Middle School Science Teacher

About the role

BelovED Community Charter School is hiring a Middle School Science Teacher for its Jersey City campus. The school describes itself as a high-performing charter school that supports its teachers through professional development and a team approach, serving a very diverse student body.

Key responsibilities

• Commit to the school's values and mission, and hold high expectations for every student
• Take responsibility for students' learning progress and seek peer and leader support to solve problems
• Plan and deliver engaging, standards-aligned lessons, using either school-provided materials or self-designed ones, and administer regular formative assessments
• Model appropriate behavior, apply school and classroom rules consistently, use preventive discipline and supervise students on school grounds
• Join professional learning communities, attend professional development sessions and take part in planning meetings
• Work with special education and ELL staff to implement those programs and comply with state and federal regulations

Required profile

• Hold or plan to obtain New Jersey Department of Education certification to teach science at the middle school level

What we offer

• Salary of USD 64,000 to 84,000
• Career-long coaching and professional development support from the Academy Dean, Dean of Students, grade-level or department head and the Coordinator of Special Education
• Afterschool tutoring staff to shorten teachers' work days and abundant planning periods
• Health care (medical, dental and vision), retirement plan (401k, IRA), paid time off, family leave and disability coverage