High School Math Teacher

BelovED Community & Empowerment Academy Charter Schools•Jersey City, NJ

11h•$64,000 - $84,000

About The Position

We have achieved a high level of academic success without burning out our teachers by meshing an effective education program with effective teacher supports and professional development... And we are growing: we add additional grade levels and hire additional teachers each year. If you want to work in a highly successful charter school that supports its teachers, serving a student mix that is among the most diverse in America while enjoying the cultural vibrancy of Jersey City, Hoboken and New York City (just 2 miles away), then apply today online at www.belovedccs.org/careers.

Requirements

Candidates must hold or plan to pursue the New Jersey Department of Education certification necessary to teach Math at the high school level (which is a CE, CEAS or Standard certificate).

Responsibilities

Commit themselves to the School’s values and mission.
Hold high expectations for each student and commit themselves to helping every student achieve their full potential.
Accept ultimate responsibility for his or her students achieving learning progress that meets or exceeds the School's high standards
Actively develop solutions to problems, reaching out for peer and leader support, and taking advantage of other school resources, as necessary.
Plan and deliver vibrant and engaging lessons – each with a measureable goal – within the framework of the School’s carefully sequenced, standards-aligned education program
Administer school-provided formative assessments on a regular basis so instruction can be targeted to their students' needs.
Communicate, and also model for their students, behaviors which befit the high expectations culture and the caring school climate to which we are committed.
Apply School and classroom rules consistently and effectively
Make use of preventive discipline
Effectively supervise students both in their classroom and elsewhere on School grounds.
Commit themselves to their own and to their peers’ on-going professional development.
Attend professional development sessions
Participate actively in planning meetings
Become part of a professional learning community where they can lend assistance to, and gain assistance from, their grade-level peers.
Work collaboratively with the school’s special education and ELL staff to implement the school’s special education and ELL programs and to comply with all state and federal regulations.