K - 5th Grade Navigators FY 25-26

Polaris Tech Charter School is looking for K -5th Navigators. This individual will join an outstanding education team to unleash student potential and cultivate aspirations – where students are career-focused, college-ready, and invested in the community.At Polaris Tech Charter School, The NavigatorHolds High Expectations for Equitable Outcomes: The Navigator will create a rigorous but supportive environment in which all students are held to high academic expectations. The Navigator will seek evidence of achieving goals to help all students meet expectations. The Navigator will move beyond the traditional notion of providing each student with the same learning experience and be willing to apply differentiated instructional strategies.Embraces Competency-Based Learning: The Navigator will recognize that not all students learn at the same pace and differentiate instruction to meet students' diverse needs.Values All Learners: In seeking to personalize instruction, the Navigator will recognize all students bring different strengths and needs to the classroom. The Navigator is aware of different learning preferences, diversity, and universal design principles and appropriately differentiates and adapts to meet the academic, social, and emotional individual needs of each student.Has a Growth Mindset: Navigators constantly enhance their skill sets through professional development opportunities. Navigators use a growth mindset in and out of the classroom to take risks in developing engaging project-based learning opportunities for all learners. They also apply the same mindset to students by encouraging them to take risks and learn from their successes and failures.RequirementsCertification in the subject area (South Carolina or reciprocity state)Power School ExperienceExperience in project-based learning is preferredExperience with iReady is preferredWillingness to work with other navigators to promote interdisciplinary studiesAbility to learn new technology tools quickly (e.g., database and web-based tools)Ability to support and guide parents as well as studentsKnowledge of effective and innovative instructional and student evaluation techniquesAbility to develop effective relationships with pupils, parents, navigators, staff and the communityOutstanding references from current and former supervisorsSatisfactory SLED (SC Law Enforcement Division) reportBenefitsBenefits PacketRetirement: 403bCompetitive Salary