Associate Teacher

About The Teaching Position

Your working day will be eight hours. You will have at least 2½ hours during the day for lunch, professional development, and individual and team planning, so you shouldn’t need to take work home.
Instruction begins at 9 a.m. so you’ll be able to arrive at 8:30 a.m. and leave by 4:30 p.m.
Our school is conveniently located in the South Bronx just two blocks from the Cypress Avenue # 6 subway station.
Our dress code is relaxed. You can wear sneakers and dress comfortably (so long as you dress in a way that our students’ parents will also find appropriate).
Our philosophy is pragmatically progressive. We will have some traditional instruction but during much of the day, children will be involved in self-directed activities such as reading books of their choice, doing science kits, engaging in project based learning, and playing educational games. We want a joyful and rewarding school environment for both our teachers and students.
If you have children who are elementary school age, they are welcome to attend our school and we hope they will! We are seeking to create a joyful and academically ambitious school to which we would want to send our own children.
You will have help from teaching assistants who will supervise lunch and recess and will support you in the classroom so you can provide small group instruction.
You will be treated with respect by students, parents, and by us. Teachers work too hard to be treated disrespectfully, so we don’t tolerate it.
You will have ten weeks of paid time off annually including holidays, vacation, and sick/personal days that can be converted to vacation days if unused.
Requirements
No teaching experience is required for this position. If you have two or more years of experience teaching in an elementary or middle school, you should apply for our lead teacher position rather than this position. BA Degree required

Compensation/Benefits
Salary: $65,000 -- $75,500 annually.

Generous fringe benefits including health insurance and 401(k) plan.

You will have ten weeks of PTO per year:

5 weeks off when our school is closed.
5 days when our school is closed for certain federal holidays.
3 weeks of vacation days that should be scheduled during the summer.
5 days of sick/safety leave that can be converted to vacation days if unused.