Middle School Reading Teaching Opportunity (5th Grade) - 2026/27 SY
About The Position
Young Scholars Charter School (YSCS) is seeking a passionate and hardworking Middle School Reading & Language Arts Teacher for the 26-27 SY to teach 6th-grade students. YSCS is a free, lottery-based, open-enrollment charter school serving grades 5-8 in Philadelphia. The school's mission is to provide a personalized middle school education that challenges, engages, and prepares all students to passionately pursue their dreams and lead a life of active citizenship. YSCS aims to inspire and equip every student for achievement, service, and success through a structured and nurturing community, comprehensive programming, and a rigorous academic curriculum. The school emphasizes project-based learning, high-quality instruction, and culturally relevant curriculum to foster academic proficiency and social-emotional skills. Teachers at YSCS engage in extensive planning, strong instructional execution, and common skill-based assessments. The school offers a unique educational environment with a dual homeroom partner structure, regular coaching, and extensive elective and sports offerings. All staff members are considered critical players in decision-making processes and have the opportunity to influence the school's overall direction. The school utilizes a reimagined and sustainable calendar and schedule developed by teachers for teachers.
Requirements
- A belief that ALL students should be held to high academic standards
- Resilience and professionalism
- Ability to build strong relationships and work with different stakeholders
- Exceptionally strong strategic thinking
- Excellent communication both verbal and written
- Commitment to school transformation and continuous improvement
- Open to feedback and coaching
- Strong sense of personal accountability for student achievement
- Collaborative approach to problem solving
- Experience driving student achievement results
- Bachelor’s degree in Special Education or a related field
- Must hold or be actively working to obtain relevant PA teacher certification within the first year of employment, and completed by the second year
Responsibilities
- Plan and provide excellent instruction, making every minute count in your classroom
- Develop detailed lesson plans, materials, homework assignments, and assessments based on state standards and school-wide goals for student achievement
- Be punctual to work
- Submit lesson plans on time
- Provide differentiated learning opportunities to support each student’s academic growth
- Set and reinforce clear expectations for student engagement
- Continuously improve based on feedback and coaching from school leaders
- Collaborate with other teachers to increase student engagement and achievement
- Reward positive student engagement and hold students accountable using school-wide systems
- Engage with family members regularly and participate in school-wide family engagement activities including phone calls to family members and school-based meetings with families
- Willing to perform other duties as assigned
Benefits
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- 3-4 prep periods a day (teachers will receive 2 breaks)
- Professional collaboration with grade and content teams
- Weekly coaching and ongoing professional development
- 1:1 Chromebooks in every classroom
- Google Education platform for online assignment management
- The opportunity to maximize your impact in schools where we are raising the bar for student achievement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
