Summary

SOJOURNER TRUTH ACADEMY, A SMALL SCHOOL WHERE YOU CAN HAVE A BIG IMPACT! Join our team of licensed teachers and highly qualified paraprofessionals for the 2024-2025 school year. We are seeking a licensed Special Teacher to serve a range of grades levels from K-8.

Description

WHO WE ARE

STA OFFERS EMPLOYEES

  • Diverse school community with deep connections to the families we serve. 

  • Staff culture that values your voice and engages teachers in decision-making. 

  • Supportive and engaged leaders who are invested in your professional growth.

BENEFITS

  • Competitive salary and health benefits

  • Performance-based pay increases 

  • Teacher and public loan forgiveness 

  • Support staff in every classroom

WHO YOU ARE

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE HAS 

  • 2+years of experience or is pursuing a second career in teaching OR

  • New teachers who are self-starters, eager to learn and committed to coaching

  • Experience in diverse environments

  • Holds a demonstrated belief in all student’s ability to learn and achieve at high levels 

  • Holds appropriate Minnesota licensure for teaching positions

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Join our team of licensed teachers and highly qualified paraprofessionals for the 2024-2025 school year.  We are seeking a licensed Special Education Teacher to serve a range of grades levels from K-8.

TO APPLY

THE FINE PRINT

COMPENSATION     

  • $42,000-$52,000+ Experience-based, Teachers

  • $20 per hour+ Experience-based, Paraprofessionals

  • Potential Annual Performance-Based Salary Increase

  • Teacher & Public Loan Forgiveness Eligible Institution

  • Staff tuition reimbursement program for pursuing a teaching license or furthering teacher education 

  • Competitive Family Benefits Plan: 

    • Single Medical Coverage Paid at 100%

    • Medical, Dental, Life/ADD, Long Term Disabitily, Prescription & Retirement benefits

    • Voluntary Vision, Life/ADD, Accident, Critical Illness, & Hospital insurance

    • Wellness and fitness benefits

POSITION SUMMARY

As a member of STA’s Academic Team, the Special Education Teacher is responsible for setting standards and laying a foundation of academic and social success for special education scholars by providing high quality, relevant educational instruction in a positive learning environment. 

Sojourner Truth Academy is a PK-8 open-enrollment public charter school in Minneapolis, MN.  We are driven by our mission to prepare children for the future by building confidence and a strong sense of self-worth through small classrooms and an open, safe, family-like environment.  STA supports families by embracing change when necessary for the good of the children and serving as a bridge to the community.  Staff at STA is dedicated to and held accountable for providing a learning experience that is culturally relevant, challenging and fun.  

WORK CULTURE

  • An open-door, community-like environment where staff and scholars are valued and celebrated

  • 89% of staff agree STA is a good place to teach and learn

  • Entering the second year of our 5-year Strategic Implementation plan in support of our scholar success profile with 3 strategic priorities: 1) Create strong academic vision and support for strong instructional practice 2) Increase effective use of data to drive scholar success 

3) Develop a talent strategy that builds and effective team and drives a joyful culture

OUR STAFF

  • Cultural competency is prized, nurtured, and developed at STA

  • STA takes pride in the diversity of our staff: 70% of staff are people of color; 42% of STA teachers are people of color

  • Average staff longevity is 6.2 years

CAREER DEVELOPMENT & SUPPORT

  • 92% of staff agree STA is committed to improving instructional practice

  • Team-based work culture with embedded weekly professional learning community sessions

  • Focus on data driven growth with 15 annual PD days, on demand Specialist Teacher support in math, reading, special education, & MLL education

  • Licensure CEU requirements embedded into staff development schedule 

  • Weekly teacher support from Lead Teacher, grade-level teams, MTSS Team & our Academic & Behavior Support Teams

  • 10 days annual paid time off with 21 paid school holidays

IN THE CLASSROOM

  • 24:1 Classroom scholar to teacher ratio

  • 13:2 Pre-Kindergarten scholar to teacher ratio 

  • A support staff member in every classroom

  • Classroom Budget provided