English/Literacy Teacher (Leave Replacement) - Williamsburg Charter High School

WILLIAMSBURG CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL

English Teacher

Program

WCHS's powerful educational program enables every student to graduate well-prepared for college and the world beyond it. Most importantly, all WCHS students mature intellectually, socially, and morally as a result of being an active members of a school community that endorses high expectations that challenge each student to achieve his/her full potential.

We realize that there are no ‘quick-fixes’ and so, WCHS has designed a longer school day with longer instructional periods to allow students to spend more time on task but never sacrifice time for extracurricular activities, performing/visual art, and health classes—all important parts of a full high school experience.

In order to fulfill its mission, WCHS is looking for exceptional teachers. Our teachers play very critical roles in realizing the core mission, philosophy, and unique youth-centered approach of the school’s educational design. WCHS teachers are not just classroom teachers, but school teachers—educators that are committed to facilitating the entire learning and instructional process and coaching young people to become independent learners, thinkers, and researchers.

History

Williamsburg Charter High School (WCHS) is a high-performing, public charter high school located in Brooklyn, New York. WCHS opened in August 2004 as the first Chancellor-authorized charter high school in the City of New York with a ninth-grade class of 267 students. Now in its eighteenth year of operation, WCHS has grown to serve approximately 963 students in grades nine through twelve. The school’s mission is to unite youth, families, staff, teachers, and the community at large in providing young people with the tools necessary to make sense of the world and prepare them for their journey to become skilled workers and literate citizens of the world. Young people will accomplish this through their participation in a rigorous and demanding liberal arts education that includes language, literature, writing, science, history, mathematics, the arts, technology, and exploration in disciplines designed to teach fairness, justice, respect, and compassion for themselves and others, as well as the skills of critical thinking, communication and research.

Williamsburg Charter High School provides a broad liberal arts academic program to the high-school-age youth of north Brooklyn. School programs are individualized to connect to each student’s particular level of development, including English Language Learners and students with Special Education Services. Further, WCHS provides supportive relationships with faculty, extended instructional periods, and opportunities after-school and on Saturdays for additional academic support. Social and emotional support is also available to students to ensure their non-academic needs are addressed. Students are accepted to WCHS through a random lottery with no minimum requirements, tests, or auditions required to gain entrance, and, as a public charter school, there is no tuition.

Prospective Williamsburg Charter High School Teachers:

• Are committed to the idea that every child can succeed at high levels
• Believe that they have been called to teach and empower young people
• Demonstrate a commitment to providing students with a rigorous academic experience
• Are resilient, resourceful, relentless, and well-able to adapt to the many changes that can happen in an organization focused solely on doing what is best for students
• Excel at working in a highly collaborative, professional setting but can also work independently
• Understand the unique needs of the community they serve as well as the complex issues that affect urban youth and their families
• Are committed to inquiry-based teaching
• Engage a youth development approach in their interactions with young people by being sensitive to their developmental needs
• Are passionate and positive about school culture
• Feel full responsibility for students’ achievement
• Love the details and realize that student success depends almost exclusively on them
• Are reflective and willing to improve upon their practice through professional development and support
• Effectively manage their time, resources, and technology
• Are convinced of the transformative power of education for all students, families, and educators