High School Humanities Teacher

Founded in 2017 in Birmingham, Alabama, Build UP is a workforce development high school model with three campuses and six programs in Birmingham and Selma, Alabama and Brownsville, Texas. The vision of Build UP is to empower and equip youth and communities to determine their own future. At Build UP, students are able to:

• Acquire a self-directed, career-focused education

• Gain knowledge and skills in a high demand field of their choosing

• Own homes to build personal wealth and lead long-term neighborhood revitalization

Build UP Community School

Since 2018, Build UP Community School (BUCS) has served as the flagship campus of Build UP—America’s first early-college, career-connected high school model that integrates education, workforce development, and homeownership to break intergenerational cycles of poverty. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, BUCS serves students and youth in grades 9 through early postsecondary, supporting them on a six-year pathway that leads to a high school diploma, college credit and/or industry-recognized credentials, and eventual ownership of an affordable home.

Position: Humanities Teacher

Location: Build UP Community School (BUCS)

Reports to: Assistant Principal

Position Overview

We are seeking a dynamic and community-connected Humanities Teacher to join our private high school in an urban setting. The ideal candidate will be able to integrate project-based learning and community-integrated education into their teaching approach. The teacher will be responsible for designing and delivering engaging and challenging lessons that help students develop the critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills necessary for success in the modern workforce.

Key Responsibilities

1. Instruction and Planning:

   • Curriculum Plan: Devise a routine for planning tailoring the curriculum to meet the needs of the students with timely lesson plans that meet school expectations turned into leadership.

   • Lesson Planning/Structure: The lessons contain a do now, guided practice, and exit ticket that is at an application level of rigor. Teacher adjusts instruction to ensure student engagement, learning, and work completion.

   • Academic Rigor: Provide opportunities for engagement with higher order thinking skills at least an application/analysis level as defined by blooms taxonomy.

   • Student Engagement: Use of developmentally-appropriate instructional strategies, resources, and technology to support access to the curriculum

   • Assessment and Response to Assessment Results: Check for understanding formally and informally to evaluate and respond to student learning. Demonstrate an ability to respond effectively to assessment results by developing appropriate accommodations and remediation, scaffolds, and support students with various learning needs (i.e. IEP, ELL etc) based on the data.

2. Classroom Management:

   • Classroom Procedures: Establish clear classroom routines, procedures, and norms, including a clear What To Do, Daily Learning Objectives, Agenda and Exit Ticket.

   • Classroom Expectations: Establish and maintain clear and explicit directions for learning and behavior.

   • Active Monitoring: Survey the academic engagement of the classroom

   • Least Invasive: Ability to perceive when a student, class, or group is unfocused or unruly; refocus them using least invasive procedures first; and do it again effectively.

   • On-Task Behavior: Extent to which students are engaged in content and completing tasks. Teacher holds out for 100% response participation.

3. Professionalism/Core Values:

   • Community: Develop and maintain supportive, inclusive, and appropriate relationships with students and families built on trust and respect that adheres to schoolwide procedure for communicating grades and student progress.

   • Ownership: Participate in professional development training, collaborate effectively and amicably with colleagues, and establish professional learning goals while making progress to improve your practice.

   • Resilience: Navigates challenges with an orientation of problem solving, empathy, and an asset based mindset. Maintain professional and timely correspondence with Leadership, staff, peers, students, families, and community members despite difficulties.

   • Excellence: Meets and exceeds expectations for your role. Show up on-time to Morning Huddle, classes, cafeteria and lunch duty, meetings, and Closeout.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in education, humanities, or a related field (Master's degree preferred).

• Teaching certification or license (or eligibility for certification).

• Demonstrated success in designing and implementing lessons towards strong academic outcomes.

• Solid communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

• Experience working in an urban or diverse educational setting.

• Knowledge of current educational trends and best practices in secondary education and project-based learning.

• Willingness to participate in ongoing professional development and training opportunities.

Benefits

• Competitive salary commensurate with education and experience

• Health, dental, and vision insurance

• 401(k) with up to 3% match after 1 year of service

• Paid time off

• Professional development support

• Full-time, in-person | Monday–Friday, 8-hour shift

• Occasional After School and Weekend Events (Seasonal and Limited)