HS Performing Arts Teacher

Empower College Prep is seeking a HS Performing Arts Teacher who is responsible for Instruction. The High School Teacher will be committed to the mission and values of Empower College Prep.

Empower College Prep began in 2012 with a commitment to be a movement of teachers partnering with parents to transform the educational and life opportunities of their children; and to empower these children to transform their community, their country, and their world.

In 2020, we sent our first graduating class of students to college, expanded to serve grades K-2, and welcomed more than 800 students onto a new, $20 million campus on the I-17 just north of Camelback.

Over the past four years, Empower College Prep has continued to exceed the state and national average for college enrollment despite poverty and the world-wide pandemic. Now, the Charter School is preparing to add preschool and codify its Pre-K – 12 program to ensure consistency and excellence on its Colter campus and additional campuses in future years.

The key to our success is highly effective, highly committed staff who love their jobs, their colleagues, and their students.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Empower College Prep’s General Education Teacher will be committed to the mission and values of Empower College Prep. The General Education Teacher is responsible for building a strong classroom culture and ensuring your scholars’ academic success. The General Education Teacher is responsible for teaching and developing the Core Values as well as the specific content area(s) based on standards to each scholar in his/her classroom(s).

The successful candidate will have the following special skills, certificates, or training:

• Demonstrate​ ​strong​ ​proficiency​ ​in​ ​instruction​ ​and​ ​management, ​​and​ ​the​ ​ability​ ​to lead​ ​students​ ​to​ ​significant​ ​academic​ ​gains​ ​through​ ​previous​ ​teaching​ ​experience, student​ ​teaching, ​​or​ ​a​ ​proven​ ​internship, ​​preferably​ ​in​ ​a​ ​low-income​ ​community with​ ​a​ ​significant​ ​number​ ​of​ ​students​ ​who​ ​do​ ​not​ ​speak​ ​English​ ​as​ ​their​ ​first language.
• Demonstrate​ ​strong​ ​content​ ​knowledge​ ​of​ ​the​ ​subject​ ​they​ ​teach.
• Demonstrate​ ​a​ ​relentless​ ​commitment​ ​to​ ​fulfilling​ ​the​ ​mission​ ​of​ ​Empower College​ ​Prep​ ​and​ ​its​ ​values​ ​and​ ​habits​ ​for​ ​success.
• Demonstrate​ ​a​ ​high​ ​level​ ​of​ ​personal​ ​integrity, ​professionalism, ​ ​and​ ​urgent​ ​drive to​ ​succeed.
• Demonstrate​ ​the​ ​ability​ ​to​ ​give​ ​and​ ​receive​ ​constructive​ ​feedback.
• Demonstrate​ ​the​ ​ability​ ​to​ ​form​ ​and​ ​maintain​ ​positive​ ​relationships​ ​with​ ​students and​ ​families​ ​and​ ​ guide​ ​students​ ​and​ ​families​ ​through​ ​the​ ​college​ ​readiness​ ​and application​ ​process.
• Demonstrate​ ​strong​ ​organizational, ​ planning, ​​and​ ​implementation​ ​skills.

Minimum qualifications:

• Have​ ​a​ ​Bachelor’s​ ​degree​ ​from​ ​an​ ​accredited​ ​college​ ​or​ ​university.
• Be​ ​Appropriately ​Certified​ ​in​ ​compliance​ ​with​ ​ADE​ ​regulations (required)
• Have​ ​an​ ​SEI​ ​endorsement or SEI certificate (required)
• Have​ ​a​ ​valid​ ​IVP (Identity Verified Print) fingerprint clearance card (required)
• Teaching​ ​experience​ ​​is​ ​preferred​ ​but​ ​not​ ​required.
• Teaching​ ​certificate​ ​is​ ​preferred.

Empower College Prep offers competitive salaries and the following benefits package for full-time (30+ hours per week) employees:

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Supplemental Plans (Life, Critical Illness, Cancer, Hospital)

403(b) Retirement Plan with Employer Match

Loan Forgiveness Program

PTO and Sick Time Plans

Paid Holidays

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $45,000.00 – $70,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Grade school specialties:

• High school

Physical setting:

• Charter school

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Required)

Experience:

• Teaching: 1 year (Preferred)

Language:

• Spanish (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Teaching Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: In person