Humanities & Homeroom Teacher

• Homeroom and Advisory
• Serve as homeroom teacher alongside your Math/Science teaching partner, supporting each student’s social-emotional, cognitive, and physical development
• Facilitate Community Time and Identity Time curriculum, including advisory-style programming on community, digital citizenship, relationships, human growth and development, identity, and effective communication
• Provide extra help to students as necessary, such as during work periods and before school

• Assessment and Family Communication
• Share progress and concerns with families through conferences, written reports, and regular communication
• Communicate and collaborate regularly with families and others who support student learning and growth
• Write narrative reports about student progress and goals

• Collaboration and Professional Engagement
• Collaborate with classroom teachers and other specialists to support curriculum and children’s development
• Attend regular faculty, division, department, and supervisory meetings

• School Community Responsibilities
• Support school coverage needs by substituting for teachers within the humanities department and across the school
• Fulfill weekly community duties as assigned, including lunch, recess, early morning care, chorus support, and bus duty
• Support event or trip planning duties as assigned, such as planning overnight trips, coordinating a day of service, and supporting weekly assemblies
• Complete additional duties as assigned by supervisor

Qualifications

• Required
• Experience teaching humanities (language arts and history/social studies) with middle school–aged students
• At least 3–5 years of teaching experience
• Demonstrated knowledge and expertise regarding adolescent development, progressive education, and constructivist teaching
• Experience teaching reading and writing skills, with comfort in hands-on editing of student work
• Ability to work collaboratively, preferably in a co-teacher model, with interest in an interdisciplinary approach to education
• Commitment to social justice, diversity, equity, and anti-bias in education, with a willingness to engage in identity development individually and with colleagues
• Experience with Google Suite and adept use of technology to support teaching and learning
• Strong organizational skills, including time management
• Strong grasp of progressive classroom management techniques
• Experience writing narrative reports about student progress and goals
• Ability to meet and adhere to multiple deadlines
• Demonstrated classroom management skills
• High energy, a sense of humor, and a strong ability to connect with adolescents

• Preferred
• Master’s degree in Humanities, Education, or a related field
• Homeroom advisory experience
• Familiarity with Bank Street’s progressive, child-centered approach to education

• Bank Street is a leader in education, a pioneer in improving the quality of classroom practice, and a national advocate for children and their families.
• Since its beginnings in 1916, Bank Street has been at the forefront of understanding how children learn and grow.
• From early childhood centers and schools to hospitals and museums, Bank Street has built a national reputation on the simple fact that our graduates know how to do the work that is right for children.
• At Bank Street’s Graduate School of Education, students are trained in a model that combines the study of human development, learning theory, and sustained clinical placement to promote significant development as a teacher prior to graduation.
• Our children’s programs—Bank Street School for Children, Family Center, Bank Street Head Start, and Liberty LEADS—foster children’s development in the broadest sense by providing diverse opportunities for social, emotional, cognitive, and physical growth.
• The Bank Street Education Center disrupts inequity through system-level change to help design better educational experiences for both children and adults.
• The College further supports and influences positive outcomes for children every day through professional development programs, research projects, and other key efforts engaging educators, intermediary organizations, and government officials at the district, state, and federal levels.