Middle School ELA Teacher (SY 25- 26)

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Role Overview

Great Oaks Legacy Charter School is seeking a dynamic, mission-aligned educator to join our team as a

academic year.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP

Our

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Teachers at Great Oaks Legacy Charter School are responsible for preparing each of our students for college success through rigorous instruction and maintaining consistently high expectations. Teachers are models of the hard work, desire for learning, and character that we expect of our students.

• Demonstrating solid content knowledge and understanding of the content matter.
• Establishing, communicating, and demanding high expectations for student learning, and quality of work.
• Using a multitude of instructional strategies and activities that are academically rigorous and highly engaging.
• Executing detailed lesson plans mapped to a year-long academic plan to address learning needs.
• Constantly working to respond to the students' learning needs.
• Consistently sending the message that this work is important, that the student can do it, and that you will not give up on a student.
• Data
• Track and analyze student data to identify student learning needs and set ambitious, attainable goals for student progress.
• Planning and implementing strategies to achieve targets related to student learning outcomes.
• Working collaboratively with the School Director and other teachers to develop and revise curriculum based on assessment data.
• Building relationships with students that demonstrate an open concern and a sense of responsibility for students' academic and personal growth.
• Maintaining an efficient, respectful and positive tone in your classroom.
• Utilizing time to maximize student learning and communicating a constant, tangible sense of urgency.
• Ensuring that all students are on task at all times during a lesson.
• Clearly enforcing and emphasizing school rules, values and expectations.
• Supervising students during lunch and transition periods.
• Additional Responsibilities
• Utilizing your skills, talents, and effort to contribute to student and school success.
• Independently assuming additional responsibilities when necessary and demonstrating leadership.
• Making frequent phone calls, keeping parents informed of successes and struggles.
• Maintaining an orderly school culture.
• Other duties that may be necessary to fulfill the mission of the school.

Role Overview

Great Oaks Legacy Charter School is seeking a dynamic, mission-aligned educator to join our team as a Middle School ELA Teacher to teach for the 2025-2026 academic year.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP

Our Middle School ELA Teacher s are an integral part of our school-based instructional team and report to the School Director(s), with regular coaching and support from our instructional coaches and Academic Deans.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Teachers at Great Oaks Legacy Charter School are responsible for preparing each of our students for college success through rigorous instruction and maintaining consistently high expectations. Teachers are models of the hard work, desire for learning, and character that we expect of our students.

Our Teachers' Essential Duties And Responsibilities Include

Qualifications

Compensation & Benefits

Great Oaks Legacy Charter School offers competitive salaries commensurate with experience and a comprehensive benefits package, including :

About Great Oaks Legacy Charter School

The Great Oaks Legacy Charter School is a high-performing, innovative charter public school in Newark NJ, serving students from Pre-K to 12th grade on campuses across the city of Newark. Our mission is to prepare Newark's students for success in college and beyond.

Our model is based on the following guiding principles that guide our work daily –

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, & ACCESSIBILITY

GOLCS is committed to building a talented team that reflects the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our students. Furthermore, we believe that racial justice and equity is critical to our mission of preparing students for success in college and beyond. We strive to be an organization that is diverse, equitable, inclusive, and elevates our student voices in preparing them for life and college.

GOLCS VACCINATION POLICY & COMMITMENT TO SAFETY

Great Oaks Legacy Charter School is committed to ensuring healthy and safe working and learning environments, and maintaining our educational commitment to GOLCS students and families - with minimal disruption to instruction. With this in mind, as of October 2021, Great Oaks Legacy requires vaccination against COVID-19 for all employees. Candidates who would like to apply for a reasonable accommodation from this policy based on a qualifying disability or sincerely held religious belief should reach out to HR@greatoakslegacy.org for more information.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT

Great Oaks Legacy provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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