Assistant Teacher

About the Position

Join an exciting community of educators and social changemakers who are passionate about global education and are committed to improved student learning and outcomes. We select individuals who share our vision and are willing to put in the hard work to achieve it. We are seeking a driven Elementary School Teacher – General Education for the  school year that operates with a high sense of urgency and possesses a strong work ethic.

Candidates for this position do NOT need to speak Hebrew. The school is fully committed to a culturally diverse faculty and student body. The school is eager to consider applications from traditionally underrepresented groups.

• Produce quality Common Core aligned lesson plans that strive for higher-level objectives while accommodating all learning styles;
• Analyze and regularly review student assessment data from a variety of sources – both formally and informally – to drive curricular and pedagogical choices and adjustments;
• Maximize learning time through effective classroom management;
• Provide an inviting, exciting, learning environment using varied instructional techniques and developmentally appropriate strategies;
• Mastery/deep knowledge in instructional subject area, with an undergraduate major or minor or graduate degree in the subject;
• Evidence of student achievement growth in previous teaching roles;
• Strong desire to collaborate with other faculty and instructional leaders to discuss student work and ensure curricular coherence;
• Passion for his/her subject and the ability to connect with and motivate, individually and collectively, a diverse group of students;
• A strong commitment to all students with the belief that all students can learn and must be held to high academic standards; and
• Boundless energy and enthusiasm for working with students and other adults in the building;
• A person who believes in the critical importance of diversity in the life of a school;
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution required;
  Masters degree preferred;
• A minimum of 2 years teaching experience preferred; experience in an urban school setting in which the students were selected by lottery and not by entrance exam or discretionary criteria is preferred;
• Hold NYS certification or working toward certification preferred;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Salary and benefits will be highly competitive and commensurate with experience.

As set forth in Hebrew Public’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

We are a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), and we request this information in order to measure the effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categories is as follows: a “disabled veteran” is one of the following, a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or would be entitled to compensation but for the receipt of military retired pay);

a “recently separated veteran” means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran’s discharge or release; an “active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran” means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war or in a campaign for which a campaign badge has been authorized;

and an “armed forces service medal veteran” means a veteran who, while serving on active duty, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.