Description

ABOUT THE POSITION:

UD Team teachers are results-driven educators with experience in, and commitment to, student-paced, competency-based curriculum and the use of various data points to inform instructional decision-making. UD Team teachers are collaborative and self-motivated, risk-taking, self-reflective, and sensitive to the academic and social-emotional needs of at-risk students. UD Team teachers are committed to students’ high achievement in the classroom and are willing to embark on a venture that demands extra hard work, flexibility, and leadership. UD Team teachers recognize that though our students come to us with an array of challenges, each is capable of succeeding in school and passing all Regents exams. It is our job to provide them the means for that success. 

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION: 

Urban Dove Team Charter School (UD Team) is a completely unique and innovative network of alternative sports-based high schools for over-aged, under-credited youth. Our schools combine a rigorous academic curriculum with a hands-on, real-world vocational program, and an award-winning college and career readiness program that strives to give each graduate a high school diploma, a foundation for higher education, and the job skills needed to enter the world of work. 

Some highlights of our program:

• Students are members of small, single-gender teams that practice together, play together, go to class together, and receive support services together.
• Students spend significant portions of each day participating and being trained to be a Youth Staff Coach for elementary school students in our after school and recess enhancement programs.
• Staff are supported, mentored, and heard through a governance structure that values all constituents.
• UD Team uses restorative practices in response to behavior infractions and focuses heavily on youth development and the social emotional education of our students.

Requirements

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Co-teach five 55-minute class periods.
• Collaborate in an ICT setting.
• Differentiate instruction based on an array of student needs. 
• Manage student behavior through the lens of restorative practices and use of school wide PBIS.
• Collaborate with Social Workers, Student Support Services, Coaches, and other school staff to develop the ideal individual learning plan for each student.
• Keep track of the individual progress of all students and meet regularly with students to confer about progress and set goals for growth.
• Adapt and implement differentiated tasks that measure progress towards school-wide competencies.
• Participate in collaborative curriculum development, grade-level teacher teams, and school-wide functions. 
• Review data and student progress regularly via an electronic learning management system
• Participate in a late summer 3-week staff orientation and professional development series of workshops.
• Engage in school-wide professional responsibilities including mentoring and committee participation.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• New York State Certification
• Both novice and experienced teachers may apply
• Experience in a Transfer School preferred
• Google Applications proficiency preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to “multi-task” and deliver high quality work.
• Commitment to the UD Team mission and core values of Teamwork, Leadership, and Communication 
• Commitment to the use of restorative practices and a strength-based, youth development approach to student issues
• Ability to function well as part of a team and work independently. 
• Must be team-oriented, with a strong work ethic, excellent communication skills, a passion for serving at-risk youth, and a sense of humor.

OUR MISSION

Urban Dove energizes, educates, and empowers young people through our network of UD Team Charter Schools serving over-age/under-credited high school students. UD Team's innovative model uses sports, teams, restorative practices and mentoring to create a culture of high expectations and shared responsibility. By instilling our core values of Teamwork, Leadership and Communication, we develop our students into confident young adults ready to reach their full potential.

OUR VISION

Urban Dove envisions a world where all children receive the high-quality education and support, they need and deserve. Through education, they will acquire the critical skills needed to develop into economically, socially, and emotionally independent adults who are empowered to create a more just and equitable society for future generations. 

Urban Dove provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.