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About the Role
School in the Square is seeking dedicated, mission-aligned Middle School Humanities Special Education Teachers for grades 6-8. This role focuses on ensuring high academic standards while addressing the social-emotional needs of all students in a nurturing and supportive learning environment.
Responsibilities
- Support efforts to ensure high academic standards.
- Focus on the social-emotional needs of all students.
- Collaborate with the School Leadership Team (SLT).
Requirements
- Skilled in current teaching methods and educational pedagogy.
- Proficient in interactive, hands-on, creative learning.
- Experience using technology to support instruction.
- Experience using assessment to drive instruction.
- Ability to differentiate curriculum to meet the needs of diverse learners.
- Knowledge of co-teaching strategies.
- Knowledge of ELL strategies.
- A strategic, solutions-focused thinker with strong communication and planning skills.
- A strong relationship builder who finds fulfillment in teaching and coaching students.
- Familiar with restorative practices.
- A strong believer in anti-racism education, culturally responsive and sustaining pedagogy, and trauma-informed practices.
- Self-reflective with the capacity to accept and implement feedback.
- Graduate of a Bachelor’s Degree in Education or relevant content area.
- Current possessor of a valid New York State Teaching Certification or willing to enroll in a New York State Teaching Certification Program and obtain such Certification within two years.
Skills
- Interactive, hands on, creative learning
- Use of technology to support instruction
- Use of assessment to drive instruction
- Differentiation of curriculum
- Co-teaching strategies
- ELL strategies
- Strategic thinking
- Solutions-focused thinking
- Communication
- Planning
- Relationship building
- Restorative practices
- Anti-racism education
- Culturally responsive and sustaining pedagogy
- Trauma informed practices
- Self-reflection
- Feedback implementation
- Bilingual in Spanish (Preferred)
Location
- Washington Heights
- Inwood
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Certified teachers salary ranges from $66,000 - $122,764
- Uncertified teachers salary ranges from $63,000 - $119,764
Education Level
- Bachelor’s Degree in Education or relevant content area
Salary/Compensations
- $66,000 - $122,764 (Certified Teachers)
- $63,000 - $119,764 (Uncertified Teachers)
Benefits
- 6% 401k match
- 93% coverage of healthcare premiums
- Generous full company closures and PTO policies
- Supplemental compensation opportunities
- Longevity bonus
- Access to a federal student loan debt reduction program
- Supportive work environment
About the Company
- School in the Square is a tuition-free public charter school founded in 2016.
- Our philosophy is 'relationships first', focusing on engaging, educating, and empowering students, families, and team members.
- We are a 175+ team with a mission-aligned culture offering sustainable, rewarding career paths.
- Our workplace celebrates and cultivates individual passions, skills, and interests.
- The Middle School is the founding campus, emphasizing a culture of care leading to a culture of achievement.
- Our programs are designed with students' personal interests and learning styles in mind.
- We embrace that 89% of S2 families are Hispanic or Latinx.
Equal Opportunity
- We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
- School in the Square understands specific groups are subject to marginalization and encourages these groups to apply.