Icon Prep is hiring for Primary (K-2), Elementary (3-5), & Middle School (6-8) teachers.

Icon Preparatory School

Icon Prep is a college preparatory private school that educates students in grades K-8. Over 90% of students at Icon Prep qualify for free or reduced priced meals and 99% of our students are African American or Hispanic.

Responsibilities

Icon Prep teachers create lessons and teach to the entire class, individually to students or in small groups, track student progress and present the information to parents. Icon instructors create tests, create and reinforce classroom rules, work with school administration, prepare students for standardized tests, and manage students outside the classroom, such as in school hallways, detention, etc.

Job Skills

• Communication Skills: You must be able to speak clearly to students, other teachers, parents and administration officials.
• Instruction Skills: You will have to explain new ideas and unfamiliar concepts with authority and in a clear and concise way so that students can understand. You must work to keep the students' attention
• Writing Skills: Teachers write progress reports, notes home, and in the case of postsecondary teachers, publish research. Writing skills are critical.
• Patience: The students you work with will have different backgrounds and abilities. Patience will help teachers deal with students who act out or have trouble following the material.
• Creativity: Teachers have to find ways to involve students into their lessons. Additionally, teachers may have to work with different learning styles to get the most out of each student.
• People Skills: Engaging parents and creating healthy relationships with students and faculty will help create a quality learning environment.
• This is a 10 month per school year position beginning in August 2019. Teachers receives paid time off for many national holidays including 1 week for Fall break, 2 weeks for Winter Break, 1 Week for Spring Break, and nearly 2 Months for summer break.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $47,000.00 - $48,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to Relocate:

• Jacksonville, FL 32209: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person