Career Center

HudsonWay Immersion School (HWIS) is a progressive pre-K through Grade 8 Mandarin and Spanish Immersion School founded 16 years ago in the NJ/NY area. The school’s mission is to prepare students with the knowledge, skills and character to become global contributors and citizens of the world. Our values are excellence, respect, teamwork, integrity, communication, innovation, transparency, customer service, and accountability. HWIS has a strong academic reputation.

HWIS is seeking a qualified and enthusiastic individual to join a team of talented teachers who are educating in English in a preschool to Grade 8 immersion program several subjects with a focus on elementary grades. Position reports to Head of School and is for the 2022-23 academic year in Stirling, NJ.

Position summary:

The head teacher should have an understanding and commitment to the vision of the language immersion model. S/He must possess an excellent command of the language of instruction/English in order to model, instruct and maintain high academic standards as well as adhere to the language policy of the classroom. He/she must have training in teaching reading and writing.

Major responsibilities:

• Plans a program of study that meets the individual needs of students i.e. differentiates instruction for children of different linguistic, cultural and academic backgrounds, as well as for children with different learning needs, interests, and abilities of the students.

• Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and, in harmony with the goals. Communicates curriculum goals to students and caregivers.

• Employs a variety of instructional strategies, inclusive of immersion techniques, and instructional media, consistent with the physical limitations of the location provided and the needs and capabilities of the individuals or student groups involved.

• Assesses student progress, including reading/writing benchmarks, on a regular basis and communicates progress as agreed.

• Prepares progress reports and conducts conferences.

• Meets and instructs assigned classes in the locations and at the time designated.

• Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.

• Assists the administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student life and conduct, and, for the classroom, creates shared behavior expectations with students.

• Strives to implement by instruction and action HWIS’ philosophy of education and instructional goals and objectives.

• Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials and facilities.

Other responsibilities:

• Maintains accurate and correct records as required by law, school policy and administrative regulations.

• Makes provision for being available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day when required or requested to do so under reasonable terms.

• Strives to maintain and improve professional competence by attending professional development.

• Attends in-house meetings and PD as required. Encourages colleagues to pursue professional growth.

Qualifications:

• Fluent in English

• Bachelors or Master’s degree in elementary education

• Teacher Certification in appropriate subject area preferred

• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Administration may find appropriate and acceptable

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Excellent organizational and classroom management skills

• Strong computer skills, including internet, MS office, use of technology in classroom