EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT OCA

We are seeking a passionate, dynamic, professional educator to join our elementary school staff.
Qualified candidate should be a reflective learner and innovative practitioner able to implement best practices to help students achieve success.

Ohr Chadash Academy is seeking a part- or full-time learning specialist or special educator to work with our upper elementary school team. The candidate will support students in the classroom through push-in and pull-out services, and work collaboratively with administrators and teachers to assess, monitor, provide direct instruction to and program for the academic needs of students.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree, master’s preferred
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience, preferred
• Experience in current research-based learning and instructional approaches
• Warm, flexible, and creative approach to working with students
• Proficiency with technology integration
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing
• Strong organizational skills

Responsibilities:

• Working with students 1:1 or in small groups to support development of academic skills and reinforce
  class content
• Designing and providing modifications and accommodations for students
• Establishing and maintaining effective data collection methods and adjusting instruction based on data
• Communicating with colleagues about students’ progress and performance
• Assuming lead teacher responsibilities if the lead teacher is absent

If you are interested in being part of our warm, growing, innovative school community, please submit your cover letter and resume to employment@ocabaltimore.org

Position Overview:

The mission of the Ohr Chadash Early Childhood Center (ECC) is to support the individual development of each child through a Torah-driven, developmentally appropriate, child-directed approach. Attentive to each individual child’s different abilities, interests, and needs, we use a variety of multisensory teaching tools and materials to ensure that our environment is stimulating and relevant to the growth and potential of each child. Our classrooms are equipped with centers and materials that encourage open-ended exploration within an integrated Judaic and general studies curriculum. Embracing empirically-based teaching strategies and experiential learning opportunities, our program supports children’s growth through play and small/large group activities.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education or content-related skills, preferred
• Five years early childhood teaching experience required
• Warm, nurturing, flexible, and joyful approach to teaching
• Ability to integrate age-appropriate Torah-based Judaic and general studies content and skill building into a play-based classroom
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent written and oral communications
• 90-Hour Child Care Certification, to be completed within first yea
• Basic Health and Safety, CPR/First Aid Certification, COVID Training

Responsibilities: 

• Design and implement interdisciplinary instructional units and daily lesson plans following the Creative Curriculum
• Differentiate instruction to meet the needs of a range of learners
• Use various assessment tools to evaluate each student’s capabilities within the classroom
• Support children in developing age-appropriate cognitive, physical, and social-emotional skills and skills of independence
• Establish a positive relationship with parents by providing regular and positive communication

The successful candidate will possess: 

• A reflective, growth mindset with an interest in professional growth
• Sincere passion for early childhood education
• Strong leadership and classroom management skills
• Collaborative approach to decision making
• Passion for helping nurture children’s curiosity and love of learning
• Ability to skillfully balance an array of responsibilities in a busy school environment
• Engage in ongoing professional development

The mission of the Ohr Chadash Early Childhood Center (ECC) is to support the individual development of each child through a Torah-driven, developmentally appropriate, child-directed approach. Attentive to each individual child’s different abilities, interests, and needs, we use a variety of multisensory teaching tools and materials to ensure that our environment is stimulating and relevant to the growth and potential of each child. Our classrooms are equipped with centers and materials that encourage open-ended exploration within an integrated Judaic and general studies curriculum. Embracing empirically-based teaching strategies and experiential learning opportunities, our program supports children’s growth through play and small/large group activities.

Qualifications: 

• High School Diploma
• Experience as an assistant teacher in early childhood a plus
• 90-Hour Child Care Certification, to be completed within first year
• Basic Health and Safety, CPR/First Aid Certification, COVID Training
• Medical Clearance and Immunization Records

Responsibilities:

• Assist lead teacher in preparing an environment conducive to learning and child-centered exploration
• Assist lead teacher in creating developmentally-appropriate learning activities
• Assume teacher responsibilities if the lead teacher is absent
• Maintain ongoing dialogue with other teachers, substitutes, and parent volunteers
• Work with individual children to gauge abilities and work towards developing their abilities
• Create a calm and quiet learning environment
• Use various assessment tools to evaluate each student’s capabilities within the classroom
• Maintain classroom supplies, inventory and materials
• Support children during toilet learning
• Supports and maintains classroom cleanliness and organization

The successful candidate will possess:

• Warm, nurturing, flexible, and joyful approach to working with young children
• Passion for helping nurture children’s curiosity and love of learning
• Ability to work well both independently and with direction
• Interest in learning and growing
• Ability to skillfully balance an array of responsibilities in a busy school environment
• Strong organizational skills
• Have the physical capacity to work with toddlers and preschoolers
• Ability to lift and or move up to 50 pounds as well as sit, stand, walk, climb or balance; kneel, crouch, bend, twist and reach with hands and arms

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in education or related field

• Warm and engaging style, passion for nurturing children’s curiosity and love of learning

• Strong classroom management skills

• Creativity, flexible thinking, growth mindset

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Ability to use assessment data for planning and instruction

• Proficiency with technology integration

Responsibilities: 

• Design interactive learning experiences for individual students, small groups, and the class, as a whole

• Differentiate instruction to meet the needs of a range of learners

• Collaborate with colleagues within and across subject areas

• Actively communicate with parents and student support team

• Engage in ongoing professional development

Position Overview:

Ohr Chadash Academy, an empirically-based, Torah-driven Orthodox Jewish day school for boys and girls, is looking to hire a warm, creative, and energetic part-time elementary science (1st and 2nd grade) educator who can design interactive learning experiences that will inspire curiosity and exploration in science.

Time commitment is 6-8 hours/week teaching time.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in education or science
• Passionate about helping nurture children’s curiosity and love of learning
• Strong classroom management skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Responsibilities: 

• Design hands-on learning experiences for individual students, small groups, and the class, as a whole
• Differentiate instruction to meet the needs of a range of learners
• Collaborate with colleagues within and across subject areas
• Actively communicate with parents and student support team

The Successful Candidate Will: 

• Value joining a warm, mutually supportive, and innovative faculty culture
• Be self-reflective and committed to professional growth
• Possess an understanding of current teaching best practices and child/adolescent development
• Demonstrate fluency with technology integration
• Create a stimulating, challenging, and supportive learning environment for all students according to their current skill and abilities
• Develop a strong rapport with students
• Establish excellent classroom culture incorporating the use of fair and consistent standards
• Develop lessons that engage students in higher order thinking
• Provide a safe learning environment in which students freely take intellectual and creative risks and see failure as a critical part of the learning process
• Create an environment that fosters a growth mindset

The objective of this course is to build an understanding and applicable skill-set relating to written and oral components of English Language Arts:

• Reading comprehension & analysis (through the use of fiction and non-fiction literature)
• Vocabulary (demonstrated in both oral and written form)
• Writing skills (emphasis on structure of a five-paragraph essay, fundamentals of a persuasive essay, research and documentation skills, sentence structure)
• Speaking & listening (focus on participating in an informed discussion, developing oral presentation skills)

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in education or related field
• Minimum 2-5 years’ teaching experience
• Passionate about helping nurture children’s curiosity and love of learning
• Strong classroom management skills
• Creativity, flexible thinking, growth mindset
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Proficiency with technology

Responsibilities: 

• Design interactive learning experiences for individual students, small groups, and the class, as a whole
• Differentiate instruction to meet the needs of a range of learners
• Collaborate with colleagues within and across subject areas
• Actively communicate with parents and student support team

Position Overview:

We are seeking an enthusiastic, experienced, and supportive math teacher.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in education or related field
• Warm and engaging style, passion for nurturing children’s curiosity and love of learning
• Strong classroom management skills
• Creativity, flexible thinking, growth mindset
• Proficiency with technology integration

Responsibilities: 

• Design interactive learning experiences for individual students, small groups, and the class, as a whole
• Differentiate instruction to meet the needs of individual learners
• Actively communicate with parents and student support team

We are seeking a passionate, dynamic, professional educator to join our elementary school faculty.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent in education or Limudei Kodesh
• Warm and engaging style, passion for nurturing adolescents’ curiosity and love of Torah
• Strong classroom management skills
• Creativity, flexible thinking, growth mindset
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to use assessment data for planning and instruction
• Proficiency with technology integration and learning management platforms, preferred

Responsibilities:

• Half-time (morning) teacher of Limudei Kodesh – Chumash, Mishna, Navi, Parsha, Tefilla
• Design interactive learning experiences for individual students, small groups, and the class, as a whole
• Differentiate instruction to meet the needs of a range of learners
• Collaborate with colleagues within and across subject areas
• Actively communicate with parents and student support team
• Engage in ongoing professional development