Employment

This is a part-time (48%-60% FTE/3–4 days per wk), 10-month position, starting August 31, 2026.

Salary Range: $37,920–$88,344 (commensurate with experience).

All prospective candidates should send a cover letter and resume to hr@vcs-nyc.org.

Responsibilities:

• Teach 5th-7th Grade STEAM classes, including units in design thinking, coding, robotics, digital design, AI literacy, digital citizenship, and creative problem solving.
   
• Teach 8th Grade Coding classes using text-based coding languages such as p5.js.
   
• Support and maintain the Innovators Lab, including materials, maker tools, and equipment such as 3D printers and laser cutters.
   
• Potentially design and teach an Upper School Elective.
   
• Monitor students during additional duties such as lunch or recess.
   
• Create and maintain an inclusive learning environment that is conducive to the intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development of students. Affirm the identities of all members of our community.
   
• Stay current with emerging trends and best practices in educational technology, STEAM education, and AI-enhanced learning.
   
• Collaborate with teachers and student support teams to monitor, assess, and document students’ academic and social emotional progress.
   
• Meet and communicate with parents both formally and informally (email, phone calls, conferences, and progress reports).
   
• Communicate standards, achievements, and areas of concern to students and parents.
   
• Meet regularly with the Technology Director and Division Directors to receive feedback and mentorship.
   
• Report directly to the Director of Technology.
  
  Experience teaching or working with middle school students is preferred.

Competencies:

• Love of Teaching and Learning — Have intellectual curiosity and a lifelong passion for learning. Embody a caring and enthusiastic approach to education.
   
• Developmental Awareness — Understanding of developmental needs of children.
   
• Promote Empathy and Respect — Ability to stimulate students’ interests in others – past and present – and heighten their appreciation of diversity in all forms.
   
• Grounded in Justice — Commitment to help create an anti-bias and equitable community and society. Consistently demonstrate knowledge of antiracist and social and emotional teaching practices.

This is a part-time (85% FTE), Monday–Friday, 10-month position, starting August 31, 2026.

Salary Range: $67,150–$125,154.

All prospective candidates should send a cover letter and resume to hr@vcs-nyc.org.

Responsibilities:

• Design and teach engaging and motivating lessons to students learning Spanish in Grades 2, 4, 5, and 8.
   
• Engage students in Project Based Learning that integrates language acquisition, cultural competency, critical thinking, and creativity.
   
• Facilitate lessons in the target language.
   
• Monitor students during additional duties such as lunch, recess, or sunrise play.
   
• Collaborate with teachers and student support teams to monitor, assess, and document students’ academic and social emotional progress.
   
• Communicate standards, achievements, and areas of concern to students and parents.
   
• Meet and communicate with parents both formally and informally (email, phone calls, conferences, and progress reports).
   
• Work collaboratively with the Division Directors and Department Coordinator to develop and implement curriculum.
   
• Meet regularly with the Division Director to receive support and feedback.
   
• Report directly to the Division Directors.

Competencies:

• Love of Teaching and Learning — Have intellectual curiosity and a lifelong passion for learning. Embody a caring and enthusiastic approach to education.
   
• Developmental Awareness — Understanding of developmental needs of children.
   
• Promote Empathy and Respect — Ability to stimulate students’ interests in others – past and present – and heighten their appreciation of diversity in all forms.
   
• Grounded in Justice — Commitment to help create an anti-bias and equitable community and society. Consistently demonstrate knowledge of antiracist and social and emotional teaching practices.