World Geography Teacher: Uplift Wisdom High (25-26)
Company: Uplift Education
Location: Dallas
Posted on: April 18, 2025
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Job Description:
Title: World Geography Teacher: Uplift Wisdom High (25-26)
Position Type: Teacher - High
Location: Uplift Wisdom High School
Description: Mission Statement:
Uplift's mission is to create and sustain public schools of
excellence that empower each student to reach their highest
potential in college and the global marketplace and that inspire in
students a life-long love of learning, achievement, and service in
order to positively change their world.
Equity Vision Statement:
Uplift Education proactively engages scholars, families, and staff
members to thrive as their authentic selves and partner in the
journey required to identify, address, and correct existing and
potential inequities.
SUMMARY
Provide students with appropriate educational activities and
experiences that will enable them to fulfill their potential for
intellectual, emotional, physical and social growth. Help students
develop the skills necessary to be a productive member of
society.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Classroom Responsibilities
--- Creates rigorous and engaging daily learning experiences that
advance the intellectual and physical growth and development of
children to improve school readiness
--- Models conversation, manners, clean-up activities, listening
skills, etc. for the purpose of demonstrating appropriate social
interaction and communication.
--- Includes activities that support the social and emotional
development of children.
--- Constantly observes children and maintains child assessment
records
--- Implements indoor and outdoor activities that encourage and
promote physical development.
--- Provides learning experiences that promote cognitive
development and promote language and cognitive development
--- Sets clear short-term and long-term goals to drive
instruction
--- Maintains a productive, safe, and focused learning
environment
--- Consistently enforces Uplift Education's core mission and
values
--- Creates and provides meaningful and frequent assessments in a
timely manner, utilizing the daily conference time to do so
--- Provides necessary accommodations and modifications for growth
and success of all students
--- Effectively teaches the adopted curriculum, the Uplift
curriculum and the International Baccalaureate components
--- Goes above and beyond to ensure all students are meeting
appropriate standards
--- Keeps parents well-informed about students' progress, providing
frequent feedback in accordance with campus guidelines, weekly
assessments and quarterly report cards
--- Maintains an open-door policy
--- Upholds all school policies within the classroom
--- Ability to communicate effectively with students, parents,
staff, and public agencies in support of the attendance program
--- Helps arrange a physical environment in which children can work
and play safely.
--- Other duties as assigned
School Responsibilities
--- Arrives at school 15 minutes before carpool and is available
for assigned duties or set-up (7:15 am)
--- Stays at school until time designated by School
Director/Managing Director or as needed
--- Participates in school-wide and individual professional
development, including the 2-3 week summer session
--- Attends and participates in all staff meetings
--- Performs necessary duties including but not limited to bus,
morning lunch, and afternoon duties
--- Chaperones field lessons and field trips
--- Communicates with all staff
--- Reports to appropriate administrators
--- Abides by all state and federal mandates in reporting sexual or
physical abuse and neglect
--- Upholds the code of conduct and all school policies
--- Maintains and supports a positive professional school
culture
--- Models behavior within the code of conduct
--- Supports and follows directives of campus administrators
Team Responsibilities
--- Works as part of interdisciplinary team planning and aligning
and integrating curricula that will be consistently assessed
--- Attends all grade level meetings
--- Works with grade level to address and resolve student
issues
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
This position does not have any supervisory responsibilities.
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to
perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions.
Education, Experience, and/or Certification(s)
LANGUAGE SKILLS
To perform this job successfully, and individual must be able to
read, analyze, and apply common sense understanding and to carry
out instructions in written or oral form and be able to set
priorities. This individual must possess the ability to communicate
with all levels of personnel, students, and parents.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and
statistical inference. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions,
percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw
valid conclusions. Ability to solve practical problems and deal
with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only
limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of
instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
Have working knowledge of human behavior and have expressive and
receptive language abilities. Possess the ability to incorporate
creativity with learning experiences.
COMPUTER SKILLS
To perform this job successfully, an individual should be
proficient in Microsoft Office applications including advanced
features of Excel, possess the ability to use basic office
equipment and the ability to learn and use other software as
necessary.
SAFETY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Every employee of the school has an obligation to know our safety
rules and procedures; to teach what
theyknowtoothers;torecognizeunsafeactionsandsituations;towarnothersofunsafesituations;to
reacttoemergencysituationsandtoreporthazardousorunsafepracticestothoseinapositionto
correct them.
PHYSICAL / MENTAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those
that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the
essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions. While performing the duties of this position,
the employee is regularly required to sit and use the wrists, hands
and/or fingers. The employee is occasionally required to stand for
extended periods of time; walk; climb or balance. The employee must
occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision
abilities required by this job include close vision, distance
vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work at a desk and computer screen for extended periods of time.
Must be able to frequently twist, turn, kneel, bend, and stoop
multiple times a day and be able to perform physical activities
with children and be able to monitor children's safety in all
activities.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment is representative of those an employee
encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
The environment requires close proximity to other employees,
frequent interruptions, extended periods of time viewing a computer
screen, and noise levels from moderate to high. There may be
activity from other employees and students of a distracting
nature.
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
Criminal records check, pre-hire and annually thereafter, if
applicable. Must be eligible to work in the United States and
provide work authorization.
MODIFICATION OF DUTIES & ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Uplift Education retains the right to change and/or modify the
duties and essential functions of this position at any time. This
job description is not intended to cover or contain a comprehensive
listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the
employee.
Starting Salary: $60,000
Application Procedure:
Apply online
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO
guidelines.
Uplift Education is an equal employment opportunity employer and
will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the
basis of age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race,
religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification
protected by federal, state or local law.
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