What are the responsibilities and job description for the TEACHER - CLIMATE SPECIALIST position at Milwaukee Public Schools?
Job Summary
River Trail K-8 School is actively recruiting candidates for a Climate Specialist position.
As a Climate Specialist at River Trail, you will be at the center of this work— coaching teachers and driving decisions that will benefit the students. Here, you will be the driver of high-quality coaching instruction that enables teachers to develop and deliver strong practices around behavior and classroom culture and to instill a lifelong love of learning.
Salary range starts at $46,144 and increases based on education and licensed teaching experience.
How To Apply
Interested applicants should complete all sections of the application including the online submission of a current resume. Pending graduates should include a letter from their educational institution documenting that they have met the requirements for graduation and teacher certification.
Interview panels may request candidates to submit additional items including, but not limited to, letters of recommendation, sample lesson plans, reference lists, and/or writing samples.
At the time of hire, the selected candidate will need to submit three (3) letters of recommendation dated within the last year and signed by the author and official transcripts conferring his/her bachelor's degree and master’s degree, if applicable.
Qualifications
To be eligible for consideration, applicants must be currently licensed by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction to teach this specific grade level and/or content area or have the ability to obtain the required license by the start of the 2022-23 school year.
As of November 1, 2021, all MPS employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The health and safety of our staff and students is our number one priority.
Responsibilities
- Ensures the consistent and fair administration of school policies regarding student conduct and discipline
- Creates proactive family communication plans and student celebrations
- Models strong staff and student culture
- Collaborates with Leadership Team to create and present formal reports on school culture, safety, and school operations
- Collaborates with culture team to organize celebrations (PBIS)
- Collaborates with culture team and Leadership Team to review and monitor school culture data
- Supervises entry (play list for music), lunch, dismissal, and transitions
- Prepares weekly behavior reports
- Completes all behavior paperwork in IC for grades K4-5
- Facilitates re-entry meetings after behavior infraction or suspension
- Assists with classroom removals, bathroom escorts, and early dismissal escorts
- Promptly informs parents/guardians of disciplinary status; meets with parents/guardians as necessary to develop a plan for success
- Assists parents/guardians with any disciplinary concerns
- Collaborates with school social worker and special education teachers to execute individualized behavior intervention plans when needed
- Assist students in discovering the root cause of their behaviors and help them to develop tools to prevent similar occurrences in the future- Restorative Practices.
- Leads/Plans weekly assemblies to build school culture
- Assist staff in order to enforce all school-wide behavior management and reward systems, and coordinate regularly with the Principal to ensure these systems are in place
- Collaborates closely with Leadership Team, Social Worker, and Case Manager
- Leads Mindfulness initiatives
- All other duties assigned
Equal Employment Opportunity
The Milwaukee Public Schools does not discriminate in its programs, activities, facilities, employment, or educational opportunities on the basis of a person's sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, or disability. Reasonable accommodations requested by qualified individuals with disabilities will be made in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, as amended by the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) of 2008.
In accordance with Wisconsin Statutes, every applicant for a position with Milwaukee Public Schools will be subject to the open records law. Any applicant not wishing to have his/her identity released, must submit a written statement to that effect to the Office of Human Resources. The identities of all "final candidates" may be released. Milwaukee Public Schools reserves the right to interview the best qualified candidates.
