ELA Middle School Teacher (SY 2024-2025)
Community Day Charter Public School (CDCPS) seeks a passionate educator with an outstanding academic background to work with our school teams, renowned for closing the achievement gap. CDCPS manages multiple campuses across Lawrence, MA, and serves 1,200 pre-kindergarten to 8th-grade students. We believe in providing our students with a rigorous student-centered academic program while investing in their social, emotional, and holistic well-being. CDCPS has dedicated teams to support our teachers, ensuring our students' success.
CDCPS teachers are passionate educators who are excited about their teaching content. Our teachers deliver effective, high-quality, rigorous curriculum and instruction designed to challenge and promote student success. In addition, our teachers participate in internal and external professional development opportunities which equip our teachers with the latest and best social-emotional, culturally responsive, and pedagogical instruction practices. As a result, CDCPS teachers thrive and flourish because they are continuous learners, constantly improving and developing their skills.
Responsibilities (including but not limited to):
- Teach subject-related content
- Develop a strong classroom culture that is built on a foundation of respect, care, and high expectations, often within a co-teaching model
- Collaborate with grade-level and content teams, Directors of Curriculum & Instruction, and Heads of Schools to create and implement high-quality instructional materials.
- Create a safe, equitable, and inclusive learning environment while applying research-based curricula and social-emotional strategies to support the holistic child
- Use formative and summative data to determine students' needs and create action plans for student success in collaboration with grade level and administrative team
- Communicate effectively with students, families, and colleagues
- Attend key whole-school events (i.e., Back to School Nights and Family Conferences)
- Participate in two-week training in the summer, and during the school year, participate in a year-long professional development series during early release days
- All other duties as assigned by the supervisor
Qualifications:
- Uphold a passionate belief in CDCPS' mission, values, and educational model
- Bachelor’s Degree is required
- A valid Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education license is preferred
- Previous experience working with school-aged children is preferred
- Ability to demonstrate skills in collaborative planning and problem-solving
- Ability to demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to demonstrate flexibility, patience, and a sense of humor
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of and experience with the implementation of developmentally appropriate strategies
Compensation:
We offer a competitive compensation package and comprehensive health benefits. There are also opportunities for teachers to earn stipends for work in after-school programs and during school vacations.
Location:
CDCPS has multiple campuses, all located in Lawrence, MA.
*Community Day Charter Public School participates in the E-Verify program to determine the immigration and work-eligibility status of prospective employees. Please refer to the Notice of E-Verify Participation and the Right to Work documents for more information.
*Community Day Charter Public School is affiliated with The Community Group (TCG), a private, nonprofit organization that has been creating opportunities through education since 1970. TCG manages various programs, including a network of early childhood and out-of-school time programs, a K1-8 charter public school, training programs, and a child care resource and referral program, Child Care Circuit.
*The Community Group is fully committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and to attracting, retaining, developing, and promoting the most qualified employees without regard to their race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state or local law. In addition, we are dedicated to providing a work environment free from discrimination and harassment and where employees are treated with respect and dignity.