About This Role
Teaching middle school math at Achievement First offers an exciting opportunity for educators dedicated to delivering exceptional instruction and continuous professional growth. You will be part of a vibrant, supportive community, receiving professional development, collaborative planning, and personalized coaching. This role involves preparing students for college and career, inspiring them to lead lives of purpose, leadership, and impact, and fostering a classroom environment where students thrive intellectually and emotionally.
Responsibilities
- Create a positive, achievement-oriented, and structured learning environment that excites and invests students to reach ambitious goals
- Build classroom community by partnering with families to facilitate children’s academic success and personal development
- Utilize data from Achievement First’s interim assessments to drive instruction and intervention
- Implement unit and lesson plans with the grade or subject team
- Exemplify AF’s core values in all interactions with students, families, and colleagues
- Collaborate with coach, grade-level chair, and school team to improve instructional, culture-building, and leadership skills
- Attend all professional development, team planning, and data analysis meetings
Requirements
- Strong instructional and classroom management skills
- High level of personal organization and planning
- Embraces feedback as an opportunity for growth, openly listening and reflecting on input from others
- Experience working with K-12 students, with two years of teaching experience preferred
- Bachelor’s degree with a GPA of at least 3.0; Master’s degree preferred
- If your GPA is between 2.5 and 3.0, you may submit additional recommendations to be considered
- New York certified or in the process of obtaining a certification
Nice to have:
- Spanish language proficiency
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- 403(b) retirement benefit package with match
- Paid Family Leave
Important Details
About the Company
Achievement First is an organization that values diversity and is building a more just and equitable world, one classroom at a time. AF is interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States.
