5th Grade Special Education Teachers K-5 - ICT (26-27 SY)

Challenge Preparatory Charter School • Queens, NY

12d • Onsite

About The Position

Challenge Preparatory Charter School (Challenge Prep) has provided students and families with a successful academic program in Far Rockaway, Queens since its founding in 2010. We currently serve over 1200 scholars from Kindergarten to 12th grade across 3 sites. Our school’s mission is to prepare students from the greater Far Rockaway community to excel academically, to demonstrate mastery of the NY State Learning Standards, and to achieve their career aspirations. Challenge cultivates and supports the intellectual, aesthetic, social, emotional, and ethical development of its students and prepares them to be responsible 21st century citizens. To accomplish its mission, Challenge offers a rigorous instructional program in a safe, supportive, technology-infused and data-enriched and social-emotional learning sequence, authentic field experiences, career counseling, and college coursework. It is understood that we are one organization with multiple sites, and it is expected that all members of the team collaborate to support all of our scholars. Every member of the Instructional Team at Challenge Preparatory Charter School plays a critical role in ensuring our students have the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose - college, career, and beyond. Our educators are passionate advocates for their students and their families, working tirelessly to ensure that our students have access to opportunities. We are especially committed to attracting and developing individuals who share the life experiences of our students because we believe the best work we do is grounded in the realities and experiences of our families and students. As a General Education Teacher, you will deliver exceptional instruction and assess scholar growth. You are dedicated to constant learning and proactively provide academic and cultural support to your school and team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required
• Strong teamwork ethic
• Ability to use data to drive instruction

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree preferred
• NYS certification preferred
• Highly motivated to teach students from underserved areas and devoted to closing the achievement gap
• Teaching experience in an urban school setting preferred
• The ability to create a classroom setting where students of every academic level experience enjoyment, engagement, and enthusiasm in their learning

Responsibilities

• Deliver exceptional instruction and assess scholar growth.
• Provide academic and cultural support to your school and team.
• Collaborate with colleagues to write unit plans and interim assessments.
• Share teaching strategies.
• Visit peer classrooms.
• Analyze student data.
• Develop best practice pedagogy that supports literacy and critical thinking skills across all subject areas.
• Employ a variety of collaborative team-teaching models for ELL students and special needs students.
• Apply data gathered through formative and summative assessments to guide instructional plans.
• Develop an individual growth plan, which includes professional goals and objectives in collaboration with the Principal and/or Assistant Principal.
• Utilize technology which includes a parent/student portal and school website that provides regular written updates and/or grades.
• Participate in after-school and/or Saturday tutoring, sports, enrichment, arts and family programs.
• Participate in in-house committees of special programs.
• Participate in professional development such as inquiry work, intervisitations, common planning, and collaborative conversation.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Paid time off
• Matching of retirement contributions up to 3%
• Comprehensive benefits package including four health plans to choose from
• Two dental plans
• Vision insurance
• Flexible spending accounts for health, dependent care, and transit
• Opportunities to sit on various committees and participate in initiatives central to key organizational decisions and strategic planning
• Professional development: weekly PD, year-round trainings, and ongoing coaching by professionals

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level