High School ELA Teacher

The Queen City Difference

At Queen City Academy Charter School, teachers are our most treasured assets. We

expect academic and character excellence from QCACS students, and our teachers help

foster a dynamic learning environment where students receive the necessary

preparation and support to rise to that challenge. Therefore, teacher recruitment at

QCACS is a vitally important process through which we seek to attract and retain

educators with an immediately discernible passion for helping children meet their

highest potential. Teachers work in a collegial setting where the faculty and

administration collaborate to ensure a high quality education experience for students,

while benefiting from supportive parent partners who are deeply committed to their

children's success.

The Queen City Academy Charter School is Plainfield, New Jersey's first charter school.

QCACS serves scholars in grades K-10 and growing to K-12. Our mission is to create

lifelong learners and equip staff with the opportunities to successfully shape and

transform lives by cultivating learners that possess the ability to be critical-thinkers and

demonstrate leadership skills required to continuously open new doors which create

generational successes. All staff are expected to be committed to the mission of

QCACS, have a positive and professional attitude, exhibit a strong work ethic (including

a willingness to work long hours) and possess an inner drive for personal and

professional excellence. The Queen City Academy Charter School of Plainfield is an

equal opportunity employer.

High School ELA Teacher Position Overview

All teachers at The Queen City Academy Charter School advance the mission, goals and

educational philosophy of the school by planning and facilitating learning activities and

experiences that advance the intellectual, emotional, physical, and social growth of

students, while enabling students to develop competencies, skills and disposition to

function successfully in society.

The High School ELA teacher should be able to:

High School ELA Teacher

● Develop students' independent and collaborative reading, writing, and

discussion skills;

● Facilitate student-led discourse, teaching students to use evidence to make

sophisticated claims, and to synthesize and evaluate arguments and

rhetoric;

● Analyze student comprehension and writing regularly and determine how

to adapt and write your own lessons to maximize student learning;

● Partner with your department and your grade level team on content and

instructional strategies that support your students and help all students

succeed;

● Learn and implement strategies to differentiate instruction for all learners in

your classroom;

● Build positive relationships with students to ensure they feel seen, loved,

and heard;

● Partner with students' families to ensure appropriate resources are

available to support their child's learning needs;

● Engage in practice-based professional development, mentorship, and

coaching sessions.

Qualifications

The successful candidate will hold at minimum a Bachelor's degree and certification as

appropriate. The expectation is that all candidates hold at least a Certificate of Eligibility

and QCACS leadership can provide guidance on obtaining full certification in the State of

New Jersey. Candidates should be prepared to provide a copy of a valid New Jersey

Certificate or proof of passing the required PRAXIS tests. Applicants must demonstrate

cultural sensitivity, ability to communicate with parents and students across lines of

difference, have mastery of subject matter content, be a team player, hold high

expectations of students and possess basic understanding of child development