Teacher Middle School Living Environment Teacher 2023 – 2024 School Year
Job Description
Beginning with Children (BwC) is a Brooklyn based school management organization founded by school reform leaders Joe and Carol Reich over 30 years ago on a deep belief in the power of education. BwC supports two New York City Public Charter Schools and an alumni and college success program that provides education and academic supports for students from Pre-K to college.
Our schools, Beginning with Children Charter School 2, Community Partnership Charter School, and Community High School are located in Bedford Stuyvesant, Clinton Hill, Williamsburg, and downtown Brooklyn, where approximately 90% of our families qualify for free/reduced lunch. Our hard-working families, face high rates of low-wage employment, and find it increasingly difficult to break the cycle of poverty and continuing injustice which plague these neighborhoods. At BwC we know that academic success and college completion have proven to be the most effective way to promote social and economic mobility. We are committed to creating strong centers of learning that transform the lives of students and families and revitalize communities.
Beginning with Children continues to post-secondary and college success through its alumni program, the Legacy Network. The success of BwC Scholars is the product of caring, committed and talented educators who work collaboratively with families to meet the needs of our students. As we continue to develop our Professional Learning Community we invite talented and innovative educators to join us in our mission to provide quality instruction to every child in every classroom.
Our Schools
Beginning with Children schools empower scholars to meet high academic standards throughout their education and embrace a set of core values that are essential to success in life. Our graduates will be independent thinkers who are committed to succeeding in college preparatory programs and becoming active and engaged citizens in their communities.
Our teachers are certified in their assigned grade and/or content area. Teachers demonstrate mastery of content and provide engaging instruction that inspires our students to learn. All teachers share accountability for the academic success of our students. As a professional learning community, we work collaboratively to enhance student learning and build a positive school culture.
BwCCS2 Mission
BwCCS 2 is a nurturing community that fosters a love of learning and the development of character for students in grades K-8. Our students achieve academic excellence and are prepared to succeed in top performing high schools and colleges. BwCCS 2 students develop and use G.R.I.T. (Good Judgment, Resilience, Integrity, and Teamwork) for personal and community improvement.
Open Position: Living Science Middle School Year
Responsibilities:
- Support students’ academic and socio-emotional development
- Set student performance and growth goals and work to achieve those goals
- Collaborate with leadership to implement the School’s mission and goals
- Align the core curriculum with Common Core State Standards.
- Participate in the implementation of systems to assess student achievement.
- Model the school’s mission, values and standards for professional behavior.
- Perform other related duties as required and assigned
- Prepare all students for success with New York State Living Environment Regents Science exams
- Place an equal emphasis on developing scientific thinkers by inviting students to ask questions, develop models, carry out investigations and analyze data
- Guide students in applying their subject matter knowledge and skills through evidence-based scientific explanations and arguments and by challenging them to address real-world problems that impact the community students live in
- Help students see the relevance of Science in their everyday lives, as well as equip their students with the tools necessary to be critical consumers and innovative problem solvers within modern-day society
Qualifications:
- New York State certification (preferred)
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively with diverse constituencies, including students, parents, trustees, BwC representatives, community members, and donors.
- Understand the nuances of urban school environments and school culture.
- Experience teaching middle school.
- Master’s degree.
- Minimum 1 year teaching experience.
- Experience teaching English as a Second Language or Speech is a plus
- Bilingual (Spanish) a plus.
