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About the Role

The Associate Teacher position provides extensive development and training to forge a path to a lead teaching position within KIPP NYC schools. Associate Teachers share classroom responsibilities with a lead teacher while developing their skills and gaining valuable in-classroom experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Lead Teacher to support a curriculum that addresses individual student needs, interests, and abilities.
• Implement lessons prepared by the Lead Teacher, incorporating best practices and accommodations for diverse student needs.
• Use data to support small groups and individual students through an inquiry-based curriculum that promotes a love of learning.
• Plan and deliver daily small group intervention lessons.
• Provide coverage and ensure high-quality instruction during the short-term absence of the Lead Teacher.
• Create a classroom environment that fosters learning and is developmentally appropriate for students' maturity and interests.
• Observe Lead Teachers and engage in debriefing sessions to discuss classroom management and instructional strategies.
• Collaborate with Lead Teachers to plan lessons and review upcoming classroom activities.
• Direct the learning process to achieve curriculum goals, setting clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and effectively communicating these objectives to students.
• Utilize a range of instructional techniques and media that align with best practices, specific content expertise, physical space limitations, and the needs of individual students or groups.
• Assess student learning with the guidance of the Lead Teacher through ongoing observations, authentic assessments, and formal evaluations.
• Provide frequent feedback to students, communicate progress to parents, and prepare written progress reports.
• Model KIPP NYC’s character strengths in all interactions and communications with students, families, and staff.
• Collaborate with lead teachers to plan and deliver a rigorous college-preparatory curriculum aligned with Common Core standards.
• Actively seek and apply feedback from team leaders and instructional coaches to enhance teaching practice.
• Use diagnostic assessment tools regularly to identify each student's learning strengths and needs, supporting targeted intervention and/or acceleration toward academic and leadership goals.
• Take appropriate measures to ensure a safe environment for all students in the classroom and throughout the school.
• Support the administration in enforcing all school policies and rules related to student life and behavior.
• Participate fully in professional development sessions, team meetings, and staff committees as needed.
• Maintain open and effective communication with students, parents, and community members.
• Carry out other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year educational institution.
• A passion for being part of a team-oriented, mission-driven school culture.
• Strong interpersonal skills that contribute to a collegial working environment.
• A healthy measure of the character traits we value: zest, grit, hope, social intelligence, gratitude, and a sense of humor.
• A strong desire to become a better teacher by joining the KIPP NYC team.
• Open to feedback and willing to constantly reflect, improve, and learn.
• Full-time attendance is required beginning the first week of August 2026.
• Must enroll in a master's program that leads to New York State teacher certification (if not already certified).
• Must notify HR if you move or have plans to relocate.

Skills

• Proficiency in Spanish is a plus.

Location

• NYC

Work Type

• Full-time
• Onsite

Experience Level

• Associate Teacher

Education Level

• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree (through tuition-funded program)

Salary/Compensations

• $63,750

Benefits

• Fully tuition-funded master's degree program for certification
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Generous time off, including 5 school vacation weeks, sick and personal days, and an extended summer break
• Up to 12 weeks of 100% parental leave
• Bright Horizon Back-up Child and Elder Care
• Employer-paid Life Insurance and Short-term/Long-term disability
• 8-week paid Sabbatical after 10 years
• Annual professional development funds
• Tuition reimbursement

About the Company

• KIPP NYC Public Schools is a non-profit network of 18 free, public charter schools located in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Manhattan.
• We partner with families and communities to create joyful, academically excellent schools where every child grows up free to create the future they want for themselves and their communities.
• KIPP NYC provides students with engaging academics, arts, athletics, and social–emotional learning that prepare them for college, career, and beyond.
• Through KIPP Forward, we continue to support our alumni as they navigate college, career, and life.
• Together, we serve more than 9,400 students, support 4,700 alumni, and employ over 1,100 dedicated team members.

Equal Opportunity

• KIPP NYC LLC is committed to creating a welcoming environment that includes employees with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• KIPP NYC LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• KIPP NYC LLC is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment.