High School Math Teacher {2022-2023}

Freire Charter High School is currently seeking a full-time Math teacher for the 2022-2023 school year. Exact grade to be determined, but possible grade levels range from 9th - 12th. Freire staff members are forward-thinking team players passionate about working with and unleashing the potential of urban youth. We seek candidates who value diversity, are highly motivated, and who will demand excellence from themselves and their students.

Successful candidates will have the following attributes:

• At least 2 years of previous successful experience working with diverse student populations
• Appropriate PA certification or willingness to pursue alternative certification
• Positive attitude, sense of humor, and willingness to do whatever it takes to get a job done
• Ability to work well individually and as part of a team

About Freire Charter High School

One of the first charter schools to open in Pennsylvania, Freire High School was founded in 1999 as the flagship Freire Schools campus. Our remarkable 18-to-1 student to faculty ratio allows us to provide the focused attention each of our students need to catch up, then surpass expectations.

We have made U.S. News and World Reports 100 Best High Schools list and Metro has called us a top-five Philly charter school. On average, 88% of Freire High School students graduate high school in four years at least ten percentage points higher than the School District of Philadelphia's four-year cohort graduation rate.

Freire Charter High School strives to break the status quo and to empower our students to achieve a place of greatness in society. At Freire Charter High School staff and students are united by the desire to learn! The students, staff, and parents at Freire Charter High School are members of a tight-knit family committed to peace, trust, and mutual respect for each others safety.

About Freire Schools

Freire Schools empowers students to build the future.

Every day, two thousand creative, vibrant kids experience the power of a Freire Schools education at one of our four campuses in Philadelphia and Wilmington. Our schools are joyous, safe spaces where students of all backgrounds are provided the supports they need to succeed in a rigorous educational program. Freire students beat local, state, and national averages year after year in their college enrollment and persistence rates. Our growth mindset and our values-equity, diversity, love, and critical thinking- are deeply rooted in all we do.

We are passionate, we are real, and we need you to push us even further!

Our staff:

• believe in doing whatever it takes to ensure our students are successful in college and beyond.
• believe that student achievement can be measured in tangible ways.
• believe that self-reflection and growth is essential to improving their craft.
• believe in actively building a positive, enthusiastic, and collaborative school community.

Compensation

Freire offers a very competitive salary and benefits package, a strong commitment to developing all staff as professionals invested in life-long learning, and the opportunity to work with the best students in the nation.