Dance Teacher, Promise Academy

Why Promise Academy? At Harlem Children's Zone (HCZ) Promise Academy, we strive to be the best K-12 charter school within HCZ's cradle-to-career pathway of comprehensive services. Our relentless commitment to providing our children with quality instruction, exceptional extracurricular activities, and resources for families is a testament to our dedication to keeping our promise of excellence. Imagine the impact you can make as an educator, empowering and inspiring young minds to achieve their utmost potential. By joining the Promise community, you're not just joining an institution, you're joining a powerful movement that aims to carve a path towards a prosperous future for our students, staff, and organization. Let's work together to achieve extraordinary accomplishments and create a promising tomorrow.

We are seeking a Dance Teacher for immediate hire! The Dance Teacher will bring a passion for the mission of HCZ Promise Academy: to get all our scholars to and through college. The ideal candidate cares deeply about children, respects the culture of Harlem's residents, and is eager to make an impact in Harlem and beyond. For more information, check out Want to Work at Promise Academy? Here's 7 Things You Need to Know.

Who you are

• Dedication and commitment to the mission of HCZ Promise Academy

• Bachelor's degree with at least 2 years teaching experience is required

• 2 - 5 years teaching experience in an urban school setting is desired

• New York State certification in Dance Education preferred

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

What you'll do

• Prepare and develop age, and skill-appropriate curriculum, lesson plans, activities, and special projects

• Teach and lead students through movement

• Develop a culture of teamwork, participation, and collaboration among students

• Maintain and communicate high academic and personal expectations for all students

• Follow the school's policies and procedures for student conduct and discipline, and refuse to tolerate classroom disruptions

• Develop and use a variety of assessments (e.g., exams, written work, and public performances) that frequently measure student progress

• Communicate effectively with students, parents, and colleagues

• Share responsibility for the grade level and school-wide activities

• Opportunity to work Saturdays during test prep season - additional compensation provided

Schedule

• Monday

• Friday, work hours 7:40 am

• 4:00 pm

Benefits

To achieve these exceptional outcomes, we hire the best and brightest educators and administrators and offer one of the most competitive benefits packages in the industry. We believe they earn it and deserve it.

Our exceptional benefits include:

• Highly competitive base salaries

• Up to $30,000 Student Loan Forgiveness

• $6,000 sign-on bonus if NYS certified - (paid out in two, $3,000 installments at 6 months and 9 months)

• Paid time off

• Employee referral bonus

• Career advancement

• No-cost health insurance

• Life Insurance

• Short-and long-term disability

• Legal Insurance

• Wellness discounts

• Commuter benefits

• Financial wellness perks

• Additional Benefits (Discounts on flights, hotels, theme parks, concert tickets, and more.)

In addition, we provide our educators with the resources they need to be successful. You will receive a personal laptop, smartboards, and tablets; bi-weekly professional development; and the support of a team of academic coaches, deans, guidance counselors, and social workers who are committed to ensuring the success of all our scholars.

The salary range for incoming teachers is $67,000 to $125,000. Incoming teacher salaries are determined based on their number of years of experience as a lead teacher, level of education (bachelor's, or master's degree), and certification. We offer a $6,000 signing bonus and highly competitive salaries with generous performance-based bonuses, a comprehensive benefits package, and a low student-teacher ratio. For Lead Teacher positions, we also offer eligibility for up to $30K in student loan forgiveness after 12 months of employment. No telephone inquiries or recruiters please. Replies will only be sent to qualified applicants. HCZ is an EOE.