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About the Role
TEP Charter School is seeking passionate Social Studies Teachers to foster a love of learning in students from underserved communities. Teachers will utilize innovative strategies and technology to make history engaging, guiding students to interpret and evaluate historical evidence. The role involves teaching one subject to one grade level daily in a state-of-the-art learning environment.
Responsibilities
- Build a positive and inclusive classroom environment that fosters a genuine love of social studies education.
- Utilize innovative teaching strategies to make the study of history come alive for students.
- Incorporate technology and real-world applications to enhance student learning experiences.
- Guide students to be detectives of history, interpreting and evaluating historical evidence.
- Facilitate student learning that history is not made up of just dates to memorize.
- Teach all students on your grade level one 45-minute block of social studies every day.
- May switch grade levels and/or subjects from one school year to the next.
Requirements
- Deeply aligned to TEP’s mission of providing a world-class education to historically under-resourced student communities.
- Minimum of 3 years of lead teaching experience, with at least 2 years in 4th through 9th grade classrooms.
- Experience in a public charter school, traditional public school, or private school setting.
- Ability to develop and implement engaging and standards-aligned-based Social Studies lesson plans for middle school students.
- Focus on fostering a deep understanding of historical events, cultures, and global perspectives.
- Outstanding verbal ability and strong communication skills.
- Inclusive and responsive classroom management practices.
- Prospective teachers must identify and present a pathway to obtain New York State teaching certification.
- Submit an up-to-date resume.
- Submit a well-written cover letter highlighting specific interest in joining the TEP community.
- Submit a portfolio of student work, assessment data for a class of students, or an original curricular tool that they have personally developed.
Skills
- Innovative teaching strategies
- Technology integration
- Real-world application incorporation
- Historical interpretation and evaluation
- Classroom management
- Communication skills
- Verbal ability
Location
- Washington Heights/Inwood community
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Minimum of 3 years of lead teaching experience
- At least 2 years of experience in 4th through 9th grade classrooms
Education Level
- Adheres to educational requirements outlined within individual pathways to NYS teaching certification.
Salary/Compensations
- $140,000
- Up to $35,000 annual bonus
Benefits
- 3 extended rest breaks
- 3 professional development institutes
- Collaborative community of experienced, passionate educators
- Approximately 10 weeks of vacation per year
- Staff Food Program
- Staff Retreats
- Wellness Programming
- World-class medical, dental, vision, Short-Term Disability (STD), Long-Term Disability (LTD), and Life Insurance policies
- Parental leave
- Dependent care account
- 403b Retirement Plan
- Professional growth and development opportunities
- Professional development reimbursements
- Tuition/continuous learning reimbursements
About the Company
- The Equity Project (TEP) Charter School is featured in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and on 60 Minutes for its revolutionary teacher salaries and outstanding results.
- TEP aims to achieve educational equity for students from traditionally underserved communities.
- TEP utilizes world-class teachers and re-imagines the teaching profession.
- TEP is committed to building a positive and inclusive classroom environment.
- TEP teachers prioritize their own growth as pedagogical experts, intellectual seekers, and community leaders.
- TEP offers a rewarding career that redefines the teacher experience.