Middle School Climate Coordinator

About the Employer

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility to be a strong, positive force daily in our school while also consistently and thoughtfully motivating students to work hard and want to learn;
• Build supportive working relationships with staff and students to help create a positive and collaborative work environment;
• Be extremely flexible and supportive in ensuring overall school-wide functioning by taking on other vital non-academic duties that support the organization and order of the school, e.g. lunch and recess duty, helping to run afternoon detentions, supporting student transitions between classes.
• Engage in professional development and coaching and embrace a growth mindset to actively improve instructional and management skills;
• Use school-wide behavior system to establish strong classroom culture, consistent routines, and high expectations for students to ensure that culture is uniform throughout the school and thus ensuring the least amount of learning time is wasted;
• Build trusting relationships with students and families in an advisory setting of up to 12 students while also supporting students to gain a deeper understanding of our school values: seeking justice, perseverance, active living, reason, and kindness.
• Other responsibilities as needed and assigned by administration.

Qualifications

Alignment with Spark Academy's core beliefs and educational philosophy is non-negotiable. Experience working with young people required; Associate's or Bachelor's degree highly preferred, high school degree required; Possesses a positive attitude, is confident, and can project authority; Able to inspire and motivate students to push themselves academically; Academically strong in assigned academic area; Very punctual and very reliable; Fluency in Spanish preferred; Self-motivated to improve, consistently looking for new ways to better support other staff and students, and willing to be flexible to do whatever is needed to ensure the best education possible for all students

Job Description

Spark Academy in Lawrence, MA is an innovative school dedicated to supporting students' academic growth, health, and wellness. Spark's school day intertwines rigorous academic classes with invigorating athletics including dance, karate, and football. Spark's structures include high academic expectations, small group advisories, and a school-wide behavior management system. Climate Associates play an incredibly important role in Spark Academy's overall success in supporting our students. As such, we work to recruit associates who are an incredibly positive, strong, energetic presence in the lives of our children and have a commitment towards hard work that will help lead their students to significant academic and behavioral growth.