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New Jersey Substitute Teacher

New Jersey Elementary School Behavioral Specialist

New Jersey Elementary School English Language Learner Teacher

New Jersey Learning Disabilities Teacher Consultant

New Jersey Elementary School Lead Teacher - Special Education Co-Teacher

At Brilla Public Charter Schools

Paterson, NJ

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About Brilla Public Charter Schools

Brilla Public Charter Schools is a network of K-8th grade schools that currently serves nearly 1,600 students from Mott Haven, University Heights, and other neighborhoods in the Bronx. The network is growing from its current four elementary and two middle schools to five elementary and five middle schools educating some 4,000 students in the Bronx and Paterson, NJ.

Brilla combines a Classical approach to education – an emphasis on an ennobling and content-rich curriculum, inductive inquiry-driven instruction, and virtue formation that fosters an encounter with Truth, Beauty, and Goodness – with co-teaching practices and individualized instructional support. We approach the formation of our students holistically and maintain high academic expectations. Ours is a joyful community that honors the dignity of each student, our staff members, and the families we serve.

NEW JERSEY SUBSTITUTE TEACHER

Position Overview:

Brilla Public Charter School, located in Paterson, New Jersey, is seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic daily substitute to join our passionate team. As a substitute, you will support classroom instruction and provide a nurturing and engaging learning environment for our students when their lead teacher is absent. This position is a valuable opportunity to contribute to the educational development of young minds and make a positive impact within our school community. The substitute will primarily work within the classroom environment, interacting with students and collaborating with the lead teacher and other staff members. Some duties may require physical exertion, such as assisting students with mobility or participating in outdoor activities. The school will provide necessary resources and training to ensure a safe and productive work environment.

Responsibilities:

• Implement instructional plans and strategies that align with the school's curriculum and educational objectives.
• Assist in creating a positive and inclusive classroom environment that promotes a love for learning, respect, and a strong sense of community.
• Facilitate small group activities, providing additional instruction and support to students who need extra assistance or extension activities.
• Assist with the preparation and organization of instructional materials, including setting up learning stations, arranging classroom displays, and maintaining an orderly and inviting classroom environment.
• Foster a safe and supportive learning atmosphere by addressing student concerns, resolving conflicts, and reinforcing positive behavior through positive reinforcement strategies.
• Collaborate with other staff members to share best practices, seek guidance, and contribute to the overall improvement of classroom instruction and student outcomes.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the school administration.

Qualifications:

• Completion of 30 semester hours at an accredited college
• Prior experience working with children in an educational setting is highly desirable
• Ability to build positive relationships with students, parents, and colleagues.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Demonstrated patience, flexibility, and the ability to adapt to changing circumstances.
• Commitment to the mission and values of Brilla Public Charter School.

Pay for this job is $150.00 per day on an "as needed" basis.

NEW JERSEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BEHAVIORAL SPECIALIST

Position Overview

The primary responsibility of the Behavior Specialist is to facilitate excellence in alignment with and execution of the Brilla mission and Strategic Priorities set forth by the Principal. Supervised directly by the Principal and working closely with the Student Services team, the Behavior Specialist is the lead support for teachers in areas of student behavior and character formation. The Behavior Specialist ensures continuity of instructional practice and fidelity to the curriculum, while providing guidance in matters of character formation, classroom management, and student discipline that meet the needs of a particular cohort. The Behavior Specialist assists the Principal in holding the planning and execution of Professional Development exercises, Onboarding, MIPs, Data and Assessment Initiatives, and Cultural Initiatives. The Behavior Specialist supports the Student Services Manager, and other personnel ensuring that systems and procedures are being followed to meet the needs of all students. The Behavior Specialist supports the Principal by conducting both formal and informal classroom observations. At the direction of the Principal, the Behavior Specialist will create and facilitate professional learning opportunities for a variety of community stakeholders.

Additionally, the Behavior Specialist works closely with the campus Social Worker and Student Services Manager. Together, they review assessment data, identify strategies to meet Tier 1, 2, & 3 instructional and behavioral needs, guide collaboration among grade-level team members, observe classrooms and provide live coaching feedback, and reinforce standards and expectations for instructional excellence and student discipline.

The Behavior Specialist will be a highly motivated collaborator who goes above and beyond prescribed duties in support of the principal, teachers, and their students, while also taking initiative to solve problems and address challenges. A successful Behavioral Specialist will be a positive and supportive presence on the campus, committed to the demonstration of Brilla’s Core Virtues, calm and confident despite any adversity, and deeply dedicated to the Brilla mission. The Behavioral Specialist will work to ensure that all aspects of the Brilla mission are executed with fidelity, excellence, and joy.

Core Competencies & Responsibilities

Behavior Specialists Set the Standard

• Instructional expertise and command of curricular materials for Elementary School (K - 4th Grade) Character Formation subject areas.
• Provides support and modeling to staff in behavior intervention strategies and dignified engagement and correction.
• Provides support with the creation and completion of functional behavioral assessments (FBA) and behavior intervention plans (BIPs).
• Monitors student progress and makes referrals working with outside agencies, as appropriate, to support individual student needs.
• Conducts at-risk or mandated counseling sessions for students.
• Provides support and guidance to ensure all students learn to resolve disagreements, take ownership of their actions and choices, and grow in empathy and kindness.
• Works toward network targets and school wide goals in alignment with Brilla’s mission and professional evaluation rubric.
• Provides Professional Development support that will cultivate teachers’ instructional competence in areas of classroom management.
• Models best practices and provide actionable feedback that can be implemented to increase student and teacher outcomes.
• Works with the Principal to ensure that behavioral and academic processes and systems meet the needs of all students while sustaining staff morale.

Behavior Specialists Honor the Team

• Works closely with school leadership and instructional staff:
  • to identify multi-tiered support systems Tier 2 & 3 behavior support structures and strategies for individual students;
  • to provide support and modeling to families in behavior intervention strategies and dignified engagement and correction.
• Works closely with leadership:
  • to plan and lead workshops for instructional staff and families on de-escalation, behavior interventions, and student support;
  • to assist with de-escalating students in crisis;
  • to attend family meetings regarding student accountability, classroom responsiveness and behavior support, manifestation determination review (MDR) meetings, suspension and expulsion hearings, etc. (this includes meetings that sometimes occur outside of school hours or during days when school is not in session);
  • assist in coordinating the re-entry of students returning from disciplinary exclusion to increase access to supports and connection to school site staff and resources;
  • provide coordination and facilitation of training and technical assistance to staff and families in implementing restorative practices, which include but are not limited to parent-teacher-student conference, restorative conversations, peer mediation, restorative circles, conflict management, etc.
• Works closely with network and school-based student services teams:
  • to analyze incident reports;
  • to support and execute multi-tiered support systems Tier 2 & 3 meetings.
• Maintains high standards of professional attire, modeling of core virtues, execution of professional norms, and enthusiastic, regular engagement in ongoing professional development and community-building.
• Contributes to school culture through consistent attendance at school and Brilla-sponsored activities and events, and regular, professional communication.
• Plans, facilitates, and attends regular, mission-critical programming including weekly network leadership meetings, school leadership meetings, SSO meetings, IEP meetings, summer development sessions, data days, parent workshops, family conferences, and other administrative activities.
• Strives to be available by phone after school hours until 7:00 pm as needed to address family questions or concerns (cell phone stipended).
• Performs other duties as assigned including, but not limited to, attending network/school walkthroughs, test preparation, small group instruction, model teaching, reviewing report cards and comments, reviewing and finalizing incident reports, mediating parent concerns, Parent University facilitation, maintaining communication logs, ensuring accurate attendance, and supporting external professional development activities.

Behavior Specialists Make it Count

• Designs, schedules, and facilitates purposeful meetings including coaching debriefs, assessment data review, intervention consultation and planning, and cultural event support.
• Tactically advises Instructional Specialists to leverage skills and capacities to support teachers.
• Collaborates and corresponds with other Behavioral Specialists and instructional leaders across the network - embodying the “One School” mentality.
• Assists in the creation of school and grade-level schedules, special schedules, programmatic initiatives, and test prep schedules with the Principal.
• Develops and maintains school-level data dashboards.
• Demonstrates preparation and skill in working with and leading students & colleagues from diverse cultural, economic and ability backgrounds.
• Organizes and manages time and commitments efficiently to maximize productivity and intentionality throughout the school day and school year.

Behavior Specialists know It Starts with Them

• Demonstrates an entrepreneurial mindset and collaborates proactively with colleagues.
• Consistently performs duties in a manner that gives expression to courage, justice, wisdom, and self-control, while championing a positive, flexible attitude and solution-based approach to challenges.
• Actively solicits and welcomes feedback from colleagues and leaders across the network in order to strengthen competencies and capacities - demonstrate a willingness to be held accountable for successes and failures.
• Reflects and seeks to understand both individual strengths and areas for growth, committing to continuous professional development.
• Maintains a willingness to challenge assumptions and beliefs about teaching and learning in order to best meet the needs of students and the mission of the organization.
• Pursues a deeper understanding of our curriculum and seeks to grow as a Classical educator (deepening content mastery, reading classic texts, and exploring Classical pedagogy).

Qualifications

• The confidence that education can awaken the imagination to limitless possibility, stir the heart to love what is good, and inflame the mind to seek understanding of truth.
• An unwavering, confident, and enthusiastic commitment to the educational mission of the Brilla Schools Network in service to the school community.
• A relentless dedication to providing all students with an academically robust, inspiring, and joyful learning experience.
• Holds a valid NJ DOE certification or licensure in behavior management (BCBA preferred).
• Degree in Special Education, related human services field, or significant qualitative experience with behavioral management in a school setting, and/or restorative practitioner certification (willingness to pursue additional certification/degree)
• Strong competence in behavior management, instructional skills, oral and written communication, organizational skills, and interpersonal relations.
• Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) certification (preferred).
• High Energy Level and a Caring and Engaging Personality
• The belief that education can awaken the imagination to limitless possibility, stir the heart to love what is good, and inflame the mind to seek understanding of truth.
• An appreciation for the continuing development of character and virtue in children and adults, alike.
• Demonstrated proficiency leading students from diverse cultural, economic and ability backgrounds.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work well in a team.
• Ability to build, monitor, and maintain systems that improve organizational efficiency.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment; flexible, able to work independently as well as taking direction as needed.
• Appreciation for Classical liberal arts educational tradition (preferred).
• Spanish and/or French language proficiency (preferred).

NEW JERSEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEAD TEACHER - SPECIAL EDUCATION CO-TEACHER

Position Overview

The primary responsibility of a Brilla elementary school teacher is to cultivate a classroom community of learners in which the imagination is awakened to limitless possibility, the mind is inspired to seek truth, and the heart is stirred by love to embrace goodness. As the model learner, the classroom teacher embodies the virtues of heart and mind that we aspire to nurture in children. The classroom is the seedbed where curiosity and love of learning bear the fruit of shared success. By maintaining a learning environment where every child feels loved and is encouraged to to strive for and meet Brilla’s ambitious targets, students experience personal triumph that is wed to academic accomplishment. 

The elementary classroom teacher understands, plans, and executes lesson plans that facilitate the encounter with Truth, Goodness, and Beauty. The teacher couples tried-and-true instructional practices to innovative pedagogical methods, co-teaching cooperation, and data-informed decision-making to foster a deep love of learning in students.

This position requires an enthusiastic, flexible, solutions-oriented, organized, and creative educator prepared to challenge the educational status quo. Brilla teachers must have a deep passion for student-engaged learning, a desire to accept, implement, and seek feedback, and a proven ability to manage multiple concurrent tasks and responsibilities, while inspiring outstanding achievement in children in a joyful and collaborative work environment.

Core Competencies & Responsibilities

Brilla teachers Set the Standard

• Provide Academic, Character, and Cultural formation for students in a classroom setting that is inviting, effective, and growth-oriented in a way that fosters the holistic development of students
• Direct the Academic growth and development of students in a way that is qualitatively and quantitatively demonstrable in alignment with Brilla’s ambitious growth standards.
• Provide classroom instruction that is both academically excellent and character rich.
• Engage students using an inductive, inquiry-driven, collaborative, and rigorous curriculum that aligns with national and state standards and inspires intellectual curiosity, fosters a sense of wonder, enables and inspires depth of insight, reinforces the joy of inquiry and the pursuit of understanding, and prepares students for life-long learning.
• Nurture in students a love of learning that is demonstrated by: Sense of Wonder; Spirit of Inquiry; Depth of Insight; Perseverance; Joy.
• Strengthen a school-wide culture of inquiry.
• Cultivate students’ higher order thinking skills, including their ability to analyze, create, synthesize, and evaluate.
• Establish and maintain high academic and social expectations for all students through a strong sense of personal accountability for student achievement and ongoing child development.
• Use assessment data to inform instruction and targeted intervention that strengthens student achievement.
• Create a joyful learning environment that honors the dignity of all scholars while still pushing them to achieve more than they think possible.

Brilla teachers Honor the Team

• Visibly model the Brilla mission through consistent professional dress, demonstration of core virtues, execution of professional norms, and enthusiastic, regular engagement in ongoing professional development and community-building.
• Develop meaningful relationships with students and families that inspire kids to love learning and achieve exceptional academic success.
• Forge and maintain productive, collaborative, and collegial working relationships with colleagues, parents, and community members.
• Contribute to a disciplined, dignified, and joyful classroom and school culture through consistent implementation of behavior management strategies, attendance at Brilla-sponsored Culture Events, and regular, professional communication.
• Attend regular, mission-critical programming including summer development sessions, ongoing professional development, data days, parent workshops, parent-teacher conferences, and other activities.
• Embrace professional development opportunities to benefit from targeted, in-the-moment feedback on instruction.
• Work toward network targets and school-wide goals in alignment with Brilla’s mission and professional evaluation rubric.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Brilla teachers Make it Count

• Establish and communicate standards- and content-based objectives and regularly evaluate student progress towards mastery.
• Reflect on and analyze student academic and character achievement in collaboration with AP and Instructional Specialist in order to inform and differentiate instruction.
• Implement the individualized learning technology programs and corresponding data used by all students on a consistent basis.
• Maintain accurate and complete student files and academic records.
• Demonstrate preparation and skill in working with students from diverse cultural, economic and ability backgrounds.
• Organize and manage time and commitments efficiently to maximize productivity and intentionality throughout the school day and school year.

Brilla teachers know It Starts with Them

• Provide a model of courage, justice, wisdom, and self-control, while championing a positive, flexible attitude and solution-based approach to challenges.
• Reflect and seek to understand both individual strengths and areas for growth, maintaining a commitment to continuous professional growth.
• Be prepared to challenge assumptions and beliefs about teaching and learning in order to best meet the needs of students and the mission of the organization.
• Give professional feedback, both positive and negative, to supervisors and members of the network Schools team about matters related to curriculum, instruction, and school culture.
• Deepen content mastery of Classical education by reading Classical texts and exploring elements of Classical pedagogy.

Qualifications

• The confidence that education can awaken the imagination to limitless possibility, stir the heart to love what is good, and inflame the mind to seek understanding of truth.
• An unwavering, confident, and enthusiastic commitment to the educational mission of the Brilla Schools Network in service to the school community.
• A relentless dedication to providing all students with an academically robust, inspiring, and joyful learning experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree or higher from an accredited institution.
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills.
• Possession of current teaching certification as an elementary school teacher (preferred).
• Relevant urban, elementary teaching experience with demonstrated student results (preferred).
• Special Education credential and experience (highly desirable).
• Spanish language proficiency (preferred).

NEW JERSEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER TEACHER

Position Overview

Under the supervision of the Student Services Manager, the English Language Learner Teacher (ELL) provides legally mandated services to identified English Language Learners, as well as students who are identified as needing at-risk interventions. The ELL Teacher pulls out small groups of students and works collaboratively in a teacher team model with the general education teachers using the Hand on English curriculum. The ELL Teacher works with the school administrators to implement school procedures and policies and communicates with students’ parents, guardians, and/or caregivers.The ELL Teacher holds primary responsibility for designing and implementing direct ELL instruction and collaborating with teachers to provide English language support in other content areas.

This position requires a positive, flexible, solutions-oriented, organized, and innovative educator who aims to challenge the status quo of the current educational landscape in urban areas. Brilla ELL Teachers must have a deep passion for student-engaged learning, a desire to accept, implement, and seek feedback, and a proven ability to manage multiple concurrent tasks and responsibilities, while inspiring outstanding achievement in children in a joyful and collaborative work environment.

The ELL Teacher will be a highly motivated collaborator who goes above and beyond prescribed duties in support of the principal, teachers, and their students, while also taking initiative to solve problems and address challenges. A successful ELL Teacher will be a positive and supportive presence on the campus, committed to the demonstration of Brilla’s Core Virtues, calm and confident despite any adversity, and deeply dedicated to the Brilla mission. The ELL Teacher will work to ensure that all aspects of the Brilla mission are executed with fidelity, excellence, and joy.

Core Competencies

• Create a joyful work environment that honors the dignity of all scholars and adults while still pushing them to achieve more than they think possible.
• Forge and maintain productive, collaborative, and collegial working relationships with leaders, community partners, teachers, staff members, parents, and related service providers.
• Contribute to a positive network and school culture and environment through consistent implementation of behavior management strategies, attendance at Brilla-sponsored culture events, and regular, professional communication.
• Attend regular, mission-critical programming including summer development sessions, data days, parent workshops, parent-teacher conferences, and other activities.
• Maintain and ensure team members keep accurate and complete student files and academic records.
• Demonstrate preparation and skill in working with students from diverse cultural, economic and ability backgrounds.
• Organize and manage time and commitments efficiently to maximize productivity and intentionality throughout the school day and school year.
• Demonstrate courage, justice, wisdom, and self-control, while championing a positive, flexible attitude and solution-based approach to challenges.
• Reflect and seek to understand both individual strengths and areas for growth, committing to continuous professional development.
• Seek to grow professionally as an educator of students with varying learning needs by deepening content mastery, independently reading current literature, and improving in leadership competencies.
• Model the Brilla Mission through consistent professional dress, demonstration of core virtues, execution of professional norms, and enthusiastic, regular engagement in ongoing professional development and community-building.

Key Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge of grade-level content curricula to engage students in all content areas and differentiate curriculum and instruction to support all ELLs.
• Co-plans prepares and facilitates daily standards-based lessons that utilize a variety of ELL instructional strategies which differentiate teaching based on the diverse and individual needs of all students.
• Co-teaches with general education teachers and supports student learning through modeling, lesson planning, team teaching, data analysis, and ongoing feedback through dialogue and reflections.
• Manages both regulatory and instructional requirements as an ELL
• Administers Home Language Questionnaires and administers ACCESS and Alternate ACCESS for ELLs to determine student eligibility for ELL services.
• Administers ACCESS and Alternate ACCESS for ELLs test annually.
• Use assessment data to refine curriculum and inform instructional practices to create a classroom culture of data-driven decision-making to close the achievement gap for all students including general education, students with disabilities, and ELLs.
• Creates a classroom environment of respect and rapport to ensure a safe, caring, and orderly school environment which nurtures the unique needs of each student.
• Participate in collaborative curriculum and professional development, professional learning communities, grade-level activities, and school-wide functions.
• Seeks to actively know students’ strengths and challenge areas and communicates effectively with parents.
• Evaluate, determine goals for, and track progress of individual English language learners, and communicate with faculty, students and families.
• Maintain ELL records.
• Advise teachers on modifying/accommodating curriculum for ENL students and share best practices to ensure high quality instruction.
• Build a warm and inclusive classroom environment, implementing the practices of Responsive Classroom
• Create and maintain strong relationships with students and families
• Actively participate in grade-level meetings, collaborative planning, and professional development, including an annual summer institute
• Accept ultimate responsibility for the academic progress of his or her students, and work to actively overcome setbacks
• Review and comply with guidelines of students’ IEPs, attend IEP meetings, follow IDEA reporting requirements, and provide information about student performance and services received
• Participate in meetings, designated school functions outside of school hours, and opportunities for individual and school-wide professional development
• Supervise out of classroom settings such as arrival, transitions, lunch, recess, dismissal, and field trips

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university required
• New Jersey State teaching certification in Students with Disabilities, Special Ed, or ESL preferred
• Teaching or student teaching experience in a school required
• Experience with and interest in working with high needs students preferred

NEW JERSEY LEARNING DISABILITIES TEACHER CONSULTANT

Position Overview

As a Learning Disabilities Teacher Consultant (LDTC), you will be a vital member of our student support team, ensuring that students with learning disabilities receive the necessary assistance and accommodations to thrive academically and socially. In this role, you will assess students, develop Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), collaborate with teachers and parents, and provide specialized instruction and intervention. By employing evidence-based strategies and a deep understanding of learning disabilities, you will empower our students to overcome challenges and achieve their full potential.

Core Competencies & Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive assessments to identify and evaluate students with learning disabilities.
• Collaborate with teachers, parents, and other professionals to develop and implement Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) tailored to meet students' unique needs.
• Provide direct instruction and intervention to students with learning disabilities in both individual and small group settings.
• Design and implement research-based strategies and accommodations to support students' academic progress and social-emotional development.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers to ensure the successful implementation of IEPs and accommodations in the general education setting.
• Monitor students' progress regularly, collect data, and make data-driven instructional decisions to guide interventions and modifications.
• Provide professional development and support to teachers in implementing effective strategies for students with learning disabilities.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation of student progress, services provided, and communication with parents and stakeholders.
• Stay informed about current research and best practices in the field of learning disabilities and special education.
• Advocate for students with learning disabilities, ensuring their needs are understood and met by all stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Special Education or a related field with LDTC certification preferred.
• New Jersey Department of Education certification as a Learning Disabilities Teacher Consultant (LDTC).
• Minimum of 3 years of experience working with students with learning disabilities in an educational setting.
• Strong knowledge of learning disabilities, assessment tools, and evidence-based interventions.
• Familiarity with the IEP process and developing appropriate accommodations and modifications.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with teachers, parents, and other professionals to support student success.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate records.
• Passion for working with students with learning disabilities and a commitment to inclusive education.
• Familiarity with Brilla Paterson's mission and educational philosophy is a plus.

Brilla provides equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees.

Pay may vary within a salary range depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits will be provided. A sign-on bonus of $4,000 upon completion of 90 full days of work will also be offered.