High School Film & Media Teacher
High School Film & Media Teacher
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Job Description
North Star Academy Lincoln Park High School is seeking an innovative Film & Media Studies Teacher to teach a new electives class focused on media production. The class will provide students with a simulated media artsbased environment and handson learning experience with tools used in the film industry. The teacher will support students with creating premium films and broadcasting quality coverage of school events and athletics using professionalgrade cameras lighting microphones computers and other equipment.
Responsibilities
1. Instruction
- Youll create a safe and interactive environment where students feel empowered to engage in media production.
- Youll use your expertise to develop students ability to learn the various aspects of creating a film including how to effectively and efficiently operate a variety of cameras and lenses composition lighting editing color correction and color grading.
- Youll support students with longterm projectbased learning to ultimately enable them to produce their own short films by the end of the course.
- Youll foster collaboration with the English and Theatre departments to lend an interdisciplinary approach to learning school comradery and endless creativity.
2. 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 :
- Candidates ideally have relevant experience and/or coursework but more importantly they must have the energy and passion to empower our students through technology
- A commitment to the mission of Uncommon Schools and investment in our vision for being an antiracist organization
- 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).
- Expertise in film and media (23 years of experience preferred).
- Prior to the start of employment you must have a bachelors degree from an accredited college or university. Teacher certification is not a prerequisite for consideration at Uncommon Schools in the state of NJ but you do need to meet NJ state certification eligibility requirements (a final undergraduate or graduate cumulative GPA of 3.0 for graduates on or after 9/1/16 or 2.75 if you graduated prior to 9/1/16). All instructional staff are required to become certified in the state of New Jersey 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 $60000 to $85000.
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 $60000.
* 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
- New Jersey Pension program
- 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
