Rocketship Public Schools

Rocketship Public Schools

Elementary Teacher (Northeast Nashville)

Nashville, TN

Sponsorship not specified$54k-$71kDetected 91 days ago
CollaborationMentoring

About the role

  • Position Description Rocketship Nashville Northeast seeks educators who believe strong relationships are the foundation of academic success.
  • Our students thrive when teachers pair high expectations with warmth, consistency, and genuine care.
  • This role is ideal for reflective professionals who embrace coaching, continuously refine their practice, and approach their work with cultural awareness and curiosity about students' lived experiences.

Responsibilities

  • We believe that every student deserves the right to dream, to discover, and to develop their unique potential and it is our responsibility and our privilege to unleash the potential inside every Rocketeer we serve.
  • Successful educators on this campus create structured, engaging classrooms where clear routines and proactive behavior systems allow all students to feel safe, supported, and challenged.
  • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

Requirements

  • Hold a B.A./B.S. degree from an accredited institution
  • Hold a valid Practitioner License with an Elementary K-5 Endorsement, or be eligible to obtain the appropriate licensure as required by state law.
  • The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.
  • While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and communicate with both adults and children.
  • The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls.
  • The employee is frequently required to stand
  • The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms.

Nice to have

  • Prior experience teaching in diverse school communities
  • Preferred: Prior experience teaching in diverse school communities

Compensation

  • Rocketship Public Schools complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.
  • This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
  • Improper interference with the ability of Rocketship Public Schools' employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.
  • Click here for our Sexual Harassment Policy.
  • For questions, concerns, or complaints, please contact Human Resources.

Benefits

  • Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
  • Compensation: Commensurate with qualifications and experience, plus excellent health and wellness benefits, 403b retirement plan, flexible spending account (FSA), and generous paid time off.
  • Rocketship Public Schools expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.

Company info

  • Rocketship Public Schools complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.
  • At Rocketship Public Schools, we believe in the infinite possibility of human potential.
  • Our non-profit network of public elementary charter schools propels student achievement, develops exceptional educators, and partners with parents who enable high-quality public schools to thrive in their community.
  • We are a collective of parents, teachers, leaders, and students working together to transform the future for underserved communities across our country.
  • At Rocketship Public Schools, we are unleashing potential.

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