Career Center

Village Community School seeks to hire a Science Leave Replacement Teacher for Grades 4-6. This is a full-time position, from October 30, 2023 to April 30, 2024.

Salary Range: $75,000 - $132,000

All prospective candidates should send a cover letter and resume to hr@vcs-nyc.org.

 COMPETENCIES

• Love of Teaching and Learning- Have an Intellectual curiosity and a lifelong passion for learning. Embody a caring and enthusiastic approach to education.
• Developmental Awareness - Understanding of developmental needs of children
• Promote Empathy and Respect - Ability to stimulate students’ interests in others – past and present – and heighten their appreciation of diversity in all forms.
• Grounded in Justice - Commitment to help create an anti-bias and equitable community and society. Consistently demonstrate knowledge of antiracist and social and emotional teaching practices.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create and maintain an inclusive learning environment that is conducive to the intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development of students. Affirm the identities of all members of our community.
• Actively teach engaging and motivating science lessons to 4^th-6^th Grade students of all abilities.
• Work collaboratively with the Division Directors and science teachers to implement and document an NGSS-aligned science curriculum that meets the needs, interests, and abilities of students.
• Implement curriculum using principles of backwards design.
• Meet regularly with members of the Administration to receive feedback and mentorship.
• Collaborate with teachers and student support teams to monitor, assess, and document students’ academic and social emotional progress.
• Communicate standards, achievements, and areas of concern to students and parents.
• Meet and communicate with parents both formally and informally (email, phone calls, conferences, and written progress reports.
• Monitor students during additional duties such as lunch or recess.
• Attend grade level, science department, staff, and professional development meetings.
• Report directly to the Lower School and Upper School Directors.

WHO WE ARE

Village Community School opened its doors to students in September 1970. To this day, VCS continues to be a leader in K-8 education. At VCS, our structure and program spur young minds to seek patterns and connections between subject matter, deepening understanding while fueling the curiosity that creates self-motivated critical thinkers. Exciting epiphanies happen every day at VCS. Our curriculum prepares students for a complex, interconnected world.

The K-8 years are critically important to a child’s academic and social development. At VCS, we devote all of our resources to helping students establish an unabashed love of learning and the resilient self-confidence that will serve them well for a lifetime. We take our students seriously. We know how sophisticated young minds can be when offered opportunities to tackle the big questions and stretch beyond typical expectations. Our K-8 structure also provides many opportunities for students to be leaders. They best demonstrate what it means to value and encourage each other, developing rewarding relationships across age groups based on