Summer Teaching Resident 2012

Company: Achievement First 
Location: Brooklyn, New York

• Salary: Not Specified
• Category: Education / Teaching
• Date Posted: 12/18/2011
• Region: New York-Westchester
• Travel Required: Not Specified
• Security Clearance: No
• Work Type: Any

Job Description

Summer Teaching Resident 2012

Location: US-NY-Brooklyn
Category: Teaching Residency
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Overview:

Achievement First is a charter school management organization started in July 2003 by the leaders of Amistad Academy, a high performing charter school in New Haven, CT. A non-profit, 501 (c)(3) organization, Achievement First is creating a network of achievement-gap closing charter schools in Connecticut and New York to bring to scale the dramatic, life changing student achievement results produced at Amistad Academy. Achievement First currently operates 20 schools in both NY and CT. Over the next decade, Achievement First will grow to support 30 schools serving over 11, 500 students. For more information about the Achievement First mission, model, our schools and team, please visit our website atwww. achievementfirst. org.

Teaching at Achievement First:
We believe that every child has the ability to succeed and attend college. Our students work extremely hard and are held to very high expectations regarding both their academic achievement and character development. Students are expected to operate in accordance with our REACH Values (Respect, Enthusiasm, Achievement, Citizenship, and Hard Work) both in and outside of school.

Achieving these high standards primarily depends on placing great teachers in the classroom, thus we invest a great deal into our educators. Each teacher attends New Staff Training and two bi-annual professional development days where the entire network convenes with other leaders in the educational field. Each teacher is paired with a one-on-one coach and the school week is structured so that teachers devote half of every Friday to professional development with their grade-level and/or subject teams.

The Achievement First community is a Team & Family and teachers, school leaders and support staff work together closely to ensure the academic success and character development of not only the students in their classroom, but all students in their school. We invest in each of our teachers with the understanding that they alone have the power to achieve our mission of providing all students with the academic and character skills necessary to succeed in a competitive world.

Responsibilities of Achievement First Summer Teaching Residents:

* Academic achievement and student character development
* Create positive, achievement-oriented and structured learning environment with high “ joy-factor ” so that students are excited about and invested in their academic excellence
* Continually sculpt instruction around the results of Achievement First ’ s Interim Assessments
* Use data from interim assessments, quizzes and informal assessments to inform instruction
* Set and reinforce clear expectations and routines that are aligned with the school ’ s overall vision
* Constantly embody the REACH values and demonstrate relentless enthusiasm for hard work
* Invest parents and families in their children ’ s academic success through regular communication of success and challenges
* Thoughtfully plan lessons and develop and implement specific strategies to ensure that each student achieves dramatic gains

* Learning & development
* Work with outstanding teachers to constantly evaluate and improve mastery of instructional, culture building, and leadership skills
* Enthusiastically participate in structured and informal learning and development opportunities

* Contributing to the AF and school communities
* Collaborate with colleagues to ensure a rigorous, joyful, and safe environment across the entire school
* Assume responsibility for every single scholar ’ s success by holding all students accountable during transitions, meals, trips, etc
* Create unit plans, lesson plans, or other instructional materials as needed to ensure student success across the entire network

Skills and Characteristics
* Strong instructional and classroom management skills
* Demonstrated mastery of subject matter
* Unyielding commitment to students, self and school ’ s constant learning and development
* Team player
* Highly organized
* Belief in Achievement First ’ s mission, educational model, REACH and Core Values
* Maturity, humility, strong work ethic, sense of humor, and “ roll-up-my-sleeves ” attitude

Educational Background and Work Experience
* Rising second-year teacher (secondary for NY; secondary only for CT)
* Bachelors degree from a competitive college or university
* New York State or Connecticut teacher certification highly preferred though not required

Compensation
Salary for this position is $1, 000/week. Housing is not included in the compensation package.

Placement
Residents ’ geographic and school preferences will be taken into account, but Achievement First cannot guarantee placement at a preferred location.

Deadline
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and early applications are strongly encouraged. Please apply online atwww. achievementfirst. org/careers. People of color are encouraged to apply.

The final application deadline isApril 30, 2012.