Equality Charter School (http://www.equalitycharterschool.org/) provides a high level of academic rigor in a nurturing learning community that will prepare scholars to be career-ready in college. Our mission is to ensure each scholar reaches individual academic and personal success through a nurturing, scholar-centered approach; and our approach is to serve any scholar, including those who are under-performing or who are from families in need of more resources.
We offer a positive school environment, we value academic, behavioral, and social-emotional needs, we use proactive strategies for teaching appropriate behaviors, and we use MTSS to engage scholars. Our holistic programming focuses on career exploration, extensive athletics, art, health, and a host of special days, like career day and a borough-wide college fair.
Advantages of teaching at Equality include an emphasis on knowledge-sharing practices, frequent training and targeted professional development opportunities and opportunities for teacher leadership within the organization.
Who is an Equality Teacher?
Equality seeks the most talented and dedicated educators to bring their skills, experience, and energy to a collaborative and innovative learning environment where teachers are empowered to meet each student's unique learning needs and open the doors to new and rich opportunities. Our teachers are dynamic and innovative pedagogues who are committed to urban students and the issues they face every day.
Every Equality teacher can expect to receive enhanced instructional support, a range of professional development opportunities, and the opportunity to be part of a passionate team of colleagues. If you have the following qualities, credentials, and experience, please consider joining our team:
- Compassionate and Passionate; Results-driven and Goal-oriented
- Excellent classroom management skills
- Effective interpersonal communication skills with colleagues, parents, and students
- Ability to incorporate reading and writing strategies in classroom instruction
- Ability to incorporate hands-on and cooperative learning activities
- Bachelor’s degree (Master's Preferred)
- New York State Teaching Certification (or in process of reciprocity)
- Legal authorization to work in the United States
Qualifications
- Compassionate and passionate
- Results-driven
- Ability to incorporate reading and writing strategies in classroom instruction
- Ability to incorporate hands-on and cooperative learning activities
- Proven track record of successfully working with Equality's student population
- Experience working with diverse student groupings that may include a range of ELL students, special education students, general education students, and gifted students
- Strong interpersonal skills and track record of collaborating with diverse stakeholders (Colleagues, parents and scholars)
- Strong communication, writing, and presentation skills
- Strong organizational skills with attention to detail
- Proactive and creative problem-solver
- Values input and feedback
- Team-player capable of working both collaboratively and independently
- Strong recommendations from prior employers and colleagues
- Master's degree in related field preferred
- Bachelor's degree in related field required
- NYS certification in field preferred
Instructional Duties
- Two free prep periods per day
- Develop daily lesson plans
- Collaborate with co-teachers and other support staff to ensure all students’ needs are met
- Maintain a highly-engaged classroom setting that promotes good order and a love of learning
- Highlight student voices and promote student-led discovery of meaning
- May be asked to serve as an advisor in tandem with a co-advisor by leading a daily advisory class focused on the underlying soft skills that all students need to succeed in academia, in career, and in life
- Complete all grades and comments in a timely fashion
- Use data to drive instructional decisions
Professional Duties
- Serve as a key team member, striving to collaborate whenever possible
- Participate in professional development opportunities that are either presented by Equality or independently identified
- Participate in and contribute to teacher team meetings, PLC meetings, data inquiry team meetings and coaching meetings (collaboration with instructional coaches.)
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Wellness benefits
- Financial Literacy benefit
- Flexible spending account
- Depemdent Care account
- Commuter program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Paid Holidays
- Parental leave
- 1:1 Certification Support
Equality is an equal opportunity employer.
Please click on the links below to hear from our staff:
Gene Johnson, Assistant Principal (Finding a Permanent Home at Equality)
http://www.campusreel.org/colleges/equality-charter-school/video-share/finding-a-permanent-home-at-equality-charter-high-school-with-gene
Cristina Strahle, High School Spanish Teacher (Educational Equity)
http://www.campusreel.org/colleges/equality-charter-school/video-share/respect-and-trust-within-the-equality-charter-staff-with-cristina-strahle
Ciara Simmons, High School Career and Literacy (Why I Came to Equality)
http://www.campusreel.org/colleges/equality-charter-school/video-share/why-i-came-to-equality-and-why-i-stayed-with-ciara
Want to learn more? Check out the links below to learn more about Equality Charter School: