High School ELA Teacher
High School ELA Teacher
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Job Description
Uncommon High School English Language Arts (ELA) teachers are passionate about literature and building an engaging rigorous classroom culture focusing on helping all students prepare for college. Our teachers become experts in their course content and have a keen sense of how to motivate and inspire high school students. At the heart of our English classes is an emphasis on reading and studentled discourse. Teachers use a variety of instructional strategies to prioritize discussion ignite a passion for literature and promote strong voice and agency within students. At the conclusion of each high school year students are more prepared for the academic rigor and independence of college coursework as well as for a long term love of literacy.
Responsibilities
1. Instruction
- Youll teach from a robust literature curriculum shared across our high schools that prioritizes inclusive texts emphasizes diversity and prepares students for Advanced Placement (AP) SAT and collegiate level coursework.
- Youll conduct a deep exploration of daily content in order to guide students to analyze books by authors like James Baldwin Toni Morrison F. Scott Fitzgerald William Shakespeare and Yaa Gyasi; books that ignite a passion for literature sharpen a critical eye for examining the world and deepen students intellectual identity.
- Youll develop students independent and collaborative reading writing and discussion skills.
- Youll facilitate studentled discourse teaching students to use evidence to make sophisticated claims and to synthesize and evaluate arguments and rhetoric.
- Youll analyze student comprehension and writing regularly and determine how to adapt and write your own lessons to maximize student learning.
- Youll partner with your department and your grade level team on content and instructional strategies that support your students and help all students succeed.
2. Data Analysis
- Youll meet weekly with your principal and/or instructional coach to analyze and respond to trends in student work samples and assessments.
- Youll learn and implement strategies to differentiate instruction for all learners in your classroom.
3. School Culture
- Youll build positive relationships with students to ensure they feel seen loved and heard.
- Youll partner with students families to ensure appropriate resources are available to support their childs learning needs.
- Youll engage in practicebased professional development mentorship and coaching sessions.
- Youll participate in weekly schoolwide meetings to cultivate community model our core values and encourage student achievement.
- Youll partner with your grade level team to develop academic goals and practice instructional strategies.
Qualifications :
- A demonstrated commitment to supporting students social emotional and academic development
- An enthusiasm for collaborating with internal and external partners in the best interest of students
- A selfdirected learner who solicits and implements feedback to improve outcomes and achieve objectives
- Required Experience:
- A demonstrated interest in impacting K12 students in urban schools and communities 12 years experience preferred).
- Academic expertise in Humanities English Social Sciences or other related fields of study.
- Prior to the start of employment you must have a bachelors degree from an accredited college or university. Certification is not required to be hired at Uncommon but you do need to meet NY state certification eligibility requirements. To meet these requirements you must enroll in a teacher preparation program and maintain a GPA of 2.75 or higher during your employment with us if you do not have a degree in education. Uncommon Schools teachers are required to become certified in the state of New York within a reasonable period after beginning employment.
Additional Information :
Our people are what make us Uncommon. We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits that support the personal health wellness and finances of our staff and their families. Our compensation philosophy values equity & fairness and attracting & retaining top talent.
Compensation
Compensation for this role is between $72000 to $115000.
Starting pay is determined using various factors including but not limited to relevant fulltime teaching experience education certifications and tenure with Uncommon Schools. Candidates without fulltime Teaching experience will likely have a starting salary of $72000.
* The range above represents our compensation scales for theschool year. If starting prior to June 30th 2025 compensation will be based on a slightly lower range reflective of current compensation scales. New hires who fall into this category will see an increase in their compensation starting on July 1st 2025 for next school year which aligns to the scale above.
Benefits
- Generous paid time off inclusive of sick time paid holidays and 10 weeks of paid breaks (Spring Winter and Summer).
- Extensive bestinclass training and development
- Comprehensive health dental and vision insurance plans pretax flexible spending (FSA) dependent care (DCFSA) and health saving accounts (HSA)
- Financial Planning
- 403(b) retirement savings program employer match
- Paid leave of absence options (parental medical disability etc.
- Mental health and counseling support wellness benefits
*A detailed list of all benefits is located HERE.
At Uncommon we believe that a supportive and welcoming environment helps our students staff and community thrive. We are dedicated to building a team that brings a wide range of perspectives and experiences reflective of the communities we servewith over 70 of our staff identifying as people of color. Our organization values respect and open dialogue on important topics that shape our school culture.
As an equal opportunity employer Uncommon provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. We also ensure that individuals with disabilities receive all privileges and benefits associated with employment and are provided reasonable accommodations for the interview process and to perform core job functions. If you would like to request an accommodation please email
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
