Gifted and Talented Teacher
Gifted and Talented Teacher
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$ 62000 - 82000
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If you want to work in a highly successful charter school that supports its teachers and staff 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 and staff by meshing an effective education program with effective teacher supports and professional development. We are hiring one G&T Teacher to serve our students in grades 58.
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.
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 measurable 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 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.
Teacher Supports
Teachers are part of a schoolwide team that includes many different professionals and they receive careerlong coaching and professional development support from their Academy Dean and Dean of Students their Grade Level or Department Head and our Coordinator of Special Education.
Teachers work closely with teachers across grade levels with whom they engage within professional learning communities (PLCs) assisting one another to solve problems
Additional teacher supports include:
- A researchbased 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);
- Fulltime reading and math specialists who will be available to tutor students who are struggling to master an essential skill and social workers AND counselors 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 workdays;
- Abundant planning periods that provide teachers an opportunity to prepare upcoming lessons during the school day.
Requirements
Required Certifications:
K 6 Elementary Certification required- Middle School ELA Math or Science Certification/Endorsements are preferred
- K12 ELA or Math Certificate are acceptable
Successful Candidates Must Possess the Following:
Knowledge of NJ Gifted and Talented (G&T) Law N J.A.C. 6A:83.1 NJ Gifted Education Programming Standards and the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) best practices
Strong understanding of the social and emotional development of G&T learners
Ability to design and implement interdisciplinary units of study
Ability to inspire intellectual curiosity in students through an innovative approach to lesson design and implementation
Experience analyzing data to personalize learning for gifted students
Proven ability to integrate technology that enhances student learning in meaningful and productive ways
Initiative to advance our new G&T program to the next level
Ability to thrive in a busy and active learning environment
Responsibilities Include:
Serve students in grades K4 or 58 in a pushin and/or pullout program
Coordinate the identification and placement of gifted students and communicate with parents
Provide support and professional development for classroom teachers in delivery of differentiated content to support accelerated learning in the general education classroom
Plan a creative program of study that meets individual needs interests and abilities of the students
Assesses the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provides progress reports as required
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
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.
Salary $62000$82000
Employment Type
Full-Time
