JOB OPENING –Teacher of Middle School Math
Full-time Position Available: September 1st for the 2024-2025 school year.
Lawrence Township BOE is hiring a Middle School Math Teacher for Myron L. Powell School for the 2024-2025 school year. Certification with a middle school math endorsement from the State of NJ is required. Please review additional requirements at this link: www.nj.gov/education/certification/edsrvs/endorsementsedsrvs/3000S.shtml
Myron L. Powell School enrolls students Grades PK through 8.
Job Goal:
To effectively teach math aligned with the NJSLS to students in grades 6th-8th.
Qualifications:
- Valid New Jersey Instructional Certificate and Subject Area Endorsement or eligibility
- Demonstrated comprehensive knowledge of subject area specialty and effective teaching methods
- Experience in public school setting (preferably middle school
- Understanding of child and adolescent development
- Ability to maintain a positive learning environment
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
Duties include but not limited to:
- W Work to achieve state core curriculum content standards and district educational goals and objectives by promoting active learning and skills development in the classroom.
- Teach pupils through an approved course of study using board-adopted curricula, textbooks, and other appropriate teaching materials.
- Develop lesson plans and instructional materials and provides opportunities for individualized and small group instruction to adapt the curriculum to each pupil's needs.
- Set specific objectives wherever possible in lesson preparation and weekly lesson plans and carry through presentation to effectively achieve these objectives.
- Assess pupil academic progress and personal growth toward stated objectives of instruction.
- Maintain records of educational progress and summarize for reporting purposes.
- Identify pupil needs and cooperate with other professional staff in assessing and resolving learning problems.
- Establish and maintain standards of pupil behavior needed to achieve a classroom climate conducive to learning.
- Budget class time effectively.
- Communicate with parents through conferences and other means to inform them about the school program and to discuss pupil progress.
- Devise written and oral assignments and tests that require analytical and critical thinking and the reproduction of facts.
- Supervise pupils in out-of-classroom activities as assigned.
- Maintain professional competence and continuous improvement through in-service education and other professional growth activities.
- Participate in school-level planning, faculty meetings/committees and other school system groups.
- Make effective use of community resources to enhance the instructional program.
- Uphold and enforce school rules, administrative regulations, and board policy.
- Perform other duties within his/her employment and certification as assigned.
- Maintain on-line communication of grades, homework, and attendance as directed and consistent with board policy and applicable code.
Reports to:
Reports directly to the Chief School Administrator. Salary commensurate with experience.
Please send resume, credentials, and letter of interest to SPrice@MyronLPowell.org
Deadline to apply: Open Until Filled
Required: Criminal history background check, proof of U.S. citizenship or legal resident alien status, and Mantoux/TB test.
In accordance with S-414/A-3188 http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S0500/414_R2.HTM), school districts, charter schools, nonpublic schools, and contracted service providers (“employers”) are required to review the last twenty years of employment history of prospective employees to ascertain allegations of child abuse or sexual misconduct. It explicitly prohibits such employers from hiring a person serving in a position which involves regular contact with students unless the employer conducts a review of the employment history of the applicant by contacting former and current employers and requesting information regarding child abuse and sexual misconduct allegations.
Salary: $68,099 - $88,449 to be adjusted pending negotiations per year
License/Certification:
- Elementary School or N-12 subject matter endorsement
- Mathematics Grades 5 – 8 Certificate of Eligibility with Advanced Standing (Preferred)
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement