High School History 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 History 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 History Teacher should be able to:

● Teach a curriculum that prioritizes analysis of World, US History, American

Government, and Economics in preparation for Advanced Placement (AP)

and collegiate level coursework;

● Facilitate student-led discourse of historical topics, where students grapple

High School History Teacher

with open-ended guiding questions, engage in peer to peer debate, and

synthesize arguments;

● Guide students to understand the author's claim and the power of sourcing

while developing the skills of argumentation, corroboration, inquiry, and

historiography through primary and secondary source analysis;

● Build an inclusive and safe environment where students are empowered to

use their voices to express evidence-based opinions and perspectives;

● Work with the History department to determine academic and engagement

goals for students;

● Meet weekly with your principal and/or instructional coach to analyze and

respond to trends in student work samples and assessments;

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

your classroom;

● You'll 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;

● Participate in weekly, school-wide meetings to cultivate community, model

our core values, and encourage student achievement;

● Partner with your grade level team to develop academic goals and practice

instructional strategies.

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.