Middle School Science Teacher

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

13h•Onsite

About The Position

BelovED Community Charter School is hiring a Middle School Science Teacher. Be Part of Our Growing High-Performance School. 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. 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!

Requirements

Hold or plan to pursue the New Jersey Department of Education certification necessary to teach Science at the middle school level.

Responsibilities

Commit themselves to the School’s values and mission, holding high expectations for each student and committing themselves to helping every student achieve their full potential.
Accept ultimate responsibility for their students achieving learning progress that meets or exceeds the School's high standards and 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 and 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. Apply School and classroom rules consistently and effectively; make use of preventive discipline; and effectively supervise students both in their classroom and elsewhere on School grounds.
See themselves as members of a team and commit themselves to their own and to their peers’ on-going professional development. Attend professional development sessions, participate actively in planning meetings, and 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.