High School English Language Arts Teacher

1 week ago

Rochester, New York, United States Uncommon Schools Full time
Job Description

Job Title: High School English Language Arts Teacher

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly qualified and passionate High School English Language Arts Teacher to join our team at Uncommon Schools. As a High School English Language Arts Teacher, you will be responsible for teaching a robust literature curriculum that prioritizes inclusive texts, emphasizes diversity, and prepares students for Advanced Placement (AP), SAT, and collegiate level coursework.

Responsibilities:

  • Instruction: Teach from a robust literature curriculum shared across our high schools that prioritizes inclusive texts, emphasizes diversity, and prepares students for Advanced Placement (AP), SAT, and collegiate level coursework.
  • Content Expertise: Conduct a deep exploration of daily content in order to guide students to analyze books by authors like James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, F. Scott Fitzgerald, William Shakespeare, and Yaa Gyasi; books that ignite a passion for literature, sharpen a critical eye for examining the world, and deepen students' intellectual identity.
  • Student Development: Develop students' independent and collaborative reading, writing, and discussion skills.
  • Facilitate Student-Led Discourse: Facilitate student-led discourse, teaching students to use evidence to make sophisticated claims, and to synthesize and evaluate arguments and rhetoric.
  • Assessment and Feedback: Analyze student comprehension and writing regularly and determine how to adapt and write your own lessons to maximize student learning.
  • Collaboration: Partner with your department and your grade level team on content and instructional strategies that support your students and help all students succeed.

Additional Responsibilities:

  • Data Analysis: Meet weekly with your principal and/or instructional coach to analyze and respond to trends in student work samples and assessments.
  • Instructional Differentiation: Learn and implement strategies to differentiate instruction for all learners in your classroom.

Qualifications:

  • Commitment to Uncommon Schools' Mission: A commitment to the mission of Uncommon Schools and investment in our vision for being an anti-racist organization.
  • Teaching Experience: A demonstrated interest in impacting K-12 students in urban schools and communities (1-2 years experience preferred).
  • Academic Expertise: Academic expertise in Humanities, English, Social Sciences, or other related fields of study.
  • Certification: Prior to the start of employment, you must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. Certification is not required to be hired at Uncommon, but you do need to meet NY state certification eligibility requirements.

Benefits:

  • Competitive Salary: The starting compensation for this role based in Rochester is between $56,000 to $70,700.
  • Comprehensive Benefits Package: Choice of 3 comprehensive health insurance plans, pre-tax flexible spending and health saving accounts, 403(b) retirement savings program + employer match, 529 college savings program, Public Service Loan Forgiveness application assistance, financial planning tools and assistance, dependent care FSA, back up childcare and daycare discounts, paid leave of absence, fully paid parental leave, fully paid medical leave, additional paid Short Term and Long Term Disability insurance, mental health and counseling support + wellness benefits.

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