Employment Opportunities
The Greater Brunswick Charter School is seeking teachers and other support personnel for our growing school. We seek candidates who:- have experience in constructivist education, child-directed learning, project-based learning, Montessori instruction, and alternative assessment;
- are able to work with multi-age groupings;
- possess excellent speaking and writing skills;
- will relate warmly and thoughtfully with all members of our community;
- have positive attitudes, insatiable curiosity, and a keen desire to help children explore, understand, and enrich their world.
Please submit your resume with a statement of educational philosophy and three references to Hiring Committee, Greater Brunswick Charter School, 429 Joyce Kilmer Ave., New Brunswick, NJ 08901. You can also email us at hiring@greaterbrunswick.org.
We are committed to hiring a diverse and talented staff, EOE.
About the Hiring Process
We strive to find the most suitable candidates for our school and to assess them fairly. Our hiring process is broken down into several steps:1. Initial contact - Candidates contact us through recruitment events, job ads, the njhire.com web site, or our own web site. We assess their qualifications based on their experience as described in their resumes, and we assess their communication skills as demonstrated in their emails and/or letters.
2. Initial screening - We speak to the most appropriate candidates on the phone and ask basic questions about their experience. We try to get a sense of their approach to teaching.
3. Initial interview - We invite some of the screened candidates for
initial interviews with
the Hiring Committee. The committee asks questions about their motivation
(why they are
applying for the job), knowledge of our school, past job responsibilities,
teaching
techniques, and community experience. The committee also answers any
questions the
candidates may have.
(Hint: We want to hire people who are aligned with our mission, well
informed about our
school, and committed to community-based education.)
4. Candidates who are selected by the Hiring Committee are brought back for a second "teaching" interview for which they are asked to prepare a short lesson. Over the summer, the second interview may not include actual teaching--just a meeting with additional staff members and parents.
5. The Hiring Committee checks references and recommends candidates for hire. The Executive Director (a member of the committee) contacts the recommended candidates with formal job offers and negotiates the intial agreement.
At all points in the process, we try to communicate clearly and promptly with candidates. We do sometimes take a long time with decisions, and we try to keep people informed about our progress.
Because we receive a large number of inquiries and have a very small administrative staff, it is not always possible to respond personally to all letters and emails making initial contact. However, we welcome phone calls from candidates following up on their applications. We are looking to create a diverse and dynamic staff and we welcome non-traditional applicants.