Early College Liaison Teacher (SY25-26, High School)

What Youll Do
As an Early College Liaison Teacher at Veritas Prep High School youll push into the Early College (EC) elective courses and support students academically and socially as they navigate the class offering a weekly Early College Lab to help students master the skills and content of the college course. Youll also work with a team to create a community where students of all identities feel safe seen and included centering students and fostering student-led discourse critical thinking and leadership skills.

Youll also:

• Support students to be successful in Early College (EC) classes.
• Attend EC classes on the high school and college campuses and engage from the student perspective by taking notes previewing coursework understanding syllabus and assignments.
• Maintain accurate and complete records of students academic and behavioral progress and development.
• Provide accurate attendance records and sit in on all assigned college courses.
• Provide instructional and behavior management support of students during classes (as determined by each college professor).
• Serve as a point of contact for Springfield Technical Community College and Worcester State University faculty including communicating any faculty questions and concerns to the Dean of Early College and Student Success Managers.
• Prepare data for and attend biweekly data meetings to track student progress and support all students in the EC classes.
• Plan and implement Early College Lab classes to support student success.
• Plan prepare and deliver lessons and/or additional instructional materials that support students learning of the college course content.
• Encourage monitor and provide feedback on the progress of individual students and use information to adjust teaching strategies.
• Additional functions of the job include but are not limited to the following:
• Teach a Seminar course on college and career readiness skills and knowledge.
• Demonstrate preparation and skill in working with students from diverse cultural economic and ability backgrounds.
• Promptly returning phone calls and answer emails from families and coworkers.
• Serving as club advisor (as assigned/approved).
• Performing other duties as assigned.

What Youll Need (Qualifications)

• An unwavering belief that all students can achieve amazing things
• A passion for continuous growth as an educator
• Relentless pursuit of a classroom that centers students and continuously improves learning outcomes

• 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
• A commitment to creating engaging learning experiences that are relevant to our students lives and prepare them for success in an Early College setting
• Ability to navigate Windows operating systems Google Suite. PowerSchool Schoology and ability to use or learn other relevant technology
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing
• Ability to report to work on a regular and punctual basis
• Ability to perform in a fast-paced work environment

• One to two years of teaching experience (preferred)
• Bachelors degree (preferred)
• Ability to communicate in Spanish (preferred)
• Current authorization to work in the United States a candidate must have such authorization by his or her first day of employment
• Alignment with our Values of
• Students First: We make decisions with our students in mind and know our actions model the way.
• Grow Together: We are role models of growth mindset teamwork and collaboration.
• One Team One Mission: We cheer for lean on and support each other as we play unique roles in support of the same mission.

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 working to become an anti-racist organization and want to recruit and support 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 our school.

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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.

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 full-time 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)
• Long-Term 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 tuition-free 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 wall-to-wall 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 high-impact 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 high-quality educators a strong commitment to social/emotional and practical skill development and an inclusive anti-racist community that values the identities and backgrounds of all students.