What are the responsibilities and job description for the Elementary School Science Teacher position at Success Academy?
Elementary School Science Teacher at Success Academy Summary:
As an Elementary School Science Teacher at Success Academy, you will foster a passion for scientific inquiry among students in New York City's high-performing charter school network. You will engage students from low-income neighborhoods, empowering them to think critically and creatively about science across various disciplines. With opportunities for professional development and leadership, this role emphasizes collaboration and the impact of education on children's futures.
Success Academy is committed to providing every child in NYC with a fun, rigorous, whole-child education regardless of zip code or economic status. Our schools are free to all families, open to all students, and welcoming to families from diverse backgrounds. When you join SA, you play a part in giving every student who walks through the doors of one of our 57 schools in NYC a fair shot at reaching their potential.
Job Description
Ignite a Passion for Scientific Thinking:
At Success Academy, our Science program ignites a passion in scholars for scientific thinking and curiosity. We develop our scholars as citizens of science, empowering them to engage creatively, critically, and meaningfully with the world around them in ways that are endlessly fascinating, complex, and philosophical.
Scholars engage flexibly with different scientific disciplines, compelling them to see engineering, physics, mathematics, chemistry, and biology as all interdependent. We also place a strong emphasis on scientific literacy, with special attention to reading, writing, and data literacy.
Develop Exceptional Leadership Skills:
Success Academy gives you unparalleled opportunities to gain valuable professional skills and advance rapidly with leadership opportunities available both in the classroom and outside. As a teacher at Success, you will:
- Sharpen your communication skills and develop strong, meaningful relationships with students, their families, and your peers and mentors.
- Become a highly skilled problem solver able to tackle challenges in and out of the classroom.
- Learn to assess and analyze data to chart your students' growth and achievement, and tailor your own teaching methods accordingly.
- Engage in professional development opportunities with school leaders to benefit from targeted, in-the-moment feedback and coaching to improve your performance.
Minimum Qualifications:
- A bachelor's degree before your first day of work with Success Academy.
- A rigorous and relevant academic major (e.g., biology, chemistry, physics, engineering).
- Ability to work in person in New York City ($2500 stipend for qualified relocations).
What We Look For:
- Drive for Excellence: You set ambitious goals for yourself and have never been afraid of putting in the hard work it takes to achieve them.
- Confidence and Presence: You enjoy taking the lead and inspiring others with your passion and commitment.
- Passion for Content: You relish literature, science, history, and/or math and independently seek to deepen your knowledge of subjects that interest you.
Compensation:
Starting salary: $65,000.00
Salary : $65,000
