The Director of Humanities is an experienced teacher and leader with at least five years teaching experience and two years of leadership experience. This position supports MESA’s humanities departments and is a school-level administrative position at the Bushwick campus.  

● “Own” al aspects of Humanities departments.  This includes systems and quality control of Lesson Plan submissions, scopes and sequences, strategic Regents supports, and analysis of benchmark data. Hold ultimate accountability for student learning in ELA and Social Studies departments.

● Support teachers and maintain a consistent “pulse” on teacher performance across the humanities departments in al three domains of the MESA Teaching and Learning Framework.

● Colaborate with Principal to guide staff-wide professional development and faculty supports.

● Teach one class in subject area of candidate’s expertise.

● Serve as co-advisor to group of students.

● Provide direct coaching and support to humanities Department Leaders to highlight long term literacy growth goals for students, as wel as short term instructional adjustments in the classroom.

● Build relationships with all students.  MESA teachers believe that rapport is key to student engagement and motivation.

● Colaborate with Principal to manage al aspects of Summer Institute with setting up teacher supports and building staff morale.

● Take a lead on or play major supporting role in al school-wide administrative initiatives at MESA. These may include but are not limited to: Summer Institute, Summer VISTA orientation program, student office hours, after school conferences, student and staff recruitment initiatives, staff wide PD and PD days, school-wide or external facing events, and any other administrative responsibilities as assigned by Principal or Executive director

● Strategize and create plans Support Plans for struggling teachers utilizing the MESA Teaching and Learning Framework.  

● Conduct and coordinate al diagnostic, interim benchmarks, mock Regents, and Regents testing.  This includes quality control and Regents-alignment analysis and working closely with humanities department leaders.

● Analyze al testing data to guide humanities teachers with instructional decisions and adjustments.

● Communicate regularly with parents about both positive and negative interactions with students, making a minimum of two positive contacts (phone, email, or text message) with parents per week.

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(1) Minimum Bachelor’s degree, Master’s Degree preferred; (2) Minimum of five years teaching experience and two years leadership experience in an urban public high school or charter school setting; (3) Proven track-record of high achievement in the classroom and commitment to accountability; (4) Belief in and alignment with MESA’s core beliefs and educational philosophy; (5) Valid New York State Certification strongly preferred; (6) Spanish-speakers a plus.

MESA is committed to attracting, hiring and retaining a diverse and inclusive staff. It is MESA’s policy to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,  age, disability, national origin, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status, uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Please email your resume and cover letter explaining specifically why you would be a good fit for MESA to Arthur Samuels, Executive Director, at hiring@mesacharter.org with the subject heading “25-26 Director of Humanities  APPLY BY EMAIL ONLY.  Due to the nature of the position and the volume of applications received, MESA wi l not be able to reply to al submissions.  MESA wi l contact candidates with next steps.