2024-2025 Middle School Environmental & Sustainability Teacher (Jamaica) - Growing Up Green Charter School

 2024-2025 Middle School Environmental & Sustainability Teacher (Jamaica)

Mission Statement:The Growing Up Green Charter School (GUGCS) supports children to be conscious, contributing members of their community through a rigorous, anti-racist, anti-bias, curriculum and an engaging green culture. Graduates of GUGCS will be prepared to attend high-performing schools where their interdisciplinary academic foundation, knowledge of sustainability, and strong sense of self sets them apart as leaders and social justice advocates of the future.

Responsibilities:

• Implement GUGCS curricular programs
• Teach sections of a sustainability class to 6th, 7th, and 8th graders that focus on environmental awareness, green living practices, climate change, healthy eating, local/national/international activism, and more.
• Plan and organize field trips and outdoor learning experiences associated with sustainability topics
• Collaborate with grade team to integrate curriculum across subject areas
• Use the Responsive Classroom/Developmental Designs model for community-building and behavior management strategies
• Differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all learners
• Adhere to subject-specific grade-wide pacing calendars
• Maintain organized records of anecdotal notes and assessments
• Administer formal interim assessments and informal ongoing assessments, conferencing, end-of-unit rubrics, student portfolios, etc.
• Use data collected on assessments to modify unit plans, inform groupings, and to support student referrals
• Participate in grade team and curricular planning meetings
• Create and maintain an engaging and organized physical classroom environment, making learning accessible to all students
• Establish and maintain ongoing positive relationships with families
• Actively participate in the school community through weekly staff meetings, PD opportunities, staff committees, school events, etc.
• Work with an instructional coach on specific goals throughout the year
• Respond productively to ongoing, year-round professional feedback
• Work closely with the Special Education department (learning specialists, interventionists, service providers) to best support student learning
• Use weekly lesson plans to help drive instruction in a clear manner
• Create units of study using Understanding by Design (UBD) practices
• Lead a daily advisory group and demonstrate commitment to working with diverse populations of families and students, including those at-risk

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Strong commitment to Growing Up Green Charter School's mission and green theme
• Background and/or high level of knowledge in sustainability or environmental awareness
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with a team of teachers
• Knowledge of Responsive Classroom and/or Developmental Designs
• Experience in environmental education and/or science teaching a plus
• Experience with technology integration
• Excellent organizational skills
• Starting salary is $62,902. Salaries are determined using an equitable compensation scale that accounts for years of experience as lead teacher in a K-12 setting and levels of attained education

Education:

• Bachelor's degree required
• At least two years of classroom teaching experience in the middle school grades

Required Certificates & Licenses: Teaching certificate, NYC DOE/Fingerprinting & Background Clearance