Job Details
Teacher (2024-2025 School Year)
As we begin to prepare for our 2024-2025 school year we are starting early hiring for next year. If you are interested in joining our team in August 2024, please apply here.
OUR MISSION
The BRICK Education Network (BEN) mission is to relentlessly knock down all barriers to students academic success. Our innovative model aligns an individualized excellent education with the necessary family supports to make sure each and every child can succeed. It s our vision that each and every child will have an unimpeded path to unlocking their limitless potential.
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BRICK currently has schools in two regions: Newark, New Jersey; and Buffalo, New York.
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Benefits
Joining the BRICK Education Network is a great opportunity to be part of an exciting entrepreneurial organization. BEN s unique approach to transforming public education puts successful students and world-class schools at the center of vibrant communities. Powered by diverse leaders and a commitment to fighting the status quo, BRICK is building resilient, intelligent, creative kids by equipping them with a high-quality, nurturing education and thriving, engaged families to support their success from cradle to career.
Overview
Role:The BRICK Education Network seeks to hire teachers that have a passionate belief in BEN s mission and a deep desire to work with underserved students and families. The ideal candidate is solution oriented, uses data to drive their instruction, has a collaborative mindset, takes and implements feedback quickly and has a sense of humility. The ideal candidate also builds relationships with our students and families and loves the community they serve. Teachers must be willing to do whatever it takes to ensure their students academic success.
Essential Functions
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Demonstrating an interest in working with students from diverse economic and cultural backgrounds
Remaining empathetic to students previous experiences when observing and responding to their behavior
Creating a positive, safe and collaborative classroom environment for students
Continuously strengthening their classroom community by investing students and families in our iDream values (Innovation, Diligence, Respect, Empathy, A+ Self Control and Model Student)
Executing the network adopted unit and lesson plans to accelerate student learning and social emotional development
Attending all required meetings to ensure strong communication and professional development, including department, grade level and staff meetings
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
Utilizing data from student observations as well as summative and formative assessments to inform instruction
Adjusting instruction as needed to meet the unique needs of their students, including by adjusting to different student learning styles and differentiating instruction
Teaching and enforcing school-wide systems and structures
Participating in whole school events and home visits to help build strong trusting relationships with students and their families
Exemplifying the BRICK core values (Faithful Commitment, Relentlessness, Compassion, Savvy Ambition, Restless Improvement and Accountability)
Qualifications:
An unwavering commitment to the academic success and personal development of our students;
An eagerness to set ambitious, challenging, and tangible goals, and a relentless drive to achieve them;
An ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment and a capacity to remain calm and focused when faced with unexpected challenges;
Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a diverse group of people
Proficiency in working with computers, including commonly used software like Google Documents, Google Sheets, and Excel
Prior experience working with children strongly preferred
Bachelor s degree is required from an accredited college or university, Master s degree is preferred;
A valid teaching license
An ability to meet all state and federal guidelines in order to be fully licensed and Highly Qualified according to ESSA;
Current authorization to work in the United States A candidate must have such authorization by his or her first day of employment.
Salary, Goals and Employment Period
Salary Range: Competitive compensation package; Based upon previous experience
Full time
Employment Period: 11 Months
Fringe Benefits: Retirement, Health, Vision, Dental
BRICK is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. BRICK promotes affirmative action for minorities, women, disabled persons, and veterans.