Middle School Science Teacher

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

1d • $67,000 - $96,500

About The Position

CERTIFIED TEACHERS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A HIRING BONUS. Empowerment Academy Charter School is hiring a Middle School Science Teacher. While this is ideally for an immediate vacancy, we will also consider hiring someone looking to begin in September for the 26/27 School Year. Please only apply if certified by the NJDOE to teach Science. Certified Science Teachers are eligible for a $7,500 Critical Need Bonus!!! Base Salary SY26: $67,000- $95,000 Base Salary SY27: $68,500-$96,500 Potential Earnings: $76,000 - $100,000 after Bonuses and Stipends Hours: 7:15-3:45 OUR SCHOOL Empowerment Academy is a dynamic and successful charter school that truly supports its teachers and staff. Empowerment has 3 of its own campuses, and BelovED is our “sister school.” We serve a mix of students that are among the most diverse in America while enjoying the cultural vibrance of Jersey City, Hoboken and New York City. Our staff is a dedicated group of individuals passionate about closing the achievement gap and providing a quality educational program. WE VALUE OUR FACULTY At Empowerment Academy, we emphasize teamwork and community and truly value our faculty: Evidencing this, compared to those with similar experience, OUR FACULTY MEMBERS ARE AMONG THE HIGHEST PAID IN NEW JERSEY; Moreover, we seek to achieve academic success without burning out teachers by meshing an effective education program with effective teacher supports and professional development. TEACHER SUPPORTS Teachers at Empowerment Academy are part of a school-wide team. They receive career-long coaching and professional development support from school leaders; work with their peers in professional learning communities (PLCs) to plan lessons and solve problems; and partner with an array of specialists to meet scholars’ diverse needs. Examples of such teacher supports include: Abundant planning periods during the school day; A research-based curriculum and supporting curricular materials; High-quality formative assessments, aligned with the curriculum, that help identify when students have not achieved mastery of a skill, concept, or knowledge item; and Full-time reading and math specialists who tutor students struggling to master an essential skill, and counselors and social workers who help students struggling with non-academic problems.

Requirements

• Candidates MUST EITHER hold A New Jersey Department of Education CE, CEAS or Standard Certificate in a K-12 Science, OR hold Elementary Certification with a Middle School Science (5-8) endorsement.
• Only certificated candidates should apply.

Benefits

• Our teachers are part of the New Jersey Teachers’ Pension and Annuity Fund (TPAF), same as teachers at traditional public schools, and can transfer their pension credits from a traditional public school to our school and vice versa.
• Pension
• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed