Middle School Teachers

Middle School Teachers  School Year

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Enterprise is a public charter school in Buffalo, New York educating children in Kindergarten through eighth grade. Founded in 2003, ECS is committed to "Engaging young minds through projects and partnerships." We pursue our mission through our Charter's key design elements, with our primary focus on highly engaging project‑based learning, comprehensive arts education, and individualized instruction for enrichment and acceleration. We celebrate diversity and inclusion and engage a variety of partners to support our students academically, socially, emotionally, and culturally.

Enterprise Charter School is seeking Middle School Teachers for the 2026/2027 school year. The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor's Degree in Education and valid teaching certification.

We are looking for highly motivated elementary and middle school teachers to join our team. As we prepare for next year, we plan to hire additional teachers in Middle School classrooms (grades 5-8).

The ideal candidates will be enthusiastic, creative, and adaptable educators who are committed to inspiring students and fostering a positive learning environment.

• Articulates and applies historical context of racism and understands the current reality of students and communities of color in order to support racial equity
• Accountable for students' success and believes Enterprise's students must receive the highest quality education possible in order to close the achievement gap
• Relentless commitment to mission of educating Enterprise's students
• Actively demonstrates a commitment to supporting diversity, equity and inclusion
• Serves as an advocate for racial equity with the school's colleagues, parents, students, community, and external stakeholders to promote equity in education and closure of the achievement gap
• Demonstrates a racial equity mindset through awareness of biases and leads with a racial equity lens

• Demonstrating an interest in working with students from diverse economic and cultural backgrounds.
• Remaining empathetic to students' previous experiences and, at the same time, holding our students to high expectations.
• Creating a positive, safe and collaborative classroom environment for students.
• Continuously strengthening their classroom community by investing students and families in our school values.
• Intellectually preparing to effectively deliver the school's curriculum and adopted materials in ways that maximize scholar learning and social‑emotional development.
• Attending all required meetings to ensure strong school wide communication and professional development.
• Participating in meetings with their coach to support their development, including observation and feedback meetings, planning meetings and data meetings.
• Collaborating with coaches and peers to share best practices and build a strong adult culture.
• Adjusting instruction as needed to meet the unique needs of our students, including by adjusting to support the different learning styles and academic readiness of their students.
• Modeling, teaching and upholding the use of school‑wide systems and structures.
• Participating in whole school events and home visits to help build strong trusting relationships with students and their families.

• A demonstrated interest in impacting K-8 students in urban schools and communities
• Understanding of formative and summative assessments.
• Demonstrated excellence in teaching
• Skills in analyzing and using data to make instructional and behavioral decisions
• Experience, knowledge, and background related to NYS Next Gen Standards
• Bachelor's Degree required, Master's preferred

Enterprise Charter School offers a competitive salary, health benefits and is a member of the NYS Teacher Retirement System. Our teaching salary scale starts at $46,350 for the  school year. We take pride in offering salaries that are competitive across the region and take into account each candidate's education level, prior experiences, and certification status.

Enterprise Charter School is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the community we serve. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals.

Contact Person:
Victoria Cruz‑Verdejo

Title:

Senior Director of Operations

Phone: 716‑855‑2114

Email: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).

Enterprise Charter School offers a competitive salary, health benefits and is a member of the NYS Teacher Retirement System. Our teaching salary scale starts at $46,350 for the  school year.