2024-25 NEW JERSEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEAD TEACHER

at Brilla Public Charter Schools (View all jobs)

Paterson, NJ

Interested candidates can email resumes to Elliot Hachey @ elliot.hachey@setonpartners.org

About Us

Our school is a free and public charter school that currently serves more than 200 students in Paterson, NJ. Our current elementary school is growing from serving grades K-1 & 5 in our inaugural year to an elementary school serving grades K-2 next year and a middle school serving grades 5-6. Once fully grown, we will be serving approximately 675students serving grades K - 8. 

Inspired and founded by Brilla Public Charter Schools in the Bronx, our school combines a Classical approach to education – an emphasis on an ennobling and content-rich curriculum, inductive inquiry-driven instruction, and virtue formation that fosters an encounter with Truth, Beauty, and Goodness – with whole group & small group instruction as well as individualized instructional support for our students. We approach the formation of our students holistically and maintain high academic expectations. Ours is a joyful community that honors the dignity of each student, our staff members, and the families we serve.

Position Overview

The primary responsibility of an elementary school teacher is to cultivate a classroom community of learners in which the imagination is awakened to limitless possibility, the mind is inspired to seek truth, and the heart is stirred by love to embrace goodness. As the model learner, the classroom teacher embodies the virtues of heart and mind that we aspire to nurture in children. The classroom is the seedbed where curiosity and love of learning bear the fruit of shared success. By maintaining a learning environment where every child feels loved and is encouraged to to strive for and meet the school’s ambitious targets, students experience personal triumph that is wed to academic accomplishment.

Core Competencies & Responsibilities

• Holistic Development of Scholars: Foster an inviting, growth-oriented classroom environment for
• Academic and Character formation, supporting holistic student growth
• Curriculum and Instruction: Implement a classically-inspired, inquiry-based, rigorous curriculum aligned with national and state standards, inspiring curiosity, depth of insight, and lifelong learning readiness. Implement innovative teaching strategies that resonate with diverse learners.
• Promotion of Critical Thinking: Cultivate higher-order thinking skills in students, enhancing their abilities to analyze, create, synthesize, and evaluate.
• Data-Driven Instruction: Utilize assessment data to strengthen student achievement through targeted interventions and personalized instruction.
• Relationship Building for Success: Develop strong student and family connections, fostering a passion for learning and exceptional academic success.
• Collaborative Engagement & Continuous Improvement: Foster productive relationships with colleagues, parents, and the community while engaging in ongoing collaborative professional development, reflecting on student achievement, and efficiently managing time for impactful teaching and learning.
• Perform other duties, as assigned

Qualifications

• An unwavering, confident, and enthusiastic commitment to the educational mission of the Brilla Schools Network in service to the school community
• A relentless dedication to providing all students with an academically robust, inspiring, and joyful learning experience
• Bachelor’s Degree or higher from an accredited institution
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills
• Possession of current teaching certification as an elementary school teacher (preferred)
• Relevant urban, elementary teaching experience with demonstrated student results (preferred)
• Special Education credential and experience (highly preferred)
• Spanish language proficiency (preferred)

Our school provides equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees.