JOB DESCRIPTION
TITLE: Classroom Teacher
DEPARTMENT: Instructional
REPORTS TO: Assistant Principal
DATE PREPARED/REVISED: August 1, 2023
PRIMARY FUNCTIONS AND POSITION OVERVIEW
Global Community Charter School (GCCS) is a Harlem-based International Baccalaureate (IB) World
School that is innovative, inquiry-based, culturally competent, and provides students with a
comprehensive and rigorous curriculum that encourages critical and creative thinking.
The Classroom Teacher is responsible for establishing and maintaining a classroom where the whole group
and small group instruction, discussion, projects, and cooperative work engage students, keep classes
focused, and infused a lasting desire to learn in all.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Coordinating knowledge of students, instructional content, and curricular resources to design
differentiated units and lesson plans aligned to the Common Core standards
- Differentiates instruction for students as an integral aspect of planning and teaching and
understands the Workshop Model in the design of instruction
- Evaluate academic achievement and progress toward learning objectives through detailed data
analysis of student performance on a wide variety of metrics; Utilize student data collected to
drive instruction and intervention
- Be accountable for students’ mastery of academic standards
- Engaging in coaching cycles and implementing research-based strategies that maximize their
own performance and that of their students
- Reflecting on their own progress as educators and seeking out professional resources to
continuously improve their practice
- Managing student behavior and classroom routines to maximize learning time and create a
positive classroom environment
- Attending IEP meetings and ensuring appropriate accommodations are given to students during
assessments
- Compile and organize documentation for IEP meetings
- Actively participating in professional development workshops as laid out in the school and
professional development calendars
- Supervisor all class trips for the grade level, including school-sponsored overnight trips
- Celebrating student achievement and progress in class and during school-wide IB PYP assemblies
- Foster meaningful relationships with students and parents that drive students to invest in their
learning and making academic gains
- Model, promote, and embody the International Baccalaureate learner profile to create a cohesive
school culture of academic and personal success
- Supporting the school as directed by the Principal and Assistant Principal
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