communities to build Career success, Entrepreneurial mindsets, and Opportunity, empowering them to become the CEO of their own lives. At SEED, the BUILD program consists of a 9th and 10th grade elective course that helps students develop a foundational understanding of entrepreneurship, including how to use design thinking to develop business ideas, how to create a business plan, and how to make a pitch to potential investors, among other things. BUILD will be offered as a credit-bearing elective course for 9th and 10th grade students at SEED during the 2022-2023 school year.
PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage and implement a credit-bearing entrepreneurship course for first-year BUILD students using the BUILD materials and curriculum.
• Train on the BUILD learning management system, which includes all modules, lesson plans, educator guidebooks, and program extensions.
• Adhere to the structure and pacing of the BUILD curriculum, including all modules from the Year One Scope and Sequence. This year entitled, “BUILD Your Business: Entrepreneurial Mindset”, will feature topics including (but not limited to): Intro to Entrepreneurship, Diversity Design Challenge, Product Design, and Intro to Financials. Culminating events will include (but are not limited to): a Personal Pitch, Career Panel, Idea Pitch, and Business Plan Competition.
• Work closely with SEED administrators and BUILD staff to differentiate curriculum, manage student engagement, meet benchmarks, and organize events.
• Prepare for sessions, including gathering materials, making photocopies, and checking email daily for pertinent and often time-sensitive correspondence.
• Accurately and consistently monitor, assess, record, and report student progress (e.g., attendance, behavior, growth in learning outcomes) to SEED administrators, BUILD Metro DC, personnel, students, and families.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Prior teaching experience a plus
• Experience working in an urban school environment
• Entrepreneurial, business, or start-up experience a plus.
• Must be available for immediate hire and for the entirety of the 2022-2023 academic year (August 29, 2022 – June 22, 2023).

ESSENTIAL COMPETENCIES AND PERSONAL QUALITIES

Mission-Alignment: Deeply committed to SEED’s college preparatory mission for urban students.

Focus on Data-Driven Results: Relentlessly pursues the improvement of work and is driven by a desire to produce quanti?able student outcome improvements; gathers, organizes, analyzes, and uses data to inform decisions and program improvement.

Innovative Problem-Solving: Approaches work with a sense of possibility and sees challenges as opportunities for creative problem solving; takes initiative to explore issues and ?nd potential innovative solutions.

Adaptability: Excels in constantly changing environments and adapts ?exibly in shifting projects or priorities to meet the needs of a dynamic transformation e?ort; comfortable with ambiguity and non-routine situations.

Teamwork: Increases the e?ectiveness of surrounding staff members and teams through collaboration, constant learning and supporting others; and committed to learning from others.

Dependability: Does whatever it takes to consistently deliver with high quality under tight deadlines; successfully manages own projects through strong organization, detailed workplans, and balancing of multiple priorities.

Accountability: Willing to be held accountable for student behavioral outcomes.

Communication and Customer Service Skills: Communicates clearly and compellingly with diverse stakeholders in both oral and written forms; anticipates and responds to customer needs in a high-quality and courteous manner.

Inter-Personal Skills: Able to work well with all staff, students, families, and school partners; models social-emotional competencies for both students and staff. Collaborates effectively with other school staff.

Professional Integrity: Shows up to work on time, dependably completes work at a high level, and holds self to high standards of work regardless of who is watching.

Continuous Improvement: Committed to personal and professional growth and improvement; seeks and accepts feedback and uses it to improve practice.

This position description may not describe all duties, responsibilities, and skills associated with this position. It is intended to portray the major aspects of the job and is not meant to be all inclusive. Other duties or skills may be required.

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About SEED:

The mission of SEED schools is to prepare scholars academically, socially, and emotionally, for success in and beyond college in a public, college-prep, boarding school setting.

The SEED Public Charter School of Washington D.C. (SEED DC) opened in 1998 as the nation’s first urban public college preparatory boarding school. SEED DC empowers over 250 scholars in grades 9-12 to achieve their full potential within our 24-hour learning environment and exposure opportunities. By the year 2020-2021, SEED will serve grades 9-12 only as we transition to providing more high-quality, high school seats to families in the District. All SEED scholars live on campus between Sunday evenings and Friday afternoons.

Our innovative model integrates a rigorous academic program with a nurturing boarding program that teaches life skills and provides a safe and secure environment. This boarding school model provides a comprehensive solution to the challenges facing urban youth and serves as a prototype for expansion nationwide. Our model has proven successful: over 90 percent of SEED graduates have been accepted to four-year colleges and universities throughout the country and over 60 percent remain enrolled in college or already have earned college degrees.

* More information can be found on the school’s website: www.seedschooldc.org

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