History Teacher (SY25-26, Middle School)

What Youll Do

As the History Teacher at Veritas Prep youll plan and teach engaging lessons that will prepare students for success in high school college and beyond. Youll partner with your colleagues and your gradelevel team and to build a strong community where students of all identities feel safe seen included and able to reach their goals. Youll also receive consistent support from your coach who will observe you weekly or biweekly and give you feedback that will help you continue to grow as an educator.

You will also:

• Build knowledge in your content area and be prepared for every class with highquality effective lessons
• Be an active participant in your content planning team with other History teachers in the building to improve the quality of instructional materials
• Learn and use schoolwide routines that help our school run smoothly and keep the focus on teaching and learning
• Use data to make decisions and to support the growth of our students in the classroom and during daily tutoring
• Teach students valuable socialemotional skills and embed this skillbuilding into your lessons and daily interactions
• Build deep relationships and actively partner and communicate with parents and families
• Engage in learning about racism diversity equity and inclusion in education and be a champion for anitracist education
• Work as a team with teachers staff and leaders to support students

What Youll Need (Qualifications)

• An unwavering belief that all students can achieve amazing things
• A passion for continuous growth as an educator
• A dedication to fighting racism in our educational institutions and in daily life and knowledge of the history of race and racism as well as the systems of oppression our students face
• Two to three years of teaching experience (preferred)
• Bachelors degree
• Subject area expertise i.e.
  • passing score on the Communications and Literacy (Reading and Writing) MTEL
  • passing score on the History or Middle School Humanities MTEL
  • eligibility for a MA teaching license in History or Humanities
• SEI endorsement within one year of employment
• Current authorization to work in the United States a candidate must have such authorization by his or her first day of employment

Wondering if you should apply Are you passionate about giving every child access to an education that will prepare them for wherever life takes them Have you been thinking about a career change Do you have experience working with children Are you a lifelong learner who thrives on feedback If you answered yes you should apply!

Think you dont quite meet all the qualifications listed above Apply anyway! We are looking for a truly diverse team of educators and research shows that historically marginalized groups are less likely to apply if they do not meet every requirement. We are an antiracist organization and want to recruit and support a diverse staff to understand the history of inequity in education and to ensure students see teachers staff and leaders who look like them working in their schools.

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Veritas Prep is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against employees or qualified job applicants on the basis of race religion color sex age national origin disability veteran or military status marital status sexual orientation genetic information gender identity or expression or any other status or condition protected by applicable law. This policy extends to but is not limited to recruitment selection compensation benefits promotion training and termination.

About Veritas Prep

Veritas Prep is a public tuitionfree school in Springfield that prepares students in grades 512 to compete achieve and succeed in college and beyond! Veritas Prep accelerates every students path to college and career by helping students set a strong academic foundation in middle school and guaranteeing access to college classes and college prep support in our walltowall Early College high school. At Veritas Prep we are not only breaking down barriers to college access but also providing the tools students need to persist through college and prepare for a successful career.

Our middle school program has been serving students in Springfield since 2012 and is considered one of the top middle schools in Springfield and in the state. Our scholars are supported by skilled dedicated and diverse teachers and are challenged to achieve at high levels academically socially and emotionally setting them up for success as they enter our high school.

Our Early College high school program in partnership with STCC and Worcester State University prepares students to earn highimpact college degrees saving students up to two years of time in college and thousands of dollars. Students can earn up to an associate degree for free and the General Studies associate degree from STCC guarantees students will be JUNIORS at any MA public college or university after high school graduation!

Students at Veritas Prep benefit from high academic standards and robust support an exceptional learning environment a diverse staff of highquality educators a strong commitment to social/emotional and practical skill development and an inclusive antiracist community that values the identities and backgrounds of all students.

Veritas Prep offers competitive salaries and comprehensive benefit packages that include the following:

• Salary Range for this position is $50000 $90000 exclusive of fringe benefits.
• If hired your final base salary will be determined based on factors such as skills education and/or experience.
• In addition to those factors we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.
• Keep in mind the above range is the full base salary range for this position. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical in order to allow for future and continued salary growth.
• We also offer a generous benefits package for fulltime staff that includes but not limited to the following:
• Health Vision and Dental Insurance Plans
• Paid Family/Medical Leave Insurance (private and meets state requirements)
• LongTerm Disability and Life Insurance (100% employer paid)
• Enrollment in Massachusetts Teachers Retirement System (teacher pension program)
• Employee Assistance Program (100% employer paid)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) and more...

About Veritas Prep

Veritas Prep is a public tuitionfree school in Springfield that prepares students in grades 5 through 12 to compete achieve and succeed in college and beyond. Veritas Prep accelerates every students path to college and career by helping them set a strong academic foundation in middle school and guaranteeing access to college classes and college prep support in our walltowall Early College high school.

At Veritas Prep we are not only breaking down barriers to college access but also providing the tools students need to persist through college and prepare for a successful career. Our middle school program has been serving students in Springfield since 2012 and our scholars are supported by skilled dedicated and diverse teachers. Scholars learn important academic habits and are challenged to achieve at high levels academically socially and emotionally setting them up for success as they enter our high school.

Our Early College high school program in partnership with STCC and Worcester State University prepares students to earn highimpact college degrees saving students up to two years time in college and thousands of dollars. Students can earn up to an associate degree for free and the general studies associate degree from STCC means students enter as JUNIORS at any Massachusetts public college or university after high school graduation.

Students at Veritas Prep benefit from high academic standards and robust support an exceptional learning environment a diverse staff of highquality educators a strong commitment to social/emotional and practical skill development and an inclusive antiracist community that values the identities and backgrounds of all students.