DREAM Charter School Hiring for [-] Kindergarten Teacher at New York, NY Full Time

Responsibilities:

• Work with co-teacher (as relevant) to create and foster a culture where all students can achieve at high levels;
• Implement a Common Core-aligned curriculum through backwards lesson planning and follow school-wide protocols for developing and documenting syllabi, lesson plans, assignments, and rubrics;
• Actively participate in all meetings, collaborative planning, and professional development, including an annual summer institute;
• Track, monitor, and assume responsibility for academic progress of students;
• Analyze assessment data, and daily data including exit tickets and Do Now’s to inform instruction;
• Set and maintain high expectations by building meaningful relationships;
• Work with Student Culture Team to create individual behavior plans for students, as needed;
• Build a warm and inclusive classroom environment and abide by school-wide practices for classroom management and individual behavior plans;
• Work with grade team to analyze data, revise practices, norm on team-wide initiatives, and discuss individual scholars with a solutions-oriented mindset;
• Establish and maintain strong relationships and regularly communicate scholars’ progress towards goals and with families.

Qualifications:

• Associate’s degree required; Bachelor’s degree preferred;
• New York State certification in subject area preferred;
• At least two years of teaching experience with record of improving student achievement preferred;
• A desire to make a difference in the lives of our students, families and community;
• Desire and ability to receive and implement feedback;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with various audiences (including colleagues, students, families);
• A commitment to working with diverse populations of families and students;
• Bilingual (Spanish) preferred;
• A strong belief in the mission and values of DREAM, including the desire to make a difference in the lives of our students, families, and community.

Compensation:

• The salary range for incoming teachers with a Masters is $76,000 to $88,000. The salary range for incoming teachers with a Bachelors is $67,000 to $85,000.

• New teacher salaries are determined based on their number of years of experience as a lead teacher, level of education (associate’s, bachelor’s, or master’s degree), and internal equity. Teachers are eligible for annual performance-based salary increases based on our Teacher Career Pathways. Because we value staff tenure in each role, we do not currently cap salary ranges.

• We offer a comprehensive benefits plan, covering the majority of the employee premium for medical plans and subsidizing the majority of costs for a spouse/domestic partner and children. Other benefits include dental and vision plans, disability, life insurance, generous parenting benefits, flexible spending account options, generous vacation time and paid holidays, referral bonuses, professional development, an employee assistance program (EAP) and a 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching up to 4%.

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