Description:

The Morgan Oliver School is seeking an energetic and compassionate lead teacher for our K-2 classroom. Our school is a small anti racist community school serving kids 5-13. We are located in Kirkwood, Atlanta but will be relocated next year to East Atlanta Village. This will be a lead teaching role for an experienced educator well versed and trained in early literacy and teaching foundational reading and math skills. The candidate will have experience with formative assessments, identifying areas of growth in kids and creating small groups to support each child's needs. Special skills or talents are welcome. We are seeking a warm and flexible teacher who is interested in developing their practice and is adaptable to various needs of a small school. 

This role is a salaried position with all applicable school breaks off. 

Responsibilities:

As a part of this role, you will:

• Follow and help develop a bilingual anti racist curriculum centering people of color
• Plan, prepare materials and maintain running records and work samples from students
• Participate in conferences and communications with parents and stakeholders
• Perform auxiliary tasks on a rotating basis with other teachers and staff 
• Conduct small group instruction in reading and math 
• Manage the associate teacher and support in training, mentorship and facilitate growth

Requirements

• A Masters level degree in Early Childhood Education or a related field with specialized professional development in teaching reading, OR 10 or more years teaching in a similarly aligned classroom. 
• An exuberance and excitement for elementary age children
• Deep belief in conscious discipline, appreciate inquiry, positive language frames and cultivating a compassionate space for children
• A self starter who takes initiative and is exciting about contributing to a small new independent school
• At least 8 years working with elementary age children as a classroom teacher
• An ability to develop relationships across socioeconomic backgrounds and an excitement to grow from the proximity of them. 
• An innate desire to learn more and discover 
• Self motivating and able to structure ones small groups and class rhythm and flow
• Ability to communicate compassionately to colleagues 
• Flexibility in thoughts and ideas as we are a small startup school 
• Knowledge of or openness to learn gender neutral Spanish

Nice-to-Haves

• Confidence
• Spanish speaking
• Grace
• Love for the mission
• Stability
• Innovator
• Outside the box thinker
• Spanish Speaking

Where We Work: The Morgan Oliver School will be relocated to East Atlanta Village at East Side ATL church on Moreland Ave. 

Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

We believe in intentionally seeking historically marginalized groups of people in order to offer and build community which considers the needs of our most vulnerable first. We believe that a healthy work place is one which reflects the communities we live in. We are a LGBTQIA , black women run and disability inviting workplace which honors folks of every walk of life and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, gender, or any of the other “isms”. 

Work Culture

We are a startup school which promises creativity and flexibility of thought and ideas. We are inviting creative thinkers and those who find value in a hard days work. We enjoy a work environment which is familial, close knit and supportive. We hope to find more ways to increase the work place satisfaction as we grow and work life balance as we grow. 

About The Morgan Oliver School 

• We are committed to socioeconomic diversity 
• We are committed to community collaboration and removing barriers to a quality education
• We are interested in developing and sharing our Anti Racist Curriculum 
• We are a lab school where pioneering teachers can have the agency and freedom to think outside the box in education and feel empowered to develop rich experiences for children 

If this job description sounds exciting and you have most of the skills listed, please send a resume, cover letter and 3 references to sanidia@morganoliverschool.org.