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6-8 Special Education Reading Specialist

Employer
OWNCS
Location
Astoria, New York
Salary
Commensurate with experience

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Job Category
Teaching, Special Education Teacher
Grade Level
Middle School
Job Type
Full-Time

About OWNCS

Our World Neighborhood Charter Schools (OWNCS) educates students to become independent thinkers and lifelong learners. Our educational philosophy is based on inquiry, active and experiential learning, and social justice.  

We are committed to providing strong educational opportunities for children in underserved communities. We believe in the importance of creating socio-economically and culturally diverse schools.

A successful candidate for this position will embody confidence, exercise good judgement and must be able to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with various constituencies, including students, senior staff, co-workers, and teachers.

Position Summary

To serve as a teacher for OWN Charter School. To provide students with a first-class learning experience that maximizes their intellectual, social, emotional, and physical development, including the development of their ability to apply their intellect to solving problems and contribute to their communities as enlightened and responsible citizens.

 

Primary Tasks

  • Share commitment to the success of the mission, vision, goals, and objectives of OWN Charter School.
  • Support and fully participate in a school culture that focuses on student and adult learning.
  • Set high expectations and standards for the achievement of students and own personal performance.
  • Offer content and instruction that ensures student achievement of school’s academic standards.
  • Support the school’s philosophy that values continuous learning for adults tied to student learning and other school goals.
  • Use multiple sources of data collection to analyze barriers to student achievement and to access, identify and apply to instructional improvement.
  • Provide opportunities for the community to be involved in student and school success.

Essential Responsibilities

  • Set student goals and instructional outcomes aligned with NYS benchmarks and based on specific student assessment in reading for students in grades 6-8
  • Evaluate reading problems of students who are significantly below grade level in reading and interpret assessment information
  • Design coherent instruction that demonstrates knowledge of content, pedagogy, students, and resources
  • Design and use student assessments that are congruent with instructional outcomes and inform future planning
  • Deliver quality, targeted instruction that engages and challenges students
  • Establish an effective classroom culture for learning within an orderly environment of warmth, respect, and rapport
  • Manage student behavior through setting expectations, managing classroom procedures, and monitoring/responding to students
  • Maintain accurate records and relevant data
  • Work closely with classroom teachers and learning specialists to plan instruction, analyze student work, and ensure continuity between classroom and intervention work
  • Model effective strategies for teaching struggling readers
  • Develop and maintain positive and productive relationships with students’ families
  • Seek out and participate in appropriate professional development opportunities
  • Contribute to the school community through participation, professionalism, collegiality, and passion.

 

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in content area
  • NYS Certification – Literacy (Grades 5-12) Certificate
  • Solid understanding of interdisciplinary teaching/learning
  • 2-5 years of successful teaching experience; previous experience as a senior teacher desirable
  • Evidence of leadership ability, peer mentoring, creation of professional development opportunities for others, development of both integrated curriculum units and curricula across subject areas, development of appropriate assessments

Benefits

  • Health/Dental/Life Insurance
  • 401(k) with employer contribution
  • Commuter Benefits
  • Paid time off
  • Student loan forgiveness

How to Apply

To apply for this opportunity, please send your resume and a cover letter to: v024@own1ms.odoo.com

Our World Neighborhood Charter Schools provide equal employment opportunity and access to school programs for all persons regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age or handicap in every aspect of personnel policy, practice and school program accessibility as required by city, state and federal EEO guidelines.

Reasonable Accommodations will be provided for persons with disabilities

 

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