Job description

Are you passionate about inspiring young minds in a dynamic and supportive classroom environment? Do you thrive on thinking creatively and fostering a space where all students feel empowered to grow? If so, this is a wonderful opportunity to join a dedicated team and teach an exceptional group of students.

We are seeking a creative and innovative educator who brings enthusiasm for teaching and a deep commitment to meeting the diverse needs of learners. The ideal candidate will blend structure with creativity to lead an engaging, hands-on elective course tailored to varied learning styles. This role is perfect for someone who values collaboration, encourages curiosity, and is eager to make meaningful connections with students.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in an approved program for general curriculum science licensure
• Valid Virginia teaching license or eligibility for Virginia licensure
• A passion for content, a growth mindset, and an inclusive approach to education

This position reports to the Middle School Division Director.
Salary: $45K-$50K (Commensurate with experience)
Duties & Responsibilities:

• Research and create lessons to complement/supplement the curriculum and student needs.
• Select appropriate instructional resources to enhance student learning experiences.
• Design multisensory curriculum.
• Use relevant technology to support instruction; embrace and seek out new technology or other tools to enhance the quality of education.
• Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects.
• Differentiate instruction to help each student achieve curricular objectives.
• Develop strong relationships with students and collaborative relationships with their families.
• Be a life-long learner who reflects on his/her work and regularly seeks feedback to improve teaching practice.
• Provide students with regular feedback on their growth and progress throughout the year.
• Encourage each student to develop and fulfill their academic as well as social and emotional potential.
• Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining an environment conducive to learning for all students.
• Work with and assign tasks to teaching assistants.
• Participate in weekly divisional faculty meetings.
• Work as a team member on cross-curricular, whole division, and multi-divisional projects such as curriculum development.
• Communicate regularly and effectively with all community members including administrators, fellow teachers, students, parents, and non-CBA professionals.
• Serve as a student advocate; assist students with organization and goal-setting; communicate weekly with parents.
• Maintain professional competence by participating in staff development activities, curriculum development meetings, and other professional opportunities.

Qualifications

• Must be eligible for teacher licensure in Virginia.
• Requires a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in an approved program.
• Computer literate and technologically proficient in educational technology.
• Highly organized and independently motivated.
• Ability to work collaboratively with the teaching team.
• Previous teaching experience preferred.

About Chesapeake Bay Academy

Who We Serve Every student at Chesapeake Bay Academy has unique talents and needs. We serve students with a variety of learning differences (i.e. dyslexia, dysgraphia and dyscalculia), ADHD, auditory processing deficits, fine motor dysfunction, developmental delays and high-functioning autism. Beyond all of these labels, CBA students are capable young people who can find success in the classroom when they receive instruction in the way that they learn best. CBA specializes in serving twice exceptional (2e) students. These are young people with cognitive ability falling in the gifted range, while at the same time having a secondary condition (ADHD, motor delays, etc.) that prevents them from reaching their exceptional intellectual potential. Click here to learn more. CBA is licensed by the Virginia Department of Education to operate as a private day school for students with a Specific Learning Disability (SLD), Developmental Delays (DD), Speech and Language Impairments (SLI), Autism (AUT) and Other Health Impairments (OHI). Chesapeake Bay Academy does not have a therapeutic component and cannot accept students with behavior disorders. The application process is very thoroug...h to ensure that our students are well served by the curriculum and services available here. About CBA For 26 years, Chesapeake Bay Academy (CBA) has been transforming the lives of Hampton Roads children and their families. At CBA we embrace each child’s unique learning style, creating new, specialized pathways to academic and social success. By relieving the stress and frustration that often accompany academic struggle, CBA helps students develop into confident and enthusiastic learners. Our students flourish in a safe, supportive environment that encourages their intellectual, social, creative, physical and ethical growth. Chesapeake Bay Academy is an invaluable resource to the Hampton Roads community, filling a critical need and providing essential services to intelligent children who struggle to learn in traditional school settings. CBA’s 6:1 student-to-teacher ratio, multisensory instruction and project-based curriculum offer our students the opportunity to develop a true love of learning. Small classrooms, Individualized Instruction Plans and caring, highly-trained teachers lay the foundation for programs designed to ensure the academic achievement of each student. CBA empowers students with tools for success in school and beyond. Graduates leave CBA with the skills, strategies and confidence necessary to realize their full potential. Our History In October of 1989, Chesapeake Bay Academy was founded by a group of parents who were committed to creating a learning environment where their children would be known, appreciated, and most of all, understood. At our original location in Norfolk, Virginia, we passionately pursued the philosophy that relationships among children, parents, faculty, and staff are at the heart of teaching and learning. CBA moved in 1993 from our original location to classroom space in the Heritage United Methodist Church on Baker Road. We went on to receive accreditation by the Virginia Association of Independent Schools (VAIS), and finally settled in our 50,000 sq. ft., state-of-the-art home in Virginia Beach in 2000. We currently educate one of the most diverse student populations in Southeast Virginia, have served thousands of families, and graduated fifteen classes from the 12th grade. In 2010, we launched the Dominion Education Center to provide supplemental services to families throughout Hampton Roads. While we will continue to grow, we maintain our commitment to that philosophy that inspired our founders. Each year we celebrate as our capable, creative students grow and maximize their potential under the guidance of families, faculty, and staff.

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