Middle School Teacher [SY 24-25]

Valence College Prep, a new 5th-8th grade charter school in Queens, is seeking dedicated teachers to join our team for the 2024 - 2025 school year. Valence College Prep opened in Fall 2019 with 112 fifth graders and reached full enrollment in the Fall of 2022 with 448 scholars. We continue to build our team of passionate, adaptive, and detail-oriented educators united behind our mission - to equip each of our students with the academic skills, professional habits, and strength of character to graduate from college.

Job Summary

As a school, our first core belief is that excellent instruction yields strong academic performance. Our teachers have the most important job in our school, and our program is designed for teachers to be given the tools and support to thrive as classroom leaders every day. Teachers will teach four periods per day, driving students toward mastery of the New York State standards in their content area. S/he will also co-teach Advisory and Small Group Instruction, providing support that scholars need to excel. All teachers report to the Head of School and will participate in weekly collaboration, coaching, and professional development to maximize their positive impact on our scholars.

Key Responsibilities

• Internalize Valence College Prep curricular materials to deliver high quality instruction
• Implement Valence College Prep’s classroom routines and operational procedures to provide all scholars with an equitable experience
• Provide scholars with frequent and accurate academic and behavioral feedback
• Participate actively and frequently in professional development, coaching, and collaboration
• Promptly implement coaching feedback into teaching planning, practice, and delivery
• Communicate weekly with families
• Collect, analyze, and respond to multiple forms of scholar achievement data
• Utilize data for targeted intervention, instructional next steps, and modifying and/or accommodating lesson plans
• Collaborate with teammates, families, and scholars to provide accommodations for the success of scholars with special needs
• Step in to fill gaps wherever necessary, to support teammates and scholars and build a strong school environment

Key Competencies & Qualifications

• Unwavering high expectations for all scholars and a belief that all children deserve access to a college education
• Positivity and enthusiasm for the potential of every scholar
• Strong communication, organization, and on-the-fly problem solving skills
• Capacity and passion to grow every day based on data and feedback from coach and peers
• Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree preferred
• Minimum two years of urban teaching with a substantial ELL population preferred
• New York State teacher license/certification required
• Spanish language proficiency preferred
• Proficiency in technological tools, including Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Drive (or equivalents)

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $61,500.00 - $91,500.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Grade levels:

• Middle school

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

School subjects:

• English
• ESL
• Foreign Language
• History
• Math
• Physical Education
• Reading
• Science
• Social Studies
• Visual & Performing Arts

School type:

• Charter school

Application Question(s):

• Are you able to start immediately?
• Will you now, or in the future, require sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g. H-1B visa status)?
• What is your preferred content area/ subject to teach?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Work Location: In person