Elementary Teacher
BelovED Community & Empowerment Academy Charter Schools
Elementary Teacher
BelovED Community & Empowerment Academy Charter Schools
Sister public charter schools in Jersey City
BelovED Community & Empowerment Academy Charter Schools · Jersey City, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-07-14
Salary: USD 67,000–87,000
Workplace: on_site
Department: BelovED Community Charter School - Elementary School
Base Salary SY25/26: $67,000-$87,000
Competitive Raises year to year, many BONUS and Stipend opportunities, no Master's needed.
Why Our School is Special:
BelovED Community Charter School is a highly successful charter school that truly supports its teachers. We serve a student mix that is among the most diverse in America while enjoying the cultural vibrance of Jersey City, Hoboken and New York City. If this appeals to you, then apply today! We have achieved academic success without burning out our teachers by meshing an effective education program with effective teacher supports and professional development.
We truly value our faculty and work hard to control other costs so we can focus our resources on supporting them. In fact, throughout our history, we have annually increased faculty salaries by more than at other public schools and now, among those with similar experience, OUR FACULTY MEMBERS ARE AMONG THE HIGHEST PAID IN NEW JERSEY.
New Jersey charter schools ARE public schools. Our teachers are part of the Teachers’ Pension and Annuity Fund (TPAF), just like teachers at other public schools, and teachers are able to transfer their pension credits from a traditional public school to a charter school and vice versa.
Teacher Responsibilities:
Values, Expectations, and Commitment: Our teachers commit themselves to the school’s values and mission. Moreover, appreciating the example of excellent schools which succeed at helping all students achieve at a high level, our teachers hold high expectations for each student and commit themselves to helping every student achieve their full potential.
Student Learning: Our teachers take ownership for his or her students achievements and learning progress that meets or exceeds the school's high standards. They actively develop solutions to problems, reaching out for peer and leader support, and are able to take advantage of all school provided resources.
Teaching and Assessment: We provide teachers with curricular materials. We also allow teachers flexibility in designing their own. We ask that teachers plan and deliver vibrant and engaging lessons – each with a measurable goal – within the framework of the school’s carefully sequenced, standards-aligned education program. Our teachers administer school-provided formative assessments on a regular basis so instruction can be targeted to their students' needs.
Culture and Classroom Management: Our teachers communicate and model behaviors which befit the high expectations culture and the caring school climate to which we are committed. Our teachers apply school and classroom rules consistently and effectively; make use of preventive discipline; and effectively supervise students both in their classroom and elsewhere on school grounds.
Teamwork, Professional Relations, and Professional Development: Our teachers see themselves as members of a team and commit themselves to their own and to their peers’ on-going professional development. Teachers will be required to attend professional development sessions, to participate actively in planning meetings, and to become part of a professional learning community where they can lend assistance to, and gain assistance from, their grade-level peers.
Special Needs Students and English Language Learners: Our teachers work collaboratively with the school’s special education and ELL staff to implement the school’s special education and ELL programs and to comply with all state and federal regulations.
Teacher Supports:
Teachers are part of a school-wide team that includes many different professionals and they receive career-long coaching and professional development support from our diverse Leadership Team. Teachers work closely with their grade level peers, with whom they engage within professional learning communities (PLCs) assisting one another to solve problems and plan lessons collaboratively.
Additional teacher supports include:
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Candidates MUST either hold a New Jersey Department of Education CE, CEAS, Limited CE or Standard Certificate in Elementary Education (K-6). Special Education Certification and/or experience is a major plus! We are not considering P-3 certificates at this time.
Charter schools ARE public schools. Our teachers are part of the New Jersey Teachers’ Pension and Annuity Fund (TPAF), same as teachers at traditional public schools, and can transfer their pension credits from a traditional public school to our school and vice versa. Additional benefits include:
As an equal opportunity employer, BelovED CCS hires without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability.
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Sister public charter schools in Jersey City
BelovED Community and its sister academy run tuition-free public charter schools for children from kindergarten through high school in Jersey City, New Jersey. BelovED pairs academic learning with values and character development inspired by Martin Luther King Jr. Both schools use sequenced curricula and regular assessments to identify learning needs and guide additional student support. They admit students through annual lotteries when demand exceeds available places, with waiting lists for other applicants. Based in Jersey City, BelovED opened in 2012 and its sister academy was founded in 2015; they maintain separate school identities and campuses.
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