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About the Role

WHIN Music Community Charter School is seeking a high-performing Middle School Special Education teacher to join a unique school community where compassion, kindness, and curiosity drive each day. This role involves developing and implementing curriculum, driving academic outcomes, and collaborating with colleagues to serve all students in an inclusive classroom.

Responsibilities

• Develop, modify, and implement curriculum and assessments for students with disabilities as determined in a student’s IEP and/or 504 plan.
• Implement Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs) as needed.
• Drive academic outcomes for all students by analyzing data, differentiating instruction, and supporting each learner’s unique needs.
• Contribute to the Child Study Team’s assessments of student needs.
• Collaborate with colleagues to implement an effective integrated co-teaching model to serve all students in an inclusive classroom.
• Implement a music-infused academic curriculum with support from the Director of Music and Directors of Curriculum and Instruction.
• Inspire students and fellow staff to perform at their highest potential.
• Develop and maintain strong and professional relationships with WHIN families.

Requirements

• Urban middle school teaching experience.
• NYS or equivalent Education Teaching Certification with coursework in middle school special education.
• Demonstrated success raising achievement levels of all students.
• An unwavering belief that all students can achieve at a high level.
• Proven commitment and success working with students and families.
• The ability to thrive in a startup environment.
• The ability to excel in a fast-paced, dynamic, and exciting school.
• A sense of humor and kindness towards colleagues.

Skills

• Bilingual (Spanish)
• Music performance
• Responsive Classroom
• Love & Logic Student Management
• Restorative Justice models

Location

• New York

Work Type

• Full-time
• Onsite

Experience Level

• Middle School

Education Level

• NYS or equivalent Education Teaching Certification

About the Company

• WHIN Music Community Charter School is the first school of its kind, built on the principles of El Sistema.
• WHIN is a place where children learn, grow, and make music together.
• At WHIN, we are building a nucleo, a community where staff, families, and students work together to make a powerful shift in public education that puts learners’ needs first.
• Our Mission: To provide our diverse student population with rigorous academic instruction, intensive music education and a positive learning environment so that every student can thrive academically and personally.
• We believe that all children deserve a high-quality education, with access to academic rigor, music creation, and a holistic approach to developing character.
• We believe that collaboration with families ensures the greatest success for our learners.
• We believe that restorative justice, inquiry-based hands on learning, and authentic learning experiences provide the most effective environments for growth, success, and joy.
• We are looking for teachers who are looking to grow and prosper in a collaborative work environment and are excited about teaching in a school and neighborhood where diversity is central.
• We support teachers by coaching and professional growth to deepen instructional practices and by creating Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) where teachers act as thought partners for one another.
• In action, our mission looks like caring deeply about all aspects of our young learners’ potential.
• We make academics a priority while also ensuring students’ character and personal growth.
• With music at our core, students experience working together to create something bigger than their individual skills every single day, and this approach extends to our classrooms where project-based, hands on learning cultivates curious, creative, and hardworking learners.

Equal Opportunity

• WHIN Music Community Charter School is an equal rights and opportunity agency and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, ancestry, marital status, or any other legally protected classification in its activities, educational programs, or employment practices as required by Title VI, IX, and Section 504.