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Democracy Prep Public Schools

Elementary Bilingual Teacher (Immediate Hire)

Camden, NJ

Bilingual Teacher

The mission of our schools is to educate our scholars for success in the college of their choice and a life of active citizenship. Core to achieving this mission is educating global citizens with a rigorous education that values multilingualism, multiliteracy, and multiculturalism. With this in mind, we are looking for bilingual and dual-language teachers to help found our bilingual and dual-language programs in Camden and ensure that we are meeting the needs of all of our scholars.

Who You Are

  • An educator with an unwavering commitment to the Democracy Prep mission of college success and authentic civic engagement for our scholars.
  • An outstanding classroom teacher who holds scholars to consistently high behavioral and academic expectations.
  • A self-reflective and self-aware teammate who is dedicated to aligning their classroom to Democracy Prep's commitment to antiracism and who is eager to use these skills to contribute to a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
  • A results-driven instructor with experience in, and commitment to, the use of data analysis and assessments to drive instructional decisions and teacher accountability.
  • A fully bilingual (Spanish and English) math or reading educator with a passion for encouraging bilingualism, biliteracy, and biculturalism in our scholars as a vehicle for global citizenship.
  • A graduate of a Bachelor’s degree program (required), with 2 years of urban teaching experience and state certification (preferred). Please note that if you are not currently NJ State certified in both your content area and as a bilingual teacher, you will need to acquire certification before your start date.

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What You’ll Do 

  • Create, monitor, and sustain a disciplined school culture of high academic and behavioral standards.
  • Implement a coherent, research-based bilingual math and/or reading curriculum with support from our network Assistant Director of Multilingual Education. 
  • Collaborate closely with ELL teachers to provide comprehensive supports for scholars.
  • Develop and use a variety of assessment data to refine curricula and instructional practice.
  • Communicate effectively and maintain strong relationships with scholars, families, and colleagues.
  • Continuously improve your professional practice through weekly coaching sessions, professional development, and data-driven reflection.

 Compensation

Salary is competitive and commensurate with your experience. Democracy Prep employees are provided with a benefits package that includes medical, vision, and dental insurance, parental leave, tuition reimbursement, a smartphone, and a laptop. Along with participating in the mandatory NJ Pension Plan, employees have the choice of enrolling in a pre-tax 403b or post-tax Roth IRA with Democracy Prep.

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Democracy Prep is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, familial status, domestic violence victim status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Our mission is to educate responsible citizen-scholars who will change the world. We strongly believe that by building a DREAM team that represents numerous perspectives, backgrounds, and expertises, we can achieve this goal together. This is a value we highly support and strongly encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply.

Job ID: 1974699
Employment Type: Other

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