High School Social Studies Teacher

BelovED Community Charter School is hiring a High School Social Studies Teacher for the 23-24 School Year.

Mission Statement

At its core, the mission of the BelovED High School Humanities Department is to provide a comprehensive curriculum that is based upon research and best practices, ensuring that students become critical thinkers, proficient readers, expressive writers and communicators in order to promote the literacy skills and concepts required for success in an ever evolving global and technological world.

Goals

BelovED’s High School Humanities Curriculum blends the conceptual learning of history, English and current events with core literacy skills and is designed to ensure that students read and understand a variety of complex texts across multiple genres such as poetry, myths, realistic fiction, historical fiction, speeches, dramas, literary criticism,...

Position Overview

We are looking for a skilled and dedicated Social Studies teacher to join and lead our High School Social Studies department. BelovED’s Social Studies program builds rigorous academic skills and knowledge, while also engaging students in authentic, purposeful learning experiences that honor student voice and choice. We focus especially on building skills in critical literacy, primary source document analysis, writing, argumentation, research, and synthesis -- the skills that students will need to succeed in college, career, and as engaged citizens. We build academic communities in our classrooms characterized by a willingness to take intellectual risks and engage in exploration.

As a department, we aim to create a teaching team characterized by collaboration, trust, transparency, mutual respect, and joint commitment to academic excellence and student well-being. We provide our teachers with extensive coaching and support. We offer a...

Empowerment Academy Charter School is hiring a History/ Social Studies Teacher for our High School for next year and beyond.

Base Salary SY24/25: $68,000- $88,000

Potential Earnings: $70,150 - $92,650 after Bonuses and Stipends.

OUR SCHOOL

Empowerment Academy is a dynamic and successful charter school that truly supports its teachers and staff. Empowerment has 3 of its own campuses, and BelovED is our “sister school.” We serve a mix of students that are among the most diverse in America while enjoying the cultural vibrance of Jersey City, Hoboken and New York City. Our staff is a dedicated group of individuals passionate about closing the achievement gap and providing a quality educational program. 

WE VALUE OUR FACULTY

At Empowerment Academy, we emphasize teamwork and community and truly value our faculty:

• Evidencing this, compared to those...