Classroom Culture Lead Teacher - Elementary

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster.

Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 50 countries and more than 25 U.

S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions.

If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.

Background / IRC Summary : Since 1999, the IRC has developed partnerships with New York City public schools, community-based organizations and local colleges and universities to support the positive development of refugee youth and their communities in New York City.

The Youth Education Department provides year-round programming working directly with refugee youth, their parents and families, and their schools.

Job Overview / Summary : The Newcomer Youth Summer Academy (NYSA) is a six-week program that prepares newly arrived refugee youth to succeed at their grade level in the New York City public school system.

Up to 130 students aged 5 - 21 from over 20 countries will participate in academic, creative arts, physical education, and social-emotional learning classes.

Field trips are held on Fridays.

Classroom Culture Lead Teachers play an important role, leading classroom culture, rituals, and routines. Classroom Culture Lead Teachers work with a single class level (Grades K-1, 2-3, 4-5) providing support and continuity throughout the program.

Classroom Culture Lead Teachers are responsible for planning and leading daily mindfulness, facilitating small-group instruction as per the Academic Lead Teacher's plans, working with students one-on-one, and providing additional sheltered instruction support for multilingual learning.

Classroom Culture Lead Teachers are directly responsible for behavior management in alignment with Academy philosophy and classroom guidelines.

They are primarily responsible for leading their classroom Peer Mentors, and they play a critical role in ensuring consistent, timely communication among Academic Lead Teachers, Peer Mentors, Administration, and students' families.

Classroom Culture Lead Teachers are responsible for observing, assessing, recording, and monitoring students' individual progress.

This requires an understanding of the IRC School Readiness indicators, gathering input from other staff to assess individual students' school readiness assets and needs.

Position term : July 1 - August 16, 2024

Hours :

Training : July 1-3, 2024 : Up to 24 hours of training

Foundational online training modules to be completed independently ahead of synchronous staff training dates

Main Program : July 8- August 16, 2024 : 7.5 hours per day plus 1 evening of parent / teacher conferences.

Expect 1-2 hours per week of additional external planning, grading, and data analysis.

Major Responsibilities :

Participate in mandatory school programing.

Contribute to collaborative planning sessions for all staff training and program meetings.

Plan and lead (15 minutes x2 - x3, daily) whole-group mindfulness lessons

Lead weekly family-communication plan for all students in assigned class

Collaborate with IRC Staff and the Academic Lead Teacher in the implementation of a 6-week curriculum

Complete pre- and post-School Readiness observational assessments for each student in assigned class

Collaborate with Academic Lead Teacher(s) in planning, coordinating classroom activities, and reviewing student progress

Lead classroom climate and culture in accordance with Academy philosophy and protocols

Manage dismissal protocols

Supervise students during breakfast

Engage in instructional coaching cycles and participate in weekly Classroom Culture Lead Teacher meetings

Job Requirements :

Bachelor's degree in Education or related field required; candidate for Master's degree preferred

2+ years of classroom teaching experience or experience working with youth strongly desired

Experience teaching English Language Learners / multilingual learners is strongly desired

Familiarity teaching in New York City public schools is strongly desired

Certification / experience with Responsive Classrooms or Classroom Mindfulness desired

Strong classroom management skills strongly desired

Proficiency teaching social emotional learning preferred

Experience working with refugee and / or immigrant populations strongly desired

Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Highly organized, dependable, responsive, and collaborative work style

Second language proficiency in relevant language highly desirable(Arabic, Dari, Farsi, French, Fulani, Haitian Creole, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian.)

Strength in cultural competency-building

Working Environment :

NYSA takes place in a centrally located school (TBD) in New York City. All applicants must be willing to relocate to the New York City area for the entirety of the Academy.

Compensation : Posted pay ranges apply to US-based candidates. Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget.

Exact offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience and skills relative to the defined job requirements.

Gender Equality : IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances.

Equal Opportunity Employer : We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Please contact us to request accommodation.

Minimum Qualifications : Update

Standard of Professional Conduct : The IRC and the IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way - our Code of Conduct.

These are Integrity, Service, Accountability, and Equality.

Commitment to Gender, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion : The IRC is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, respectful, and safe work environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity and respect.

The IRC expressly prohibits and will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or bullying of the IRC persons in any work setting.

We aim to increase the representation of women, people that are from country and communities we serve, and people who identify as races and ethnicities that are under-represented in global power structures.