Social Studies; Middle School

Position: Social Studies (Middle School)
Join a team of master teachers and earn a $140,000 salary at The Equity Project (TEP) Charter School, featured in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and on 60 Minutes for its revolutionary teacher salaries and its outstanding results. TEP aims to achieve educational equity for students from traditionally underserved communities by utilizing world-class teachers, while re-imagining the teaching profession as a place in which teachers prioritize their own growth-as pedagogical experts, intellectual seekers, and community leaders.

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About the Role (Responsibilities)

As one of the three pillars of our program (Academics, Arts, and Athletics), TEP is deeply committed to building a positive and inclusive classroom environment that fosters a genuine love of social studies education and a community of passionate, engaged learners.

TEP Social Studies Teachers utilize innovative teaching strategies to make the study of history come alive for our students, incorporating technology and real-world applications to enhance their learning experiences. TEP Social Studies Teachers use their commitment to education to guide our students to be detectives of history. What clues have Native Americans, Egyptian Kings, or African American freedom fighters left behind to help us figure out the most reliable story of what happened?

Using your genuine passion for Social Studies education, you will facilitate students learning that history is not made up of just dates to memorize. Social Studies is something to be interpreted and evaluated based on the changing historical evidence we discover today.

As a Middle School Social Studies Teacher at TEP, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the educational journey of our students by teaching all students on your grade level one 45-minute block of social studies every day. Each TEP middle school teacher teaches one subject to one grade level in any given year, but may switch grade levels and/or subjects from one school year to the next.

Middle School teachers will work in a state-of-the-art learning environment carefully designed, built, and crafted to spark joy and instill a love of learning for TEP students. Our school building in the Washington Heights/Inwood community, provides a perfect learning environment for developing students by providing innovative classroom settings, a full gymnasium, a high-tech performing arts space, and an indoor/outdoor café where meals are prepared fresh on a daily basis for students and staff.

About You (Qualifications)

* Deeply aligned to TEP's mission of providing a world-class education to historically under-resourced student communities (90% of TEP students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, 22% of TEP students receive Special Education services, and 25% of TEP students are Multi-Lingual Learners).

* Classroom experience:
Minimum of 3 years of lead teaching experience, at least 2 of which must have been in 4th through 9th grade classrooms in a public charter school, traditional public school, or private school setting.

* The ability to develop and implement engaging and standards-aligned-based Social Studies lesson plans for middle school students, with a focus on fostering a deep understanding of historical events, cultures, and global perspectives.

* Outstanding verbal ability and strong communication skills, matched with inclusive and responsive classroom management practices.

* Certification requirements:
Teachers do not need to possess a New York State Teacher Certification to be hired at TEP Charter School. However, prospective teachers that do not yet have New York State teaching certification must identify and present a pathway to obtain New York State teaching certification on their application.

* Education requirements:

TEP adheres to the educational requirements outlined within the individual pathways to NYS teaching certification (see above), and does not require any additional degree programs.

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