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Posted: 16-Mar-23
Location: Brooklyn, New York
Type: Full Time
Salary: $66,000 - $75,000
Categories:
Elementary Teacher
Start Date: August 28, 2023
About our school:
Bay Ridge Prep, a NYSAIS-accredited, independent, college preparatory school, is dedicated to enriching the intellectual curiosity, creativity, and emotional intelligence of each person.
About the position:
Strong Lower School teacher applicants possess demonstrated competence in:
- Establishing multi-sensory, hands-on learning environments encouraging risk-taking, experimentation, and critical thinking where children are encouraged to be both independent and dependable
- Planning daily Reading Workshops incorporating read-alouds, guided reading, word study, and independent reading with individualized reading goals
- Facilitating Writing Workshops based on literature immersion, keeping a writer’s notebook and publishing cycles
- Utilizing a balanced approach to Mathematics allowing students to develop an understanding of mathematical concepts and skills using non-routine, real-world tasks which incorporate a variety of mathematical strands
- Planning integrated, experience-based social studies/ science curricula responsive to children’s developmental interests that emphasizes the interconnectedness of the human and natural world
- Building strong home-school relationships through clear and relevant homework assignments, weekly newsletters
- Effectively collaborating with colleagues and administration regarding teaching and learning
Qualifications:
- B.A. or B.S. from an accredited college or university required; Masters degree preferred
- 2 years teaching experience in elementary education in public, private and/or independent schools
- Excellent rapport with children
- Strong work ethic
- Sense of humor
- Excellent organizational skills
- Excellent communication skills (both oral and written)
- Commitment to the social, emotional, and cognitive needs of all children
How to apply:
Qualified applicants should e-mail their résumé and cover letter to jobs@bayridgeprep.org with the subject line “Lower School Teacher”. No phone calls or faxes, please.
Due to the high number of résumés received for each job posting, we are unable to respond to each inquiry. The school administration will determine which candidates have a strong potential to join our staff and will make direct contact with those candidates.
We appreciate your interest in Bay Ridge Preparatory School, an equal opportunity and inclusive employer that does not discriminate on any basis protected by federal, state or local laws.
About Bay Ridge Prep
Bay Ridge Prep, a NYSAIS-accredited, independent, college preparatory school, is dedicated to enriching the intellectual curiosity, creativity, and emotional intelligence of each person.
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