Overview

What is the Role?

Bring your passion for discovery to Coney Island Prep as our incoming High School Science Teacher! Whether you have a niche interest in living environment, chemistry, earth sciences, physics, bioethics, or A.P. biology, we invite you to apply. Through our research-based, standards aligned curriculum Teacher Created, you will engage our scholars by fostering critical thinking, problem-solving, and by providing guidance on how to gather evidence to support ideas and decisions. Bring excitement and enrichment to the classroom by using experiments and inspire scholars to make connections between their lives and scientific phenomena. 

What You’ll Be Asked To Do

  • Internalize standards-aligned curriculum and content
  • On a daily basis, teach academically rigorous and culturally relevant lesson plans, materials, and assessments, and differentiate as needed
  • Communicate effectively with all scholars, their families, and staff
  • Commit to a culture of consistently implementing school-wide systems, structures, and procedures
  • Eradicate the effects of racism, poverty and other forms of oppression in our school community by making resources, opportunities, support systems, and classrooms equitable and accessible for all our stakeholders.
  • Analyze and action plan using instructional and culture data to improve teaching practice and strengthen student outcomes
  • Be proactive in creating a positive, structured, results-oriented, and fun learning environment that supports the needs of students with various abilities and experiences
  • Participate in school community responsibilities such as lunch duty, dismissal and hallway duties, daily homeroom, bi-weekly advisory groups, weekly content team meetings, whole-staff professional development, lesson internalization and practice, and weekly grade team meetings

What You’ll Need

  • Passion for education and a dedication to Coney Island Prep’s mission, beliefs, and values and its commitment to anti-racism 
  • Steadfast belief that all students can achieve at the highest academic levels and deserve an opportunity to succeed in the college and career of their choice
  • Bachelor’s degree and NYS teaching certification required, Master’s degree strongly preferred; we offer $2,000 towards the completion of a Master’s degree and NY State certification within two years of employment
  • Cultural competencies to work in low-income communities and a willingness to examine your beliefs and biases across lines of difference
  • Culturally responsive and age appropriate conflict resolution skills
  • Proven organizational, oral, and written communication skills; timeliness; accuracy; and consistent and regular communication; and ability to meet deadlines
  • Self-reflective and open to feedback, with the ambition and desire to grow and develop
  • An entrepreneurial spirit, embracing the opportunity for creativity and hard work inherent in a growing organization
  • A positive, solution-oriented attitude and drive for excellence
  • Eagerness to work collaboratively as part of a team
  • A strong track record of building positive relationships with families, students and staff, while demonstrating value towards diversity and inclusivity

Who are we?

Coney Island Prep is a college preparatory public charter school in Brooklyn, New York. Merging growth, performance, and commitment, the Coney Island Prep community takes its responsibility to prepare scholars for the college and career of their choice very seriously, but not ourselves. We balance our sense of ownership and responsibility with humility and levity and support each other every step of the way. Coney Island Prep currently serves over 1,300 scholars across its four schools, including:

  • 312 scholars in kindergarten – second grade at the lower elementary school
  • 336 scholars in third – fifth grade at the upper elementary school
  • 348 scholars in sixth – eighth grades at the middle school
  • 349 scholars in ninth-twelfth grade at the high school

Commitment to Anti-racism, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice

Coney Island Prep is committed to building a team that collectively reflects the various backgrounds, experiences, and identities of our scholars. We recognize and respond to different points of access, so that everyone maximizes their highest potential. We also recognize that because of institutionalized racism and systemic oppression, historically marginalized groups are at a disadvantage when it comes to most application and hiring processes. We want to ensure that all candidates, regardless of their identity, are able to demonstrate their qualifications and are not limited by a lack of opportunity or access. We are committed to creating a space where everyone’s identity is acknowledged, respected, and welcomed. We are intentional about creating an environment where people feel comfortable being their authentic selves at work by constantly examining our organization culture and challenging our traditions.

Benefits and Compensation

  • Lead teachers at Coney Island Prep are provided with salaries that are highly competitive, set through a lens of equity, and based on an individual’s years of teaching experience in a K-12 school environment. The salary range for this role is from $67,500-$92,500. 
  • As a regular full time employee of Coney Island Prep, you will be eligible for benefits that include medical, dental, vision, and life insurance as well as a 403(b) retirement benefit package with match and Paid Family Leave.
  • Staff are provided with a MacBook Air and access to all the necessary technology and resources needed to succeed in their role.

Are you “All In?”  Our school year starts August 7, 2023.

Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital or familial status, national origin, citizenship or disability. We want Coney Island Prep to be a place where students and staff of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities feel as though they are valued and can excel.