ELA Teacher

NYC Charter School of the Arts (CSA) is an arts-integrated charter school located in Manhattan's financial district. Currently, in its 8th year of operation, we are looking for dedicated middle school English teachers to join our team for the 2025-26 school year. The mission of CSA is to inspire a diverse community of young people to engage with the arts as a pathway to rich and rigorous academic scholarship and a creative, purposeful life.

We accomplish this as a school community through three domains:
Create, Learn & Thrive.

Job Summary

Starting in August 2025, as an English Language Arts (ELA) teacher you will be in charge of teaching a full-time teacher course load of four classes, using and modifying the Wit and Wisdom curriculum that has been established for that grade. In addition to your academic responsibilities, you will work closely with the socio-emotional learning team to implement an advisory curriculum to students daily.

CSA believes in the importance of being a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization. We are committed to building a talented team that reflects the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our students. As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or disability.

CSA offers competitive salaries commensurate with experience and a comprehensive benefits package.

Essential

Job Duties and Responsibilities

* Develop engaging, inclusive curriculum plans

* Building on the scope and sequence of NYCDOE and available texts, create a calendar and lesson plans with appropriate differentiation and scaffolding for all students;

* Ensure learning objectives and instructional pacing align to NYS Standards for the grade level;

* Participate in collaborative curriculum development to integrate the arts and interdisciplinary learning across grade levels

* Strengthen instruction

* Meet regularly with your instructional leader to improve pedagogical practice;

* Furnish unit and lesson plans for your classes on time to your instructional leader;

* Participate in professional learning sessions.

* Manage Student Learning

* Design and implement formative assessments that measure progress toward academic standards;

* Monitor student progress toward individual and collective learning goals;

* Analyze formative, summative, and interim assessment data to adjust lessons, inform small group instruction, and refer students for intervention or special learning services;

* Provide written and in-person data on student performance as requested by the Special Education Team;

* Assist students in the creation and updating of exemplary work in Digital Portfolios.

* Guide student behavior and classroom community

* Coplan, manage, and maintain a positive culture and climate, leveraging relationships to promote positive academic experiences and mindful, effective communication;

* Create a safe environment for social/emotional learning;

* With support from the Thrive team, deliver a socioemotional curriculum to a group of 'advisees' daily;

* Document interventions, infractions, and any parental communication in the appropriate system.

* Other professional duties

* Be present and engaged Monday through Friday; clock into and out of work daily

* Participate in shared administrative tasks, such as monitoring halls during transition, supporting deans during student lunch regularly, and hosting after-school study hall

* Chaperone field trips; attend at least two evening events (showcases, family nights, performances) per semester;

* Respond to all parent communications within two work days and participate in formal parent conferences two or three times per year;

* Fulfill other responsibilities in collaboration with the Executive Director, Instructional Leader, and/or grade-level team

The ideal candidate will have:

* Bachelor's degree, Master's degree preferred;

* Valid NY State Teaching License in English Language Arts;

* 2 or more years of teaching experience, Middle School preferred;

* Strong pedagogical and content knowledge in Humanities - English Language Arts;

* Background experience in the implementation of ELA Common Core State Standards;

* Desire to grow as a professional educator;

* Exceptional ability to participate in community learning;

* Commitment to the values and mission of NYC Charter School of the Arts.