High School - ELA Teacher 26-27

Family Life Academy Charter Schools•New York, NY

1d•$60,654 - $123,968•Onsite

About The Position

Family Life Academy Charter School (FLACS) is a nonprofit network of high-performing charter schools in the South Bronx. FLACS, together with the Latino Pastoral Action Center and parents, aims to create conditions for self-empowerment for all its K-12 students to excel academically, take responsibility for their own learning, and affirm human values. The school is seeking dynamic educators who value collaboration, believe education is activism, want to work in an environment where academic excellence is the norm, believe young people can be leaders, and desire to work in a place where their skills will be nurtured through an embedded professional development program. The English Language Arts (ELA) Teacher (9-12) will engage students in mastering grade-level ELA skills by nurturing critical thinking, centering diverse, relevant, and rigorous texts, prioritizing student voices and ideas to build agency, and centering writing as a tool for analysis. Using a shared FLACS Network ELA curriculum aligned with the NYS Next Generation ELA Learning Standards, the teacher will design daily lesson plans that are responsive to the diverse learning needs of all students, including general education, students with disabilities, and English Language Learners, while holding all students to high academic expectations. The ELA Teacher is primarily responsible for teaching one course preparation but may be required to teach additional preparations such as an advisory course, AP course, elective course, or remedial support workshop.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree is required
New York State Teaching Certification in English Language Arts (grades 7-12) or Literacy (grades 5-12)
NYS Department of Education fingerprint clearance and criminal background checks

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree is preferred
Prior satisfactory teaching experience, especially in an urban school, is preferred
Dual certification in English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) or Students with Disabilities is a plus

Responsibilities

Creates academically rigorous, standards-based, culturally relevant lesson plans that foster critical thinking and problem-solving and prepare students for the NYS Regents examinations, Advanced Placement, and/or collegiate level coursework.
Utilizes student-centered instructional strategies to engage students and differentiate teaching based on the diverse, individual needs of students including those with disabilities and ELLs.
Implements units using common network curriculum resources, maps, frameworks, pacing documents and instructional philosophies to ensure alignment across our schools from kindergarten through high school graduation.
Coplans and co-teaches with Special Education teachers and English as a New Language teachers, either as part of an ICT model or to support students through differentiation of materials.
Analyzes data from ongoing formative and summative assessments to refine instructional practices and impact student achievement.
Maintains strong classroom management and implements school wide policies and procedures to ensure a safe, caring and orderly school environment.
Establishes a classroom culture of caring, respect and rapport which holds all students to high academic standards, promotes inclusion, fosters a love of learning, and builds positive relationships.
Grades student work and provides students with actionable feedback, and returns work and enters these grades into online systems shared with students and families promptly.
Seeks to actively know students’ strengths and challenge areas and communicates these effectively with families using online portals, report cards and other means.
Participates in professional development, professional learning communities, grade-level activities and school wide functions.
Shares best practices with colleagues by participating in professional learning communities, grade-level or content teams, and cross-school groups.
Upholds the FLACS mission, core beliefs, and educational philosophy.
Is a lifelong learner who reflects on their practice, is receptive to critical feedback from leaders and colleagues, and strives to improve instructional effectiveness.
Has high expectations for students and for themselves as an educator.
Demonstrates self-motivation and willingness to be a team player.