Middle School Environmental Citizenship Teacher

Environmental Charter School; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 44,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The Environmental Charter School is seeking a dedicated Middle School Environmental Citizenship Teacher with a strong understanding of sustainability education. This role involves crafting innovative lessons, collaborating with colleagues, and engaging the community. Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree, PA teaching certification, and a commitment to fostering a positive learning environment focused on environmental citizenship.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision

Generous paid time off

403b retirement plan

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3-5 years teaching experience preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in developing integrated curriculum.
• Familiarity with charter schools.

Responsibilities

• Structure and deliver aligned lessons that enhance students' critical thinking.
• Evaluate student progress and use data to drive instruction.
• Engage with the school community and communicate with families.

Skills

Collaboration

Critical Thinking

Pedagogy

Instructional Practices

Environmental Education

Education

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution

PA certification required

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The Environmental Charter School is seeking highly dedicated and motivated individuals for our school. Successful candidates must be progressive minded and embody a can-do spirit and work ethic. For best consideration, candidates should have a degree and experience in education, a strong work ethic, and a “whatever it takes” attitude.

WORKING AT THE ENVIRONMENTAL CHARTER SCHOOL

The Environmental Charter School’s faculty and staff are passionate, talented and uncompromising with a mission to make sure all students succeed at a high level following our guiding principles of catalyst, character, collaboration, and commitment. Every aspect of our organization and program is designed – and continually refined – to ensure that goal. Our work is student-centered, constantly improving, and reflective. ECS’s progressive approach to education challenges faculty to take risks. We strongly value collaboration and recognize the power of systems thinking. Our high achievement scores, long waiting lists, and unique location in the city of Pittsburgh, serve as a model in environmentally-focused education.

Overview

The ECS Environmental Citizenship Teacher has strong teaching abilities, an understanding of pedagogy and instructional practices that support education for and about sustainability. This educator uses the UN SDGs as the blueprint for teaching the topics of sustainability, and recognizes that they must also lead with the skills, values, and mindsets necessary in nurturing a global citizen. The Environmental Citizenship Teacher works collaboratively with the Environmental Citizenship Department to focus on integration of the sciences, humanities, civic engagement, technology, arts, and design. Educators will develop a students’ sense of place through outdoor experiences and education.

Candidates must be willing to play an active role in reflection, design, and implementation, and be comfortable with ambiguity.

Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Instructional Delivery

• Structure compelling, standard, or competency aligned lessons that challenge students’ critical thinking and collaboration skills; lessons are aligned with course outcomes
• Infuse joy and rigor in lessons so that students are excited about and invested in their academic excellence
• Utilize strong content knowledge to effectively present material to students
• Employ multiple methods to accommodate different learning styles and abilities, including special education students, gifted education students, and English language learners
• Provides personalized learning opportunities through PBL, Design Thinking, or Competency Based Learning experiences
• Uses technology and blended learning opportunities to support personalized learning pathways
  
  
  

Assessments

• Regularly evaluate student progress using a variety of formative and summative assessment and performance tasks.
• Uses portfolios and performance assessments to support the ECS Graduate Portrait competencies.
• Use data to analyze students’ academic strengths and deficits, to drive individualized instruction, and to design academic interventions as needed.
• Use photographs, interviews, and observation to document the learning process of students over time.
  
  
  

School Community

• Communicate regularly with families to share academic progress and develop a supportive home-school relationship
• Actively engage with the school community by attending annual ECS events such as Earth Night and Open House
• Articulate the Environmental Charter School’s guiding principles and instructional pillars to the greater community
  
  
  

Educational Background And Work Experience

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
• PA certification required
• Minimum of 3-5 years teaching experience preferred
• Demonstrated experience in developing integrated curriculum, courses, or units of study
• Familiarity with charter schools
• Experience collaborating with local partners
  
  
  

Compensation And Benefits

• Minimum starting salary of $44,716 up to a maximum starting salary of $51,056, dependent upon prior years’ teaching experience.
• ECS offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-, and long-term disability insurance, generous paid time off, and participation in a generous 403b retirement plan.
  
  
  

To Apply: Submit cover letter, resume, and teaching certificate to: (https://ecspgh.org/careers/.

Clearances current within one year of hire date will be required. This includes Arrest & Conviction Disclosure, Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance (Act 151), Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Record Clearance (Act 34), FBI Criminal Background Check. Commonwealth of PA Sexual Misconduct/Abuse Disclosure Release (Act 168) and Mandated Reporter Training also will be required.

ECS is an equal opportunity employer.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Education and Training

• Industries

  Primary and Secondary Education

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