Inspiring Middle School Educator - Progressive & Data-Driven

Nuasin Next Generation Charter School; New York (NY); On-site; USD 72,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Nuasin Next Generation Charter School in New York City is seeking motivated educators to deliver engaging lessons and develop rigorous instructional materials. You will foster a safe, warm classroom culture, use restorative practices, and leverage data to drive instruction and student progress.

We offer opportunities to collaborate in grade-level and content-team meetings, participate in advisory and culture blocks, and engage in ongoing professional development to support continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Plan, prepare, and deliver lesson plans and instructional materials that facilitate active learning.
• Develop workflows, effective lesson plans, and tests that are in accordance with established procedures.
• Instruct and monitor scholars in the use of learning materials and equipment.
• Build a classroom culture that is characterized by high academic and behavioral expectations, prioritizing a safe and caring environment for our scholars to learn and grow in, but is also warm and welcoming.
• Utilize restorative practices to build strong and meaningful relationships with scholars, families, and staff.
• Effectively intellectually prepare for all units, lessons, and assessments by effectively using materials provided and making them your own.
• Engage scholars intellectually by maintaining high levels of rigor, intellectual curiosity, high quality discussions, and joy for learning.
• Use formal and informal assessment data to drive instruction, ensure mastery, and pivot when needed.
• Actively participate in grade level meetings, content team meetings, collaborative planning, data analysis and action planning.
• Innovate, challenge, and push excellence with your scholars at all times.
• Be an active leader and participate in daily advisories, homerooms, and culture blocks.
• Proactively communicate with families using effective communication techniques.
• Participate in professional development from leaders and peers that pushes constant reflection, adjustment to the plan, and growth.
• Take ownership of academic and social progress of scholars, and work actively to ensure constant progress and overcome setbacks.
• Establish and maintain open communication by conducting conferences with parents, scholar, school leadership and teachers.
• Actively participate in a variety of meetings (e.g. grade level, data, coaching, professional growth, etc.) for the purpose of driving scholar achievement.
• Advises parents or legal guardians of scholar progress such as scholar’s achievements; developing methods for improvement and/or reinforcing classroom goals in the home environment.

Job description

Nuasin Next Generation Charter School in New York City is seeking motivated educators to deliver engaging lessons and develop rigorous instructional materials. You will foster a safe, warm classroom culture, use restorative practices, and leverage data to drive instruction and student progress.

We offer opportunities to collaborate in grade-level and content-team meetings, participate in advisory and culture blocks, and engage in ongoing professional development to support continuous improvement.