About the Role
Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School is a tuition-free public charter school committed to empowering students through community-focused leadership, character development, and college preparedness. We seek candidates who embody our traits of leadership: honesty, integrity, responsibility, caring, and restraint.
Responsibilities
- Work in a collaborative team teaching environment or individual classroom setting
- Engage students in active learning
- Integrate technology into core classroom instruction
- Use assessment data to modify and improve student learning
- Utilize online student system to track student progress through competencies and keep up to date assignments for students
- Contribute to program design and implementation
- Participate in all staff programs and academic planning, implementation, and evaluation
- Work collaboratively with other staff and teachers daily
- Enforce and uphold school policies and culture
- Communicate effectively and maintain consistent relationships with students, colleagues, and families
- Perform any additional responsibilities assigned by Administration
Requirements
- Expert in subject area
- At least one year of teaching in an urban environment
- Receptiveness to ongoing coaching and evaluation
- Ambitious, entrepreneurial mindset committed to helping develop the components and culture of the school environment
- Wide-ranging intellectual and educational interests
Skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Team player
- Ability to work collaboratively
- Spanish proficiency preferred
Location
- Washington Heights
- Inwood
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 1+ year of teaching in an urban environment
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Master’s Degree preferred
- Valid NYS Teaching Certificate Preferred
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 403B retirement plan with 5% match
- Extensive professional development
- All necessary instructional supplies and technology
About the Company
- Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School is a tuition-free public charter school that began as an idea among community members who longed to see more educational choices offered to the children of Washington Heights and Inwood.
- Our staff regard our student leaders as burgeoning assets to their community and help them develop the tools they need to be successful in college and beyond.
- IAL is committed to providing a well-rounded educational experience for all students we serve.
Equal Opportunity
- As an equal opportunity employer, we hire and promote without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.
