TEACHERS (K-8)

A.  Specific grade level openings

      1.  Two third grade general education teachers
      2.  One third grade special education teacher (ICT)
      3.  One first grade teacher
      4.  Two teacher assistants

B.  Role Description

1. Plan and execute daily, grade appropriate lessons for students following NYSED curriculum. 
2. Create a warm, friendly and inviting learning environment for students. 
3. Manage students appropriately and effectively to maintain safe and orderly school environment. 
4. Administer required assessments. 
5. Gather and analyze data to drive instructional program. 
6. Collaborate with other members of the teaching staff. 
7. Attend professional development during school year and specified dates during July and August. 
8. Meet with supervisors as needed/required.
9. Communicate effectively with parents to keep them informed about their children’s progress. 
10. Comply with rules and regulations of NYSED and applicable rules and regulations of NYCDOE.    

C. Qualifications for the position

1. Masters Degree in Education
2. NYD Certification in Elementary (K-6) or Early Childhood (PreK-12) and/or Special Education (1-6).
3. Experience in curriculum development, instructional strategies (differentiation) and assessment.
4. Understanding of data-driven instruction.
5. Established track record for raising test scores.
6. Knowledge of NYS Common Core Standards.
7. Familiarity with balanced literacy, numeracy, science and social studies.
8. Minimum 3 years experience working with elementary school children.
9. Charter school experience is a plus.
10. Ability to multi-task and work well under pressure.
11. Excellent behavior management skills.
12. Understanding of social and emotional learning.

D. Contact Information

Salary: $46,000-$54,000
Deadline: May 11, 2012

Please email cover letter and resume to: dgardner@si-ccs.org
Staten Island Community Charter School
309 St. Paul’s Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10304

TEACHER ASSISTANTS (K-8)

A.  Specific grade level openings and function

1. The teacher assistant will serve grades K-3 and will perform duties that are instructional in nature or deliver direct services to students or parents.
2. Serve in a position for which a teacher or another professional has ultimate responsibility for the design and implementation of educational programs and services.

B.  Role Description

1. Discuss assigned duties with classroom teachers in order to coordinate instructional efforts.
2. Prepare lesson materials, bulletin board displays, exhibits, equipment, and demonstrations.
3. Tutor and assist children individually or in small groups in order to help them master assignments and to reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers.
4. Supervise students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school yards, and gymnasiums, or on field trips.
5. Distribute teaching materials such as textbooks, workbooks, papers, and pencils to students.
6. Distribute tests and homework assignments, and collect them when they are completed.
7. Observe students' performance, and record relevant data to assess progress.
8. Organize and label materials, and display students’ work in a manner appropriate for their eye levels and perceptual skills.
9. Organize and supervise games and other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, and social development.
10. Participate in teacher-parent conferences regarding students’ progress or problems.
11. Prepare lesson outlines and plans in assigned subject areas, and submit outlines to teachers for review.
12. Take class attendance, and maintain attendance records.
13. Assist in bus loading and unloading.
14. Attend staff meetings, and serve on committees as required.
15. Collect money from students for school-related projects.
16. Laminate teaching materials to increase their durability under repeated use.
17. Requisition and stock teaching materials and supplies.
18. Type, file, and duplicate materials.
19. Use computers, audiovisual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.

C. Qualifications for the position

1. Bacherlor’s degree preferred in education
2. Preferred NYS Certification in Elementary (K-6) or Early Childhood (PreK-12) and/or Special Education (1-6).
3. Experience in curriculum development, instructional strategies (differentiation) and assessment.
4. Knowledge of NYS Common Core Standards.
5. Familiarity with balanced literacy and numeracy.
6. Experience working with elementary school children.
7. Charter school experience is a plus.
8. Ability to multi-task and work well under pressure.
9. Excellent behavior management skills.

D. Contact Information

Salary: $37,000-$42,000
Deadline: May 11, 2012

Please email cover letter and resume to:  dgardner@si-ccs.org
Staten Island Community Charter School
309 St. Paul’s Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10304

SOCIAL WORKER (K-8)

A.  Purpose:

Assists students with academic learning by providing strategic services that identify and address the social-emotional-environmental issues that interfere with the educational process; Works with parents/guardians, teachers, school principal and community based resources; Implements strategies that promote students’ positive school adjustment; Responds to all discipline referrals during the school day.

B.  Role Description

1. Identifies and assesses academic problems through analysis of factors impinging on student adjustment including factors in the home, school, and community.
2. Serves as a liaison between families and the school to positively promote collaborative processes in educational planning for students by encouraging parent/guardian participation in the school setting.
3. Completes psychosocial assessments to assist in the determination of special education services.
4. Determines and implements appropriate therapeutic strategies to effect changes in behavioral–social interactions of students and their families.
5. Provides individual and group therapeutic counseling to students and their families.
6. Provides parent/guardian educational workshops on identified issues related to child development, stress reduction, discipline and safety, and teacher/parent/student communication.
7. Collaborates with school staff in implementing strategies to promote student learning.Participate as members of the IEP, SST, and other school-based teams to develop interventions for promoting students’ academic success.
8. Participate as members of the IEP, SST, and other school-based teams to develop interventions for promoting students’ academic success.
9. Serves on both school-based and system-wide committees to address educational issues, adjustment problems, safety issues, and program development for students.
10. Provides crisis intervention services.
11. Provides social work case management for students and families.
12. Provides staff consultation on behavioral-emotional-environmental issues affecting student participation in the learning process.
13. Conducts staff development on issues related to social-emotional-environmental factors that impact learning.
14. Develops programs to address parent/guardian participation in the school and student engagement in the educational process.
15. Conducts classroom meetings, psycho-educational social skills groups, and classroom presentations on identified areas of concern for the students.
16. Maintains required clinical records and submits appropriate documents for statistical reports with adherence to program standards in school social work.
17. Conducts home visits related to establishing communication and positive connections between the parent/guardian and school setting around identified issues.
18. Completes risk assessments on referred students.
19. Completes functional behavior assessments on identified students.
20. Completes classroom observations.
21. Serves as liaison with community agencies and assists in fostering communication between schools, parents/guardians, and community leaders, and locates and mobilizes community resources to support the educational program.

C. Qualifications for the position:

1. MSW preferably in school social work.
2. Minimum 5 years experience with elementary school children.
3. Experience in charter schools a plus.
4. Excellent interpersonal skills.
5. Superior conflict resolution skills
6. Knowledge of social and emotional student learning.

D. Contact Information:

Salary: $55,000-$65,000
Deadline: May 11, 2012

Please email cover letter and resume to: dgardner@si-ccs.org
Staten Island Community Charter School
309 St. Paul’s Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10304

PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER (K-8)

A.  Specific grade level openings and function

To develop in each pupil K-3 an understanding of the relationship of good body function and exercise; to motivate each pupil to cultivate physical fitness, hygienic habits, and good social and emotional adjustment; to discover and develop talents of pupils in physical achievement; to develop strength, skill, agility, poise, and coordination in individual, dual, and team physical activities and sports, in accordance with each pupil’s ability.

B.  Role Description

1. Teaches knowledge and skills in physical fitness, health education, rhythms and dance, and individual, dual, or team sports, utilizing course of study adopted by the New York City Dept of Education and other appropriate learning activities.
2. Instructs pupils in citizenship and basic subject matter specified in state law and administrative regulations.
3. Analyzes, demonstrates, and explains basic skills, knowledge’s, and strategies of formal sports, games rhythms, and fundamentals of body movement.
4. Provides individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each pupil.
5. Provides appropriate safety instruction and makes safety checks on equipment and field areas to insure the over-all safety of pupils.
6. Maintains control of storage and use of school-owned property.
7. Establishes and maintains standards of pupil behavior needed to provide an orderly, productive environment in the physical education areas.
8. Evaluates each pupil’s growth in physical skills and knowledge of team sports.
9. Maintains professional competence through in-service education activities provided by the NYCDOW and/or in self-selected professional growth activities.
10. Participates cooperatively with the principal to develop the method by which he/she will be evaluated in conformance with school guidelines.
11. Selects and requisitions equipment, and instructional aids; maintains required inventory records.
12. Communicates with parents on pupil progress.
13. Identifies pupil needs and cooperates with other professional staff members in helping pupils solve health, attitude, and learning problems.
14. Supervises pupils in out-of-classroom activities during the assigned work day.
15. Participates in curriculum and other developmental programs.
16. Participates in faculty committees and the sponsorship of student activities.