Internal Coverage Teacher & Operations Associate (Middle School)

Unity Preparatory Charter School of Brooklyn•Brooklyn, NY

34d•Onsite

About The Position

Unity is a small, open-enrollment, community-based charter school located in central Brooklyn, serving students in grades 6-12. We are dedicated to providing a personalized, inclusive, and well-rounded education with a focus on developing students into skillful learners and active members of society. Our faculty and staff are our most valuable resource, and we invest in ensuring that our students receive daily learning experiences that are healthy, safe, engaging, supportive, and appropriately challenging. We are a team of mission-driven, career educators who are tenacious in our pursuits and believe our work is a calling to advance social justice. We strive to be our best for our students and each other, perfecting our craft and seizing every learning moment. We are relentless in promoting academic growth, measuring success through student progress, and acting as 'warm demanders' by balancing high expectations with high support. We take full responsibility for developing students as whole-hearted human beings and embrace the community vibe of our school, offering a rich education in the liberal arts and sciences along with extensive extracurricular opportunities.

Requirements

A Bachelor's Degree
At least two years of experience working with children or adolescents in a school, after-school, camp, tutoring, coaching, or youth-development setting
A balance of high expectations and high support, a growth mindset, and an innate joy in working with adolescents
Strong interpersonal and behavior management skills with a focus on building strong relationships with students and families
The confidence and presence to lead a classroom and deliver another teacher's lesson plans, with interest in supporting 6th grade science instruction
An openness and responsiveness to constructive feedback and a strong commitment to continuous improvement and professional growth
A strong work ethic that features organization, multi-tasking, flexibility, an orientation toward solutions, and a pride in meeting deadlines
Strong attention to detail and comfort with operational systems, spreadsheets, and Google Workspace
Strong written and oral communication skills
Experience working collaboratively in team settings
Approaches the work with maturity, humility, versatility and, of course, a sense of humor

Nice To Haves

Interest in pursuing a career in teaching

Responsibilities

Provide high-quality instruction during planned and unplanned staff absences, delivering teachers' lesson plans with fidelity and upholding classroom routines and expectations.
Support co-teaching in two 6th grade science classes, partnering with the lead teacher to deliver instruction and support small groups and individual students.
Help manage the daily coverage schedule.
Support arrival, dismissal, lunch, and transitions.
Assist with attendance, materials, school events, and testing.
Grow your own craft as an educator and be recognized for your contributions through formal career pathways and promotion systems.