Teacher High School Math Teacher
Job Description
Job description
The School
The New York City Charter High School for Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Industries is a small 9-12 high school located in the South Bronx. AECI primarily serves an at-risk and in-need student population from The Bronx.
Our mission is to prepare students for post-secondary success while introducing them to architecture, engineering, and construction programs. Our small school environment and support structures for students have allowed our school to annually achieve a graduation rate of over 95% with many of our students going on to attend top universities.
The Position: Math Teacher, Grades 9-12
Instructional Responsibilities
- Collaboratively plan with teachers, counselors, and support staff to meet the needs of our students
- Provide a range of instructional, management, and assessment strategies to meet the different needs of students
- Plan units and lessons for all classes that will develop skills aligned to the Common Core Standards and New York State Regents
- Work with at-risk students as well as students with disabilities
- Participate as part of Pupil Personnel Committee in develop intervention strategies (Kid Talk)
- Review/grade student work and provide meaningful feedback in order to improve student skills
- Incorporate literacy into all units of instruction
- Develop relationships and consistently communicate with students’ families
Other Professional Responsibilities
- Ensure the safety of students under your supervision
- Continues to acquire professional knowledge and learn of current developments in the educational field by attending seminars, workshops or professional meetings, or by conducting research.
- Assist with non-instructional supervision of students, as needed, such as hallway monitoring, substitute teaching, supervision of extracurricular activities and dismissal
- Develop relationships and consistently communicate with students’ families
- Assist in moving students to proper locations during fire drills, special assemblies and events
- Collaborate as scheduled with other staff members (Common Planning Time)
- Inspect equipment and field areas used to ensure they are in good and safe working order.
- Keep accurate and organized records for student attendance and progress
- Provide tutoring to small student groups as needed
- Model the AECI Core Values of Perseverance, Achievement, Integrity and Respect at all times.
- enhance and progress
- Provide tutoring to small student groups as needed
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree (Master’s preferred)
- High School experience preferred but not required
- Urban teaching experience or other similar experience in a similar setting preferred
- Desire to work in a teacher-driven, student-centered environment
- Ability to collaborate well with colleagues
- Ability to communicate effectively and often with parents and families
- Belief that all students can learn and achieve at high levels
Compensation: Competitive and commensurate with experience and certification(s)
