Middle School English Teacher at New West Charter School
Job Summary
Job Summary
New West Charter is an award-winning 6-12th grade independent charter school in Los Angeles, California. Our school attracts a diverse student population from all over the area, focuses on academics, and builds confidence through the arts and athletics. We are looking to add an enthusiastic 7th grade English Teacher to add to our middle school faculty. The ideal candidate would be a highly qualified and experienced teacher who is ready to lead a full schedule of ELA 7 classes and one elective class. All teachers also have an advisory class as well. Our school values student-centered learning. Teachers are expected to engage students in lessons that help them make meaning for themselves through classroom activities (demonstrations, simulations, labs, discussions, debates), assignments (creative projects and evidence-based persuasive papers), and assessments (multiple formative and summative assessments to measure progress towards mastery).
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Are you passionate about public school reform? If so, we invite you to consider being a part of New West Charter School. New West Charter School is an independent charter school serving grades 6-12 as part of the California Public School system. New West is chartered by the State Board of Education and supervised by the California Department of Education. The school is not affiliated with any school district.
Teachers will enjoy small school and class size, freedom to tailor your curriculum to suit your teaching style and needs, an energized teaching faculty, top-performing students, strong parent involvement and a supportive community.
New West is seeking a team-oriented, dedicated, student centered teacher looking to grow as an educator and mentor middle school students. Candidates should be willing to work past the school day and go the extra mile to support all students. Those applying should have at least 2-5 years of experience in the high school setting using a variety of teaching strategies to help reach all students. Charter school experience is always a plus.
Middle school ELA teachers are expected to implement a rigorous student-centered curriculum and facilitate learning through strong classroom lessons. They will be responsible for choosing novels students will read and analyze and create meaningful assignments to challenge the depth of their understanding of the novel in relation to their current studies. They must also examine and report student learning and progress through regular assessments. The teacher must also maintain student attendance records and other data and are expected to participate in ongoing professional development and stay informed about developments in their field.
Before applying please visit our website and include answers to these questions in addition to your resume and personal statement.
- After looking at the qualities we expect our students to have, briefly describe how you will help them achieve our 5 expected student-learning results.
- What do you do to ensure that students leave your classroom with stronger writing, research, and critical thinking skills?
- What have been some of your most favorite books to teach to students? Describe why you and your students liked it so much and some activities you did while teaching the book.
- Describe a time in your teaching when you tried something new in the classroom and it ultimately failed or didn’t go as you had planned. What did you learn from that experience and how have you applied that to your current teaching?
Requirements / Qualifications
Requirements / Qualifications
Teaching Credential EL Certification Single Subject Credential, 1 Letters of Recommendation, Resume, and a Letter of Introduction Please no phone calls or emails -- simple Edjoin application and required documents only.
Teaching Credential EL Certification Single Subject Credential, 1 Letters of Recommendation, Resume, and a Letter of Introduction Please no phone calls or emails -- simple Edjoin application and required documents only.