Careers Teacher

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Career Teacher

About Atmosphere Academy

Atmosphere Academy is a SUNY-approved charter school that serves Bronx School District 10 students and families in grades 6 through 12. Atmosphere's mission is to provide an "atmosphere" for learning in which students and teachers realize their potential as collaborative leaders. To realize this goal, Atmosphere has developed a suite of robust academic and enrichment programming in conjunction with key partners that are designed to develop students’ skills, knowledge, and character. Similarly, the school promotes a professional culture for its faculty and staff that focuses on distributed leadership and continuous improvement through embedded professional development, coaching, mentoring, and teaming.

Career Teacher

The Careers Teacher (CT) instructs high school courses in the fields of Business, Engineering, Law, Criminal Justice, and Medicine. Successful CT must have a thorough understanding of the requirements needed in order for one to pursue a specific career within each pathway. CT will also have expertise in teaching one or more of the listed career fields. CT will leverage content knowledge and external partnerships to educate students about career pathways through classroom discussions, research, internship opportunities, and site visits. CT is expected to provide instruction, classroom management, and student assessment.

The CT reports to the Career Coordinator and the College and Career Leader, providing instruction of the career curriculum to high school scholars. The CAO is the direct supervisor who oversees the evaluation of the Career Teacher in association and collaboration with the Officers.

Atmosphere teachers are professional and pioneering educators who are given the support they need to develop their instructional practice and focus on continuous improvement that culminates in better student outcomes. Coaching, teaming, mentoring, and professional development are embedded in every teacher’s schedule. Moreover, observation and evaluation are approached as shared processes with an emphasis on collaboration, self-reflection, and accountability.

Teachers are required to be in the building for 45.5 hours per week. After the flex schedule of 2.5 hours is applied, the requirement is reduced to 43 hours per week* (2580 minutes). The hours/minutes of work are allocated as follows per week:

• 1300 minutes of instruction (50 minutes X 26 classes)

• 75 minutes of staff/department meetings (includes 15 minutes for commuting time)

• 60 minutes of Academic Intervention Services

• 550 minutes of prep time (50 minutes X 11 periods of grading, planning, meetings, etc.)

• 250 minutes of lunch (50 minutes X 5 lunches)

• 345 minutes of free time (use as you choose)

• Undefined time working from home (use as needed to complete core tasks)

*Weekly hours are prorated based on the number of work days in a given week.

Why Atmosphere

Atmosphere has designed a work environment that makes it a destination workplace for a diverse range of highly qualified, innovative professionals. The school offers team members:

• Culture - Atmosphere nurtures and promotes a professional and pioneering culture that is focused on continuous improvement and development. This is realized through embedded professional development, coaching, mentoring, teaming, self-reflection, self-evaluation, peer observation, instructional rounds, continuous feedback, and other important supports that promote participation in and contribution to a professional learning community.

• Compensation - Atmosphere offers salaries that are competitive with those paid by other charter and public schools in the New York area. Moreover, the school also provides an annual merit bonus of up to 16% that is tied to each employee’s performance evaluation and ability to meet specific annual goals.

• Benefits - Atmosphere provides a 401k plan (with employer matching up to 5%), health insurance plan (school pays 100% of premium), dental insurance plan (school pays 100% of premium), vision insurance plan (school pays 100% of premium), 10 paid personal days (in addition to school and summer recesses), and flexible spending plan.

• Flexibility - Atmosphere acknowledges that its staff needs to be afforded the flexibility to meet obligations they have to family and other responsibilities outside of work. By partnering with employees to customize their work schedules, Atmosphere is able to increase their productivity and level of satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Relevant teaching experience in a charter school or other school setting

• Proven track record of successfully working with Atmosphere’s student population

• Experience working with diverse student groupings that may include a range of ELL students, special education students, general education students, and gifted students

• Dynamic teacher persona that engages students and seamlessly manages the classroom

• Strong lesson planning, curriculum development, and assessment development skills

• Student-centered teaching philosophy and pedagogy that is compatible with both the SIOP and GRR instructional model

• Strong interpersonal skills and track record of collaborating with diverse stakeholders

• Strong communication, writing, and presentation skills

• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail

• Relentless determination to do whatever it takes to help Atmosphere students succeed

• Proactive and creative problem-solver

• Values input and feedback

• Team-player capable of working both collaboratively and independently

• Strong recommendations from prior employers and colleagues

• Master degree in related field preferred

• Bachelor degree in related field required

• NYS certification in field preferred

Responsibilities

Instructional Duties

• Lead 26 periods of subject area classes per week

• Prepare Intellectually to utilize the curriculum and lesson materials in each of your classes, by differentiating accordingly.

• Create curricular documents that support student learning, including review sheets, worksheets, activity sheets, assignment sheets, rubrics, tests, etc.

• Assess scholars in accordance with provided assignments and rubrics and record grades weekly

• Provide feedback to scholars and parents to support improvement

• Identify opportunities to provide scholars extra support as needed to be successful

• Identify and implement multi-media resources and tools that enhance the learning experience by presenting students with blended learning opportunities

• Support the creation and improvement of curriculum guides, scope and sequences, etc.

• Collaborate with co-teachers and other support staff to ensure all students’ needs are met

• Highlight student voices and promote student-led discovery of meaning

• Complete all grades and comments in a timely fashion

• Use data to drive instructional and curricular decisions

• Manage classroom environment by establishing positive relationships and building rapport with students and staff, maximizing student engagement, and providing a safe and nurturing learning environment

Professional Duties

• Serve as a key team member, striving to collaborate whenever possible

• Seek out internal and external professional development opportunities that are either presented by Atmosphere or independently identified

• Take part in school-wide special events or activities by serving as an advisor, coach, chaperone, etc.

• Participate in and contribute to teacher team meetings, department meetings, data inquiry team meetings, coaching meetings (collaboration with instructional coaches), and mentoring meetings

• Actively contribute to a professional learning community by partaking in coaching, mentoring, teaming, and other activities and tasks focused on promoting professional learning and growth

Other Duties

• Any and all other responsibilities as delegated and assigned by the Board of Trustees and the Principal

Equal Opportunity Employee

Atmosphere Academy Public Charter School is an equal opportunity employer and hires without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability.

Company DescriptionAtmosphere Academy's mission is to provide a positive "atmosphere" for learning in which students and teachers are empowered to realize their full potential as mindful leaders. Serving grades 6-12, the school offers rich and diverse opportunities across academics, athletics, enrichment, and trips.Company DescriptionAtmosphere Academy's mission is to provide a positive "atmosphere" for learning in which students and teachers are empowered to realize their full potential as mindful leaders. Serving grades 6-12, the school offers rich and diverse opportunities across academics, athletics, enrichment, and trips.

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