Williamsburg Charter High School

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In order to fulfill its mission, WCHS is looking for exceptional teachers. Our teachers play very critical roles in realizing the core mission, philosophy, and unique youth-centered approach to the school’s educational design. WCHS teachers are not just classroom teachers, but school teachers—educators that are committed to facilitating the entire learning and instructional process and coaching young people to become independent learners, thinkers, and researchers.

Salary

$68,000 to $90,000

Prospective Williamsburg Charter High School Teachers

Are committed to the idea that every child can succeed at high levels

Believe that they have been called to teach and empower young people

Demonstrate a commitment to providing students with a rigorous academic experience

Are resilient, resourceful, relentless, and well-able to adapt to the many changes that can happen in an organization focused solely on doing what is best for students

Excel at working in a highly collaborative, professional setting but can also work independently

Understand the unique needs of the community they serve as well as the complex issues that affect urban youth and their families

Are committed to inquiry-based teaching

Engage a youth development approach in their interactions with young people by being sensitive to their developmental needs

Are passionate and positive about school culture

Feel full responsibility for students’ achievement

Love the details and realize that student success depends almost exclusively on them

Are reflective and willing to improve upon their practice through professional development and support

Effectively manage their time, resources, and technology

Are convinced of the transformative power of education for all students, families, and educators

Position Description

The ideal Williamsburg Charter High School teacher will provide our students with rigorous instruction. They will be responsible for the following:

Teacher as Advisor

As students transition to high school, one of the things they could lose is the comfort of having a teacher who understands their background, challenges, and successes. Research has shown that this relationship is a key part of having students feel accounted for and by extension, accountable. In support of our students, our teachers are also Advisors to between 12-15 students for the duration of their high school career. This allows the teacher to become a part of the developmental process of their students and allows each family to have primary contact within the school at all times. Advisors serve students and families by:

Taking complete ownership of the academic, behavioral, and overall success of a group of 12-15 students

Ensuring advisees are in attendance, punctual, excelling in all their classes, and seeking out appropriate support

Creating an advisory period that acts as a home base for each student

Being the academic expert on each advisee

Acting as the liaise between the student, the family, and the school teams

Teaching the advisory curriculum that has been created for their advisees’ grade

Accompanying advisees on educational field trips as determined by the School Leader

Contacting their advisee’s families a minimum of seven times a year and responding within 24 hours to all communications from their advisee’s families

Developing and overseeing Individual Student Support Plan plans twice a year for each of their advisees

Facilitating discipline-related required meetings on behalf of their advisees

Performing any other advisor-related duties as requested

Ensuring Student Learning Through Data-driven Instruction:

Prepare rigorous, student-centered lesson plans that will engage and motivate students to learn

Plan standards-based units of study with clear, intended outcomes and goals in mind

Provide meaningful feedback on student work to determine student progress and to make suggestions for improvement

Proactively and relentlessly seek new ways to promote student learning

Create thoughtful, standards-based assessments

Work closely with school leaders and colleagues, using data to drive instruction and by extension, consistently raising student achievement and intervening with improvement plans and support for struggling students

Have fun and pass the love of learning on to students!

Design opportunities for students to use the world around them as a classroom through field trips and or/inviting guests into the classroom as appropriate

Hold students to high behavioral and academic expectations and support students to succeed

Model professional and collegial behavior for students

Engage in the process of collaborative evaluation with school leaders

Ensure that students are well-prepared for all New York State exams and WCHS interim assessments

Personal Commitment to On-Going Learning

Participate in all assemblies, meetings, school-sponsored events, and professional development activities offered during or after work hours

Participate in focus groups, evaluations, and committees as requested to assist with the constant improvement of the school as a whole

Participate and support WCHS's open-door classroom policy, allowing parents and teachers, and other stakeholders to informally observe your work and actively seeking to observe the work of your colleagues for professional development

Positively Contributing to Student and Teacher Culture

Arrive at school no later than 7:55 AM (to ensure that the classroom is clean, supplies are prepared and the instructor is ready to receive students) and leave no earlier than 3:10 PM (to hold necessary interventions, hold office hours, attend school meetings, and to ensure that students that need extra help are able to receive it). Even with these times parameters in mind, we ultimately seek educators that will simply do whatever it takes and will work relentlessly to ensure each student’s learning is maximized

Teach four class periods per school day

Serve two periods of School Service per week as determined by his/her supervisor (e.g., Study Hall supervision, cafeteria duty, hallway duty, monitoring of student entry and exit, etc.)

Requirements

Education and Credentials

Bachelor’s degree

At least two years of experience teaching in an urban high school setting

New York State certification

New York State Department of Education Fingerprint clearance

Benefits

Health\Dental\Vision Insurance

FSA (Health & Dependent)

Commuter Benefits

Life insurance

Gym Reimbursement

EAP

Paid time off

Parental leave

Professional Development

403(b) with up to 8% match

Short Term & Long Term Disability

Free Coffee, Tea and Snacks