Haven Charter High Schol Teacher-History

Position Title

Haven Charter High Schol Teacher-History

Haven Charter High School

School District 11

Bronx NY

FLSA-Classification

Full-time Exempt

Salary

$65000-$75000

Reports To

Principal of Haven Charter HS

Date

February 2025

JOB DESCRIPTION

Summary/ Objective

Haven Charter is the first Career and Technical Education SUNY Authorized high school in NYC with a focus in the Health Sciences sector. Opening in the South Bronx July 2025 with a 9th grade inaugural class of 120 students and offering pathways to both college and career. We are currently looking for our founding teaching team which will play a critical role in realizing the mission values and youth centered vision for our school.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reporting to the Principal teachers at Haven Charter High School (HCHS) are responsible for teaching students by planning developing organizing and implementing an appropriate and specialized instructional program to meet the unique needs of all students in a learning environment that guides and encourages students to develop and fulfill their academic potential.

Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Connect with adolescents and cultivate caring relationships;
• Effectively balance classroom management and instruction to meet the needs of all students;

• Plan and implement instructional activities that address each students strengths and needs while fostering active learning;
• Strategically integrate technology in the classroom utilizing different types all units and lessons to help engage students encourage collaboration and improve learning outcomes;
• Create a well-organized classroom that fosters effective learning and a welcoming culturally inclusive environment;
• Provide diverse learning materials and guide students in using educational resources effectively;
• Observe and evaluate students performance provide constructive timely feedback and monitor their individual progress;
• Utilize assessment data to identify learning needs differentiate instruction and track student progress;
• Maintain and update accurate complete student records and reports in compliance with laws district policies and school regulations;
• Facilitating student behavior by implementing restorative practices maintaining discipline in alignment with school policies and applying appropriate disciplinary measures when necessary;
• Actively engage in ongoing self-reflection of practices beliefs and values;
• Collaborate with colleagues within and across content areas to develop project and unit plans which facilitate the student learning process;
• Participate in professional development opportunities to stay updated on current teaching practices curriculum changes and to align with school priorities;
• Engage in department school and parent meetings while demonstrating openness to continuous learning and professional growth;
• Routinely engage and collaborate with students colleagues and parents regarding student progress and student needs;
• Contribute to the wider school community through participation in schoolwide initiatives and extracurricular activities such as team building student skill labs sporting activities clubs student organizations and/or other projects as needed;
• Engage actively in departmental and school-wide diversity equity inclusion and anti-racism learning opportunities

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with notice.

Required Clearances

Will be fingerprinted prior to employment by the New York City Department of Health and/or by the New York City Department of Education.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers phones photocopiers filing cabinets and fax machines.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. This is largely a sedentary role; however some filing is required. This would require the ability to lift files open filing cabinets and bend or stand on a stool as necessary.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Workdays/hours subject to change based on HCHS needs.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

AAP/EEO Statement

ESH encourages people with disabilities minorities veterans and women to and employees will not be discriminated against based on any legally protected category including sexual orientation or gender identity. EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer.

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