What are the responsibilities and job description for the Middle School Special Education Teacher (2024-2025) position at Achievers Early College Prep Charter School?
About the Company
Achievers Early College Prep Charter School (AECP) is New Jersey’s first public charter school for students in middle school and high school that provides them with the unique opportunity to pursue one of four STEAM pathways (Health Sciences, Digital Media, Audio Engineering, and Cisco Computer Networking). Students can have access to a program that allows them to earn up to 60 college credits, NOCTI credentials, and workplace training. AECP is determined to ensure that students can enhance their journey through high school and graduate with content mastery, skills, and experiences that are essential to the current marketplace and the world beyond.
About the Role
Achievers Early College Prep is excited to grow a team of teachers who are committed to continuously improving curriculum and instruction through collaboration. Teachers in this position will have and be able to do the following:
Responsibilities
- Extensive knowledge of interventions that build up skills gaps
- Ability to differentiate and scaffold learning to meet students where they are
- Design and implement curriculum and assessments that measure progress towards academic standards
- Use data to refine curriculum and inform instructional practices
- Receptive to weekly coaching and committed to growing and strengthening practice
- Provide consistent rewards and/or consequences for student behavior
- Implement multiple techniques for increased student engagement and checking for understanding
- Will be accountable for students’ mastery of academic standards
- Familiarity with Google Classroom and virtual meeting platforms
- Communicate effectively with students, families, and colleagues
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree is required; Master’s degree is preferred
Teaching experience in an upper elementary, middle, or high school with an underserved population
Adept interpersonal and communication skills to diverse audiences
Valid NJ Teacher Certification completed or in progress
Required Skills
Demonstrates alignment and commitment to Achievers Early College Prep's mission, core beliefs, and educational philosophy
Adaptable in a growing environment; Is flexible and solutions-oriented
Evidence of self-motivation, taking initiatives, and willingness to be a team player
Experience in schools that rely heavily on intervention, literacy, and content knowledge as a means to dramatically increase student achievement
Driven to deliver rigorous instruction by emphasizing student engagement with complex texts, critical thinking, and comprehensive literary analysis
Exhibits a laser focus on analyzing student work and student data, coupled with a deep commitment to data-driven decision making
Quantifiable track record of outstanding academic results
Unwavering commitment to feedback, improvement, practice, and notion of “I’M ALL IN!”
Culturally aware, culturally sensitive, and asset-based thinking
Preferred Skills
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Pay range and compensation package
Pay range or salary or compensation
Equal Opportunity Statement
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