What are the responsibilities and job description for the Internal Coverage Teacher & Operations Associate (Middle School) position at Unity Preparatory Charter School of Brooklyn?
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We are currently seeking a skillful and dedicated Internal Coverage Teacher / Operations Associate to join our talented middle school team. Join us in our mission of providing all students with an exceptional college-preparatory education that empowers them to lead fulfilling lives.
HIGHLIGHTS OF A CAREER AT UNITY
A career at Unity offers a host of advantages, including:
Situated in the heart of central Brooklyn, Unity is a small, open-enrollment, community-based charter school that proudly serves students in grades 6-12. At Unity, we pride ourselves on delivering a personalized, inclusive, and well-rounded education, with a distinct focus on each child's long-term growth and development as both skillful learners and active members of society.
Given these qualities, Unity's most important resource is the talent and dedication of our faculty and staff. At its core, a school is only as good as the learning experience of students over the course of each day. We invest significant time and resources to ensure that we, as a team, are providing all of our students with daily learning experiences that are healthy, safe, engaging, supportive, and appropriately challenging.
Our Team And What We Are About
As a team of mission-driven, career educators, we are tenacious in our pursuits and strong in our shared convictions:
As an Internal Coverage Teacher / Operations Associate at Unity, you will keep learning going every day across our middle school. You will provide high-quality instruction during planned and unplanned staff absences, delivering teachers' lesson plans with fidelity and upholding classroom routines and expectations. You will also support co-teaching in two 6th grade science classes, partnering with the lead teacher to deliver instruction and support small groups and individual students. On the operations side, you will help manage the daily coverage schedule; support arrival, dismissal, lunch, and transitions; and assist with attendance, materials, school events, and testing. Finally, you will grow your own craft as an educator and be recognized for your contributions to our school community through our formal career pathways and promotion system.
Core Qualifications
An ideal candidate for this position is equipped with:
Take the first step by applying through our quick, easy, and mobile-friendly application. We look forward to connecting with you and learning more about your background and aspirations as a fellow educator. This position is available for immediate hire for the 2026-27 school year. Submit your application today!
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We are currently seeking a skillful and dedicated Internal Coverage Teacher / Operations Associate to join our talented middle school team. Join us in our mission of providing all students with an exceptional college-preparatory education that empowers them to lead fulfilling lives.
HIGHLIGHTS OF A CAREER AT UNITY
A career at Unity offers a host of advantages, including:
- Salaries that are among the highest in the city, in addition to competitive benefits and formal pathways for career advancement.
- Small classes to customize learning and build strong relationships.
- Daily collaboration with team members.
- Active coaching and development with ample curricular support and resources.
- Living and working in the heart of central Brooklyn, and building enduring connections with our students, families, and community.
Situated in the heart of central Brooklyn, Unity is a small, open-enrollment, community-based charter school that proudly serves students in grades 6-12. At Unity, we pride ourselves on delivering a personalized, inclusive, and well-rounded education, with a distinct focus on each child's long-term growth and development as both skillful learners and active members of society.
Given these qualities, Unity's most important resource is the talent and dedication of our faculty and staff. At its core, a school is only as good as the learning experience of students over the course of each day. We invest significant time and resources to ensure that we, as a team, are providing all of our students with daily learning experiences that are healthy, safe, engaging, supportive, and appropriately challenging.
Our Team And What We Are About
As a team of mission-driven, career educators, we are tenacious in our pursuits and strong in our shared convictions:
- We are key agents in advancing social justice.
- We see our work as a calling, not just a job.
- As public school educators, we work tenaciously to ensure that all doors are open to our students.
- We strive each and every day to be our best for our students and each other.
- We take pride in perfecting our craft and putting our full heart into everything we do.
- We know that time is precious - we seize every learning moment for ourselves and our students.
- We are relentless in promoting academic growth among all of our students.
- We measure our success through our students' consistent, accelerated yearly growth.
- As "warm demanders," we balance our high expectations with high support.
- We are a team of educators who all take full responsibility to develop our students as whole-hearted human beings.
- We embrace the vibe of being a small, community-based, open-enrollment school.
- We hustle to offer a rich and bountiful education in the liberal arts and sciences along with extensive extracurricular opportunities.
As an Internal Coverage Teacher / Operations Associate at Unity, you will keep learning going every day across our middle school. You will provide high-quality instruction during planned and unplanned staff absences, delivering teachers' lesson plans with fidelity and upholding classroom routines and expectations. You will also support co-teaching in two 6th grade science classes, partnering with the lead teacher to deliver instruction and support small groups and individual students. On the operations side, you will help manage the daily coverage schedule; support arrival, dismissal, lunch, and transitions; and assist with attendance, materials, school events, and testing. Finally, you will grow your own craft as an educator and be recognized for your contributions to our school community through our formal career pathways and promotion system.
Core Qualifications
An ideal candidate for this position is equipped with:
- A Bachelor's Degree; interest in pursuing a career in teaching a plus
- At least two years of experience working with children or adolescents in a school, after-school, camp, tutoring, coaching, or youth-development setting
- A balance of high expectations and high support, a growth mindset, and an innate joy in working with adolescents
- Strong interpersonal and behavior management skills with a focus on building strong relationships with students and families
- The confidence and presence to lead a classroom and deliver another teacher's lesson plans, with interest in supporting 6th grade science instruction
- An openness and responsiveness to constructive feedback and a strong commitment to continuous improvement and professional growth
- A strong work ethic that features organization, multi-tasking, flexibility, an orientation toward solutions, and a pride in meeting deadlines
- Strong attention to detail and comfort with operational systems, spreadsheets, and Google Workspace
- Strong written and oral communication skills and experience working collaboratively in team settings
- Approaches the work with maturity, humility, versatility and, of course, a sense of humor
Take the first step by applying through our quick, easy, and mobile-friendly application. We look forward to connecting with you and learning more about your background and aspirations as a fellow educator. This position is available for immediate hire for the 2026-27 school year. Submit your application today!
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