CERTIFIED Math Teacher/Advisor - Big Picture Philadelphia

Big Picture Philadelphia is seeking Advisors (Teachers) who are eager to work in our progressive, student-centered, project-based high schools. We are recruiting talented teachers to join our faculty at both of our locations, El Centro de Estudiantes High School and Vaux Big Picture High School. We are seeking certified teachers in the following content areas: English, Mathematics, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Special Education, and Health/PE.

As a part of the nationally acclaimed Big Picture Learning network with more than 70 groundbreaking schools nationwide, our schools operate on the Big Picture school design. For more information on Big Picture, el Centro, and Vaux BPHS, please visit our website: www.bigpicturephiladelphia.org.

A Big Picture Philadelphia Advisor (teacher) is a three-pronged position. An advisor is a social and emotional leader, an academic teacher and project developer, and an internship manager. First and foremost, the advisor is the “point person” for their 18 students and those students’ families. The successful advisor creates a safe, trusting, and collaborative learning environment that empowers students to learn through school and community experiences and develop as mature, able, knowledgeable, and responsible individuals. An advisor is responsible for a multi-year educational journey of 18 students, including their successful graduation and transition to a meaningful post-secondary activity.

Key “personalization” (social, emotional, and relational) responsibilities: an Advisor (Teacher):

• Builds a strong, supportive small community of learning within their advisory and celebrates students’ accomplishments.
• Asserts students’ educational and social progress through periodic narrative reports, phone calls to parents, and regular student meetings.
• Is accessible to students and parents for education-related purposes outside normal school hours as negotiated with students and their families.
• Actively enlists parents and family members in the life and learning of their children.
• Creates learning plans with students and their families that encompass the individual student’s personal interests and developmental needs.
• Facilitates learning plan meetings with each student and their family, plus their internship mentor when applicable.
• Updates and modifies students’ learning plans every term.

Key academic and in-school responsibilities: an Advisor (Teacher):

• Teaches students how to learn, and gather and filter information through personal interaction, print, and web-based sources.
• Plans a program of instruction that challenges students and meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of each student.
• Guides students into learning experiences and activities that focus on the mastery of the specific content area.
• Provides supplemental and educational resources in order to support students’ growth.
• Employs a variety of educational techniques in pursuit of educational goals and establishes clear objectives for each student.
• Attends advisor and peer meetings to plan and work collaboratively to share best practices and critique each other’s work, and to view all the students in the school as their own.
• Creates a safe and healthy learning environment and responds to emergencies in accordance with established safety and emergency policies and guidelines.
• Actively participates in all staff meetings, retreats, and summer training sessions.
• Shares the leadership role with other staff members in organizing and conducting new student and new staff orientations.

Key real-world learning responsibilities: an Advisor (Teacher):

• Facilitates student learning outside of the school building via internships and its attendant preparatory work, service learning, group internships, and real-world learning experiences.
• Incorporates formal Learning Plans and Learning Through Internships (LTI) experiences into each student’s learning journey.
• Works collaboratively with the Internship Coordinator to ensure each student has an internship by following the determined LTI path.
• Monitors students’ internships through regular site visits, phone calls, and mentor meetings.

Other qualifications - education and/or experience:

• REQUIRED: Pennsylvania Department of Education High School Teaching Certification.
• Bachelor's Degree required, Master's degree (MA/MS/MBA) or equivalent preferred.
• Two or more years related experience and/or training a plus.
• All required clearances
• Sense of humor
• Passion for working with youth

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $43,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Grade levels:

• High school

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

School subjects:

• Math

School type:

• Public school

COVID-19 considerations:
This full-time position is in-person five days a week, and follows the Covid-19 guidelines issued by the Philadelphia Department of Public Health and the School District of Philadelphia.

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Philadelphia, PA 19121: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Teaching: 2 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Teaching Certification (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $43,000 - $70,000