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Chemistry Teacher

Certified teachers are eligible for a $7,500 hiring bonus. Empowerment Academy Charter School is hiring a Chemistry Teacher for our High School for the next school year and beyond!

Base Salary SY25/26: $69,000-89,000

Hours: 7:15-3:45

Competitive raises year to year, many bonus and stipend opportunities, no master's needed. $78,000 - $100,000 after bonuses and stipends

Our school

Empowerment Academy is a dynamic and successful charter school that truly supports its teachers and staff. Empowerment has 3 of its own campuses, and BelovED is our "sister school." We serve a mix of students that are among the most diverse in America while enjoying the cultural vibrance of Jersey City, Hoboken and New York City. Our staff is a dedicated group of individuals passionate about closing the achievement gap and providing a quality educational program.

We value our faculty

At Empowerment Academy, we emphasize teamwork and community and truly value our faculty:

• Evidenced by compared to those with similar experience, our faculty members are among the highest paid in New Jersey;
• Moreover, we seek to achieve academic success without burning out teachers by meshing an effective education program with effective teacher supports and professional development.

Teacher supports

Teachers at Empowerment Academy are part of a school-wide team. They receive career-long coaching and professional development support from school leaders; work with their peers in professional learning communities (PLCs) to plan lessons and solve problems; and partner with an array of specialists to meet scholars' diverse needs.

Examples of such teacher supports include:

• Abundant planning periods during the school day;
• A research-based curriculum and supporting curricular materials;
• High-quality formative assessments, aligned with the curriculum, that help identify when students have not achieved mastery of a skill, concept, or knowledge item; and
• Full-time reading and math specialists who tutor students struggling to master an essential skill, and counselors and social workers who help students struggling with non-academic problems.

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