Reporting to the Assistant Principal of College and Career, the Public Speaking Teacher (College and Career Readiness Teacher) is a reliable team player with a commitment to youth development. They will play a key role in implementing DREAM's Grow the Whole Child model by driving college and career readiness. Responsibilities • Teach Studio 9 and Studio 10, DREAM's college and career readiness course for 9th and 10th grades, through the facilitation of a public-speaking focused college and career readiness curriculum; • Develop students' verbal communication, presentation, argumentation, storytelling, and leadership skills, guiding students in developing and delivering speeches, presentations, debates, panel discussions, and professional presentations; • Incorporate real-world speaking opportunities that connect to college, career, civic engagement, and leadership contexts, strengthening students' confidence, audience awareness, organization, and delivery techniques; • Help students understand the role of communication skills across a wide range of careers and industries; • Utilize data-driven instruction to drive student SEL and college and career readiness outcomes; • Manage student completion of key college and career readiness milestones, including: resume, career interest inventories, applications to summer opportunities, etc. • Lead the project management of student presentations to staff and other students, and provide 1:1 student support, as needed; • Collaborate with school leaders to drive the 10th Grade Defense of Learning student portfolios and presentations; • Supervise and manage individual youth behavior at all times using positive student culture techniques and proactive interventions to ensure the positive classroom environment; • Establish and maintain strong relationships with students, families, and grade teams; • Track, monitor, and assume responsibility for the academic progress for all students in the classroom; • Actively prepare for and participate in all meetings (such as grade team meetings, Student Support Meetings, IEP Meetings, etc.), collaborative planning, and professional development including an annual summer institute; • Work with Student Culture Team and Student Support Team to create and progress monitor individual plans for students, as needed; • Build a warm and inclusive classroom environment and abide by school-wide practices for classroom management and individual behavior plans; • Work with grade team, leadership team, and related service providers to analyze data, revise practices, norm on team-wide initiatives, and discuss individual scholars with a solutions-oriented mindset; • Additional duties related to the running of the school as assigned. Qualifications • Bachelor's degree, required; • At least two years of teaching experience, required; • Experience with competitive speech and debate or teaching or coaching public speaking, debate, or performance in a high school setting, strongly preferred; • Experience providing Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) and/or college and career supports for youth; • Experience collecting data and implementing data-driven practices; • Strong group facilitation skills and the ability to manage behaviors using positive youth development principles (experience with restorative justice practices strongly preferred); • Strong written and oral communication skills; • Excellent organizational and problem solving skills; • A strong belief in the mission and values of DREAM, including the desire to make a difference in the lives of our students, families, and community. Benefits and Paid Time Off We offer comprehensive benefits including: • Flexible Medical Health Plans, subsidizing the majority of costs for the employee, their spouse/domestic partner and children; • The ability to select between a variety of medical plans according to what best suits the employee's needs; • Dental and vision plans; • Disability benefits; • Life insurance; • Up to 12 weeks fully paid of Parental Leave; • Flexible spending account options; • Pre-tax commuter benefits (parking and transit); • Fitness and entertainment discounts; • A variety of support through our employee assistance program (EAP); • A 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching up to 4% after one year of employment • Referral bonuses; • School-based 10-month employees have approximately 40 days off throughout the school year, including holidays, school breaks, personal days and wellness days, in addition to summer break; • Benefits are subject to change. Compensation • The salary range for incoming teachers is $75,000 to $100,000. New teacher salaries are determined based on the number of years of experience as a teacher. • Additional compensation is added for incoming teachers with Master's degrees and NYS Special Education certifications. • Teachers are eligible for annual salary increases based on tenure and performance; salaries for teachers who continue on at DREAM can exceed the incoming teacher band above. • DREAM is committed to upholding highly competitive salaries and ensuring teacher pay is within the highest quartile of NYC Charter Schools.