Anticipated Secondary English Language Arts Teacher - Schenectady, NY
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Job description
English Teacher Role
This position will report to the Principal in a midsize urban school district located in the Capital region of Upstate New York. The English Teacher will support the developmental and academic needs of diverse learners at the secondary level and have a passion and tireless commitment to ensuring that all students learn. The English Teacher will make reading, writing and speaking accessible and engaging for students and articulate to students the connections between reading, writing and speaking. The English Teacher will plan culturally responsive lessons/units by utilizing data to inform their instruction and differentiate lessons to meet the diverse learning needs of all students. The English Teacher will maintain a rigorous classroom environment aligned with the CCLS and students lived experiences. This English Teacher will provide continuous feedback for student growth. This position requires a high degree of flexibility, caring attitude and a culturally responsive equity-based mindset. This teaching position is part of a new and exciting initiative to provide inquiry based and culturally responsive instruction to our middle school program. Students will be engaged in disciplinary literacy, civics and activism throughout the course.
English Teacher Expectations
- Teach reading, writing, viewing, listening, and speaking;
- Transfer mastery of content to students by leveraging their background knowledge and experiences;
- Implement a variety of teacher strategies to facilitate learning amongst diverse learners and social justice topics;
- Plan lessons, assign grade and homework;
- Use growth mindset practices in their classrooms;
- Teach students how to use learning to resolve real-world problems;
- Build trust, motivate and understand student needs;
- Embrace and lift student strengths, voice and identity to create a learning environment that is highly engaging and relevant to students;
- Uses student engagement as a core component of classroom management system.
English Teacher Key Qualities
- Demonstrates an imagination that is contagious;
- Teaching approaches are driven by innovation and equity;
- Facilitates classroom interactions that foster intellectual, cultural and social emotional learning;
- Independent thinker that thrives in interdependent environments.
Job Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- New York State certification in English 7-12.
- Bachelor's degree (Master's preferred).
- Experience teaching/tutoring students desired.
Position Start Date:09/01/2026
Application Deadline:08/31/2026
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