JOB DESCRIPTION: Four Rivers Charter Public School is seeking outstanding candidates to teach 7th and 8th grade Civics and Social Studies. Affiliated with EL Education Four Rivers is college preparatory and has a clear mission of educating young people for lives of learning and service. Located in Greenfield MA Four Rivers enrolls 220 students in grades 712 and is in its twentysecond year of operation. In our dynamic collaborative school teachers work closely with their colleagues developing curriculum and helping shape the culture of the school in accordance with the schools mission and EL Education practices of challenging projectbased learning. Four Rivers is an equal opportunity employer and strives to be an antiracist school. Qualifications:Successful experience teaching Social Studies to middle school students with a minimum of three years in a public middle school background in Civics and Social Studies as demonstrated through academic preparation professional experience and personal interests; strong skills with computer qualities that exemplify the schools emphasis on character and community including genuine interest in and connection with adolescents eagerness to serve as an advisor strong interpersonal skills commitment to teamwork and readiness to reflect and training and interest in teaching a range of abilities within heterogeneously grouped classes including students who are advanced and those with learning differences and special for the schools mission and its themes of nature technology and community; understanding of the schools responsibilities as a charter public school; and the energy flexibility and sense of adventure required to work hard as a member of the core faculty in a young teaching license or highly qualified in middle school ELA and/or Social Studies preferred (as outlined in the DESE charter schools advisory)Experience implementing culturally sustaining teaching practices. If you meet some of the qualifications above we encourage you to apply or to reach out for more information. We know that historically marginalized groups including people of color women people from working class backgrounds and people who identify as LGBTQ are less likely to apply unless and until they meet every requirement for a job. Therefore we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized to Apply:Apply on SchoolSpring to the following posting number Application deadline: as soon as possible. Our process is rolling we make an offer when we find the right match. For more informationAbout the school: EL Education: Massachusetts charter schools: or
FOUR RIVERS - 7th & 8th GRADE Civics/Social Studies
