Teaching Intern
JOB PURPOSE:
Inspire, motivate, and educate students. If you love immersing your class into a world of knowledge and imparting meaningful lessons, Charter Schools USA is the correct place to start. Charter Schools USA is a tuition-free school that provides the best education for all students. It is our goal to help all our students succeed in academia, the working world, and in their personal lives. As an intern teacher, you will have direct influence on lesson plans, class management, and the overall success of our students.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Instruction
- Makes purposeful and appropriate lesson plans that provide for effective teaching strategies.
- Review student records to develop a foundation of understanding regarding each student’s abilities and needs.
- Maintain accurate and complete student records.
- Strives to maximize the educational achievement of each student.
- Utilizes a variety/range of student learning modalities in each lesson and uses differentiated instruction within those lessons.
- Utilizes diagnostic assessment of student learning frequently.
- Maintains accurate and complete student records.
- Assigns lessons, corrects student work product, and reviews oral presentations.
- Prepares students for state-required achievement assessments.
- Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of students.
- Maintains positive rapport with students; demonstrates patience and appropriate nurturing to assist in the growth of the child.
- Ensures classroom is clean, and safe and includes student-generated work on display as appropriate.
- Implements all relevant policies governing student conduct.
- Develops lesson plans consistent with established guidelines and goals.
- Participates with other staff members in curriculum planning during designated meetings.
- Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect supplies, equipment, materials, and facilities needed to implement effectively the planned instructional program.
- Communicates, consistently, and positively with parents via all appropriate mediums.
- Cooperates with members of the administration and other staff.
- Participates in parent communication activities. Participates in extracurricular activities to ensure a positive school culture and provide support for students and staff (as required).
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
- Demonstrates enthusiasm and commitment toward the job and the mission of the company; supports the company's values in the strategic areas of academic excellence, operational performance, superior culture, and financial health and growth, as outlined in the Employee Handbook.
- Works and interacts with staff and relates to individuals at all levels of the organization; relates to individuals at all as unique situations present themselves, the incumbent must be sensitive to corporate needs, employee goodwill, and the public image.
- Time Management -- Prioritizing, Organizing, Scheduling.
- Computer Basics -- Windows (Word, Excel, Outlook).
- Communication -- Oral (including presentations), Written, Interpersonal (active listening), Negotiating and
JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Must be a junior at an accredited college or university.
- Commitment to company values.
- Such alternatives to the above requirements as CSUSA may find appropriate and acceptable.
- Serve a minimum 4-month internship.
- Be project oriented.
- Produce a product (in-house presentation, physical portfolio)
- Part-time or work 40 hours per week on a full-time teacher schedule.
- Desire an opportunity to be mentored by CSUSA staff.