Math Teacher

Position Overview: 

The West Town Academy (WTA) Teacher will work under the direction of the Principal, Director of Teaching and Learning, and the Academic Dean. 

Position Responsibilities: 

• Curriculum: Develops, adapts, and implements existing curriculum maps, scope and sequence, course syllabi, and lesson plans to instruct students in measurable ways in the core areas and competencies.
• Instruction: Utilizes effective, research-based instructional practices that support student learning. This includes Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Constructivist Learning Theory. Also the teacher will select, maintain and use materials, equipment, technology, and facilities to maximize student learning opportunities. 
• Competency-Based Education: Responsible for assessing the network competencies and utilizing practices that align with Competency-Based Education. 
• Project-Based Learning: Responsible for developing units that are project-based. 
• Grading and Assessment: Responsible for utilizing Master Connect, grading rubrics, and Power Teacher Pro. Rubrics are consistently used when assessing students. Teachers also administer, score, and interpret diagnostic, progress, evaluation, and test practice examinations in assisting students to perform, understand, and learn from examinations.
• Math Courses: Responsible for teaching two of the five math classes offered per semester: Integrated Math I, Integrated Math II, Integrated Math III, Applied Math I, and/or Applied Math II. 
• Classroom Management: Maintains sound classroom management using deescalating and restorative practices both in and out of class. Also, the teacher models best practices of academic performance and social skills.
• Other Duties: Responsible for other duties as needed including, but not limited to, student management, grading, phone calls, tracking attendance, participating in professional develop, professional learning communities, and develops and turns in weekly lesson plans.

Qualifications/Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s degree, with 2+ years’ experience preferred. 
• A strong commitment to community service and familiarity with community education.
• Bi-lingual Spanish a plus, but not required. 
• Required: Math teacher certification or enrolled in a certification program or willingness to enroll in a certification program and take & pass the math content area exam.

Salary and Benefits: This is a full-time, permanent, career position. The salary is commensurate with experience. The agency benefit package includes health, life, and disability insurance, retirement plan, and bonus program. 

To Apply: Qualified candidates should submit a detailed cover letter and resume demonstrating how you meet or exceed each qualification/ requirement. Submit your materials via e-mail or mail to: jobs@gwtp.org. Please clearly indicate which position you are applying for in the subject line of the e-mail. If you prefer, you can mail your application materials to us at: 

West Town Academy 

534 N Sacramento Blvd. 

Chicago, IL 60612 

The Agency: Greater West Town Community Development Project (GWTP)’s Youth Unit primarily consists of the West Town Academy (WTA), a highly effective, state-recognized diploma-granting high school for students who have dropped out of Chicago Public Schools and wish to complete their secondary education. 70% of our youth are African American, and 30% are Latino. Students range in age from 16-21 years of age. Most GWTP Youth Unit participants and WTA students are from low-income families, and approximately 15% are DCFS wards. 

The GWTP Youth Unit plays a critical role in the lives of both our students and their communities. The Youth Unit and WTA strive to demonstrate highly successful strategies for re-engaging, teaching, and graduating our community’s dropout youth. Additionally, the Youth Unit and WTA serve as a model for civic and government leaders to encourage the creation and expansion of resources and programs that effectively address the needs of our community’s many at-risk and dropout youth. For more information, visit us at www.gwtp.edu.