High School ELA Teacher

BelovED Community & Empowerment Academy Charter Schools; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 66,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Family Leave

Short Term & Long Term Disability

Training & Development

Job summary

BelovED Community & Empowerment Academy Charter Schools is seeking a dedicated high school English teacher to inspire learning and academic achievement in a diverse urban setting near Jersey City and NYC.

You will deliver standards-aligned instruction, administer formative assessments, and collaborate with specialists to support English learners and students with special needs in a vibrant charter school community.

Qualifications

• Candidates must hold or plan to pursue NJDOE certifications for high school English/ELA.

Responsibilities

• Values, expectations, and commitment: uphold the school's values and mission while holding high expectations for every student.
• Student learning: ensure students achieve progress meeting high standards and develop solutions with peer/leader support.
• Teaching and assessment: plan and deliver engaging lessons with measurable goals within a standards-aligned program.
• Culture and classroom management: model and maintain a caring, high-expectation climate and consistent discipline.
• Teamwork and professional growth: participate in planning meetings and professional development with grade-level peers.
• Special needs and ELL collaboration: work with special education and ELL staff to implement programs and comply with regs.

Skills

Teamwork

Professional Relations

Professional Development

Education

NJDOE high school English/ELA certification

Job description

Why Our School is Special

We have achieved a high level of academic success without burning out our teachers by meshing an effective education program with effective teacher supports and professional development. If you want to work in a highly successful charter school that supports its teachers, serving a student mix that is among the most diverse in America while enjoying the cultural vibrance of Jersey City, Hoboken and New York City (just 2 miles away),

Teacher Responsibilities

Values, Expectations, and Commitment Teachers must commit themselves to the School's values and mission. Moreover, appreciating the example of excellent schools which succeed at helping all students achieve at a high level, teachers must hold high expectations for each student and commit themselves to helping every student achieve their full potential. Student Learning Every teacher must accept ultimate responsibility for his or her students achieving learning progress that meets or exceeds the School's high standards and must actively develop solutions to problems, reaching out for peer and leader support, and taking advantage of other school resources, as necessary. Teaching and Assessment Teachers may make use of school-provided curricular materials, or they may design their own, but they must plan and deliver vibrant and engaging lessons ? each with a measurable goal ? within the framework of the School's carefully sequenced, standards-aligned education program and they must administer school-provided formative assessments on a regular basis so instruction can be targeted to their students' needs. Culture and Classroom Management Teachers must communicate, and also model for their students, behaviors which befit the high expectations culture and the caring school climate to which we are committed. They must apply School and classroom rules consistently and effectively; make use of preventive discipline; and effectively supervise students both in their classroom and elsewhere on School grounds. Teamwork, Professional Relations, and Professional Development Teachers should see themselves as members of a team and should commit themselves to their own and to their peers? on-going professional development. Teachers will be required to attend professional development sessions, to participate actively in planning meetings, and to become part of a professional learning community where they can lend assistance to, and gain assistance from, their grade-level peers. Special Needs Students and English Language Learners Teachers must work collaboratively with the school's special education and ELL staff to implement the school's special education and ELL programs and to comply with all state and federal regulations. INDINSTRUCTION

Requirements

Candidates must hold or plan to pursue the New Jersey Department of Education certifications necessary to teach English/ELA at the high school level.

Teacher Supports

Sample teacher supports include:

• A teacher coach, career-long professional development assistance and grade-level professional learning community support;
• A research-based curriculum and supporting curricular materials (you will have the freedom to develop your own, but after a full day in the classroom, you may appreciate not always having to develop learning objectives and curricular resources from scratch);
• High-quality formative assessments, aligned with our curriculum, that will help you immediately identify when students in your class have not achieved mastery of a skill, concept, or knowledge item;
• Full-time reading and math specialists who will be available to tutor students who are struggling to master an essential skill, and social workers who will be available to help students struggling with outside problems;
• The staffing of our afterschool program by Academic Tutors, so we can limit the length of our teachers? work-days;
• Abundant planning periods that provide teachers an opportunity to prepare up-coming lessons during the school day.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development

Pay: $66,000.00 - $86,000.00 per year

As an equal opportunity employer, Empowerment Academy hires without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability.