Job Type Full-timeDescriptionABOUT THE POSITION:UD Team teachers are dynamic educators who utilize data-driven approaches in a student-paced, competency-based curriculum. With a deep understanding of the unique challenges our students face, these educators are collaborative, adaptable, and committed to pushing every student to succeed academically. They believe that every student, regardless of their background, can excel in school and pass all Regents exams.ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION:Urban Dove Team Charter School (UD Team) is a distinctive network of sports-based high schools catering to over-aged, under-credited youth. We fuse a robust academic curriculum with sports-based youth development, ensuring our graduates receive a diploma, a stepping stone for higher education, and essential job skills.CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Co-teach five classes, each lasting 55 minutes.
- Collaborate effectively in an Inclusive Co-Teaching (ICT) environment.
- Offer instruction tailored to diverse student needs.
- Manage student behavior using restorative practices and school-wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS).
- Partner with support staff, including Social Workers and Coaches, to create personalized learning plans.
- Monitor and confer with students about their progress and goal-setting.
- Deliver tasks measuring progress towards core competencies.
- Engage in collaborative curriculum planning, grade-level teamwork, and school functions.
- Regularly review student data via an electronic management system.
- Attend a late summer 3-week orientation and professional development workshops.
- Fulfill school-wide roles, including mentoring and committee involvement.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required; Master's Degree preferred
- New York State Certification
- Both novice and experienced teachers may apply
- Experience in a Transfer School preferred
- Google Applications proficiency preferred
- Demonstrated ability to multi-task and deliver high quality work
- Commitment to the UD Team mission and core values of Teamwork, Leadership, and Communication
- Commitment to the use of restorative practices and a strength-based, youth development approach to student issues
- Ability to function well as part of a team and work independently
- Must be team-oriented, with a strong work ethic, excellent communication skills, a passion for serving at-risk youth, and a sense of humor
OUR MISSION:Urban Dove energizes, educates, and empowers young people through our network of UD Team Charter Schools serving over-age/under-credited high school students. UD Team's innovative model uses sports, teams, restorative practices and mentoring to create a culture of high expectations and shared responsibility. By instilling our core values of Teamwork, Leadership and Communication, we develop our students into confident young adults ready to reach their full potential.OUR VISION:Urban Dove envisions a world where all children receive the high-quality education and support they need and deserve. Through education, they will acquire the critical skills needed to develop into economically, socially, and emotionally independent adults who are empowered to create a more just and equitable society for future generations.EEOC:Urban Dove provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.Salary Description $66,733 - $107,619 per year