Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

Develop engaging, inclusive curriculum plans 

• Building on the scope and sequence of NYCDOE and available texts, create a calendar and lesson plans with appropriate differentiation and scaffolding for all students;

• Ensure learning objectives and instructional pacing align to NYS Standards for the grade level;

• Integrate visual and performing arts into lessons and units of study;

• Participate in collaborative curriculum development to integrate the arts and interdisciplinary learning across grade levels.  Collaborate with colleagues to infuse artistic practice and the creative process into the planning and executing of each lesson

 

Strengthen instruction

• Meet regularly with your Instructional Leader  to improve pedagogical practice;

• Furnish unit and lesson plans for your classes on time to your Instructional leader;

• Participate in weekly professional learning sessions.

 

Manage Student Learning

• Design and implement formative assessments that measure progress toward academic standards;

• Monitor student progress toward individual and collective learning goals;

• Analyze formative, summative, and interim assessment data to adjust lessons, inform small group instruction, and refer students for intervention or special learning services;

• Provide written and in-person data on student performance as requested by the Special Education Team;

• Assist students in the creation and updating of exemplary work in Digital Portfolios.

 

Guide student behavior and classroom community

• Coplan, manage, and maintain a positive culture and climate, leveraging relationships to promote positive academic experiences and mindful, effective communication;

• Create a safe environment for social/emotional learning;

• With support from the Thrive team, deliver a socioemotional curriculum to a group of ‘advisees’ daily;

• Document interventions, infractions, and any parental communication in the appropriate system.

 

Other professional duties

• Be present and engaged Monday through Friday; clock into and out of work daily

• Participate in shared administrative tasks, such as monitoring halls during transition, supporting deans during student lunch regularly, and hosting after-school study hall

• Chaperone field trips; attend at least two evening events (showcases, family nights, performances) per semester;

• Respond to all parent communications within two work days and participate in formal parent conferences two or three times per year;

• Fulfill other responsibilities in collaboration with the Executive Director,  Instructional Leader, and/or grade-level team.

 

The ideal candidate will have:

• Bachelor’s Degree (Master’s degree preferred);

• Valid NY State Teaching License;

• 2-3 years or more teaching experience, Middle School preferred;

• Strong pedagogical and content knowledge in World History;

• Desire to grow as a professional educator;

• Exceptional ability to participate in community learning;

• Commitment to the values and mission of NYC Charter School of the Arts.