Employment Opportunities

The teachers at Genesee Community Charter Schools work in team-teaching, inclusion settings, and plan and teach all core subject areas through the lens of local history and science topics using the GCCS curriculum framework, New York State Next Generation Learning Standards using the EL Education model. We trust our teachers to create memorable, rigorous, and high-quality learning experiences for all students. Our teachers, like our students, belong to a close-knit community where we take risks, challenge and support one another, and embrace the opportunity to improve our craft. 

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are important GCCS values to our community. Genesee Community Charter Schools value the importance of diversifying our staff to mirror the racial, ethnic, linguistic, and economic diversity of the students we serve. Therefore, we are actively encouraging applicants from traditionally underrepresented groups to become part of our school community. 

We are seeking educators who:

• Want to teach in an engaging, child-centered program with students from diverse backgrounds.
• Show a willingness to work as part of a professional community that is continually reflecting, learning, and improving.
• Believe in the importance of understanding identity and will engage in analyzing their own implicit biases
• Demonstrate a broad set of interpersonal and culturally-relevant skills. 
• Will commit to Responsive Classroom training and the use of Restorative Practices. 
• Believe families are equal partners in a child’s education.
• Recognizes the community as an extension of the classroom and the value of project-based teaching and learning.

Ideal Teacher Candidates Should Have:

• Master’s Degree in an applicable area (special education, general education, or arts education)
• NYS Certification or state certification with reciprocity (with plans to attain permanent NYS certification)
• Experience beyond student-teaching 

Staff Benefits

Benefits for full-time staff include:

• Freedom to design engaging, hands-on curriculum rich with fieldwork and authentic projects.
• Over 300 hours of high-quality professional development annually, including three weeks in August for additional compensation.
• Opportunities to attend and present at local and national education conferences.
• Participation in leadership and professional learning committees.
• Competitive salary and benefits.
• Health and Dental benefits through Excellus BlueCross/ BlueShield.
• Participation in the NYS Teachers Retirement System.
• Paid sabbatical leave.
• Staff child preference in enrollment lottery.

Open Positions for the 2024-2025 School Year 

K-1, 2-3, 4-5 Classroom Teachers

K-6 Teaching Assistants

Student Culture Coordinator

Potential Future Positions

Genesee Community Charter School at the RMSC and at Flour City Campus always welcome applicants for Kindergarten – 5th grade Classroom Teachers and Teaching Assistants.

Contact Information

Interested candidates should submit their cover letter and resume to hiring@gccschool.org with attention to Shannon Hillman shillman@gccschool.org

If you have any questions about any of the open positions, please contact us at hiring@gccschool.org. 

Non-Discrimination Statement: Genesee Community Charter School is an equal opportunity employer and shall not discriminate against applicants and staff members based on any legally-recognized basis, including but not limited to: ethnicity, national origin, gender, race, creed, religion, ancestry, or physical or mental disability. The school has an institutional commitment to diversity and actively encourages applications from candidates of diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.