Middle School Science Teacher (Immediate)

ROLE OVERVIEW

Great Oaks Legacy Charter School is seeking a dynamic mission-aligned educator to join our team as a Middle School Science Teacher to teach for the 2025-2026 academic year.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP

Our Middle School Science Teacher s are an integral part of our school-based instructional team and report to the School Director(s) with regular coaching and support from our instructional coaches and Academic Deans.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Teachers at Great Oaks Legacy Charter School are responsible for preparing each of our students for college success through rigorous instruction and maintaining consistently high expectations. Teachers are models of the hard work desire for learning and character that we expect of our students.

Our teachers essential duties and responsibilities include :

1) Curriculum & Instruction

• Demonstrating solid content knowledge and understanding of the content matter.
• Establishing communicating and demanding high expectations for student learning and quality of work.
• Using a multitude of instructional strategies and activities that are academically rigorous and highly engaging.
• Executing detailed lesson plans mapped to a year-long academic plan to address learning needs.
• Constantly working to respond to the students learning needs.
• Consistently sending the message that this work is important that the student can do it and that you will not give up on a student.

2) Data

3) Classroom Environment

4) Additional Responsibilities

QUALIFICATIONS

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

Great Oaks Legacy Charter School offers competitive salaries commensurate with experience and acomprehensive benefits package including :

We offer a competitive and fair compensation package that increases based on years of relevant experience.

For teachers certified in New Jersey the starting base salary is $65000 .

For teachers certified outside of New Jersey the starting base salary starts at $58000 until the individual becomes certified in NJ.

ABOUT GREAT OAKS LEGACY CHARTER SCHOOL

The Great Oaks Legacy Charter School is a high-performing innovative charter public school in Newark NJ serving students from Pre-K to 12th grade on campuses across the city of Newark. Our mission is to prepare Newarks students for success in college and beyond.

Our model is based on the following guiding principles that guide our work daily

DIVERSITY EQUITY INCLUSION & ACCESSIBILITY

GOLCS is committed to building a talented team that reflects the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our students. Furthermore we believe that racial justice and equity is critical to our mission of preparing students for success in college and beyond. We strive to be an organization that is diverse equitable inclusive and elevates our student voices in preparing them for life and college.

GOLCS VACCINATION POLICY & COMMITMENT TO SAFETY

Great Oaks Legacy Charter School is committed to ensuring healthy and safe working and learning environments and maintaining our educational commitment to GOLCS students and families - with minimal disruption to instruction. With this in mind as of October 2021 Great Oaks Legacy requires vaccination against COVID-19 for all employees. Candidates who would like to apply for a reasonable accommodation from this policy based on a qualifying disability or sincerely held religious belief should reach out to for more information.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT

Great Oaks Legacy 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.

Required Experience :

IC

Key Skills

Integration,Advocacy,Animation,Back Office Support,Bid Management

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1