Head Teacher

HEAD TEACHER

Seasonal Position

(In-Person)

About the GO Project

The GO Project helps New York City public school students thrive in the earliest stages of their education through year-round academic, social-emotional, and family support.

GO Project is based in NYC and all positions for GO Summer 2024 will be in-person. Locations are in lower Manhattan and Park Slope, Brooklyn.

Position Description

The GO Project is seeking exceptional K-7th grade teachers who have experience as educators and at least two years of demonstrated success as a head teacher for our five-week GO Summer elementary and middle school programs. GO Head Teachers are master teachers with a proven ability to raise student achievement when students are struggling academically or socially.

Responsibilities of the head teacher include, but are not limited to:

• Ensuring that students are doing the cognitive work during lessons, are engaging in appropriately challenging thinking, and are using evidence to support their thinking and/or form their answers and opinions
• Ensure consistent student data collection (formal and informal) and adjust instruction to strategically remediate for misconceptions and lagging understanding
• Use GO Project classroom structures, such as Morning Meeting and values, to develop social emotional skills
• Develop and manage a team of classroom assistants, including Teaching Assistants, GO Getters (high school interns), Student Teachers and volunteers to ensure that every adult in a classroom is adequately prepared to support
• Produce deliverables that are of a high-quality and submitted on or before all deadlines. Deliverables include: Weekly lesson plans, GO Progress Reports, and feedback surveys

Qualifications

• Two or more years of demonstrated success as a K-8th grade teacher with remarkable student growth and/or achievement results
• Experience leading reading, writing and math for K-4th grade candidates
• Specialization in ELA or Math for 5th-7th grade candidates
• Fluency using google drive, google sheets, google forms, and google docs

Additional Requirements

All staff must pass a background check and provide a medical clearance form signed by a medical professional prior to training.

Program Dates and Training:

All dates and training sessions are mandatory. Please note that absences are extremely disruptive to the learning process, so please ensure you are able to attend all program days. All training sessions are mandatory and cannot be rescheduled, although the exact times are TBD.

In-Person Training: 6/27, 6/28*

Summer Program Dates: July 1st through August 2nd

*additional asynchronous training may be required as part of the training schedule.

Typical Schedule

The typical schedule for this role is Monday - Friday 8:00 -2:30 pm

Compensation:

Salary range for this position is $34/hr for approximately 30 hours per week over 5 weeks.

How to Apply:

GO Project is committed to building and supporting a diverse staff and is invested in fostering leadership from marginalized communities. If you are interested in applying for this position, please fill out the . If for some reason the link isn’t working please copy and paste this link:

The GO Project is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $34.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 4 hour shift
• 8 hour shift

Ability to Relocate:

• New York, NY 10003: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $34