Art Teacher
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$ 59000 - 80000
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Job Description
To Apply Please Click HERE: Our School is SpecialIf 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) then apply today! We have achieved academic success without burning out our teachers by meshing an effective education program with effective teacher supports and professional development. We are looking for an Art Teacher for next school year. However if you are able and open to beginning this year we would love to hire you.
We truly value our faculty and work hard to control other costs so we can focus our resources on supporting them. In fact throughout our history we have annually increased faculty salaries by far more than at other public schools and now among those with similar experience OUR FACULTY MEMBERS ARE AMONG THE HIGHEST PAID IN NEW JERSEY.
Salary: $59000$80000
Teacher Responsibilities
Values Expectations and Commitment Teachers must commit themselves to the Schools 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 Schools 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 schoolprovided curricular materials or they may design their own but they must plan and deliver vibrant and engaging lessons each with a measureable goal within the framework of the Schools carefully sequenced standardsaligned education program and they must administer schoolprovided 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 ongoing 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 gradelevel peers.
Special Needs Students and English Language Learners Teachers must work collaboratively with the schools special education and ELL staff to implement the schools special education and ELL programs and to comply with all state and federal regulations.
Reporting and Staff Relationships
Teachers will report to the Head Dean who will provide considerable supervision and assistance supported by the Dean of Students our Teacher Coach and the Supervisor of Special Education.
Teachers will be part of a schoolwide team that includes many different professionals but should expect to work particularly closely with their gradelevel peers with whom they will be engaged within professional learning communities assisting one another to solve problems.
Requirements
Required Certifications / Qualifications
At minimum candidates must hold a Certificate of Eligibility by the NJ Department of Education for Teacher of Art. This is a requirement to teach Art in any NJ public school traditional or charter.
We also look for our teachers to possess:
- A powerful commitment to the mission and goals of our school.
- A commitment to preparing every student for college and to developing every students values and character;
- Belief in a structured and predictable environment for children and a commitment to education standards statewide testing and accountability;
- A record of producing significant student learning gains in the subject area taught;
- A willingness to be the authority in the classroom and set the rules; and
- A commitment to building student relationships and engaging parents/guardians in their childrens education.
- Experience teaching in an urban classroom and an understanding of Teach Like a Champion classmanagement techniques and/or training by Teach For America Education Pioneers The New Teacher Project or New Leaders for New Schools would all be considered a definite plus.
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
Empowerment Academys school leaders and teachers receive fully competitive salaries and benefits and participate in TPAF New Jerseys public school faculty pension system.
As an equal opportunity employer we hire without consideration to race religion creed color national origin age gender sexual orientation marital status or disability.
Employment Type
Full-Time
