Special Education Teacher

Job Posting

Empowerment Academy Charter School is hiring Special Education teachers to join our growing High School next year! The role will follow a push-in/pull-out model. TOH or TOSD Certification required. Your co-cert should be in the subject you are teaching, but K-6 certificates paired with TOSD may be considered. We are seeking the following Special Education Teachers for our High School:

• High School Mathematics, Special Education
• High School ELA/English, Special Education

Special Education Certified teachers are eligible for a $3,000 bonus. Certified Math teachers are eligible for a $7,500 bonus. Base Salary SY25/26: $70,000- $90,000. Plus several bonus, stipend, and raise opportunities!

Empowerment Academy is a dynamic and successful charter school that truly supports its teachers and staff. Empowerment has 3 of its own campuses, and BelovED is our "sister school." We serve a mix of students that are among the most diverse in America while enjoying the cultural vibrance of Jersey City, Hoboken and New York City. Our staff is a dedicated group of individuals passionate about closing the achievement gap and providing a quality educational program.

At Empowerment Academy, we emphasize teamwork and community and truly value our faculty:

• Compared to those with similar experience, our faculty members are among the highest paid in New Jersey;
• Moreover, we seek to achieve academic success without burning out teachers by meshing an effective education program with effective teacher supports and professional development.

Teachers at Empowerment Academy are part of a school-wide team. They receive career-long coaching and professional development support from school leaders; work with their peers in professional learning communities (PLCs) to plan lessons and solve problems; and partner with an array of specialists to meet scholars' diverse needs.

Examples of such teacher supports include:

• Abundant planning periods during the school day;
• A research-based curriculum and supporting curricular materials;
• High-quality formative assessments, aligned with the curriculum, that help identify when students have not achieved mastery of a skill, concept, or knowledge item; and
• Full-time reading and math specialists who tutor students struggling to master an essential skill, and counselors and social workers who help students struggling with non-academic problems.