Join the New Jersey Teaching Workforce - Summer 2024 Edition

Looking for a new teaching opportunity in New Jersey? Look no further! 

As part of the Alternate Route Program’s commitment to supporting our alumni and candidates, we've compiled a fresh list of open teaching jobs across New Jersey to help you find your next career move. So, whether you're a seasoned educator looking for a new challenge or a recent graduate eager to start your career, this roundup is for you. Don't let the summer wind down without securing your dream job!

This job posting is brought to you in partnership with the Diversifying the Teacher Pipeline grant initiative of the New Jersey Department of Education, which aims to encourage candidates of color to join the teaching workforce. 

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Open Special Ed Positions
 

Special education teachers are in high demand across the state. Here are some districts with current openings:

• New Brunswick Public Schools: Positions available at all levels: high school, middle school, and elementary school.

• Neptune Township School District: Openings in Special Education.

• Rahway School District: Seeking Special Education teachers for elementary and high school.

• Queen City Academy Charter School: Openings in middle school special education.

• Washington Township (Morris County) School District: Hiring Special Education teachers for elementary and middle school.

• Montclair Board of Education: Openings for middle school Special Education teachers.

• Hope Community Charter School: Seeking teachers for K-8 Special Education.

• Empowerment Academy & BelovED Community Charter Schools: Positions available at all levels: high school, middle school, elementary school.

• Uncommon Schools: Seeking Special Education teachers for all levels and across various locations.
 

Open Positions for World Languages Teachers
 

If you're passionate about teaching languages, consider these districts:

• New Brunswick Public Schools: Hiring French and Spanish teachers for high school, and Spanish teachers for elementary school.

• Rahway School District: Seeking French and Spanish teachers for high school, middle school, and elementary school.

• Kearny Board of Education: Hiring elementary Spanish teachers and elementary/middle school ASL teachers.

• Queen City Academy Charter School: Seeking Spanish middle school teachers.

• Newark Board of Education: Hiring Chinese teachers.

• Upper Deerfield Township Schools: Seeking an American Sign Language (ADL), or Spanish, or World Language teacher for grades 5-8.

• Atlantic Community Charter School: Hiring K-8 American Sign Language teachers.

• Hope Community Charter School: Seeking middle school World Language teachers.
 

Open ESL & Bilingual Education Teaching Positions
 

For educators with ESL and bilingual expertise, check out these opportunities:

• Rahway School District: Seeking ESL & Bilingual teachers for elementary and high school.

• New Brunswick Public Schools: Hiring ESL & Bilingual teachers for all three levels: high school, middle school, and elementary school.

• Kearny Board of Education: Openings for elementary ESL & Bilingual teachers.

• Plainfield School District: Seeking ESL teachers for high school, middle school, and elementary school.

• Bound Brook School District: Hiring ESL program teachers.

• Delran Township School District: Seeking elementary school teachers with bicultural/bilingual teacher certification, Turkish preferred.

• Empowerment Academy & BelovED Community Charter Schools: Hiring middle school and elementary school ESL teachers.

• Henry Hudson Regional School District: Seeking ESL teachers.
 

Openings for ELA & Social Studies Teachers
 

If your strengths lie in English Language Arts or Social Studies, consider these districts:

• Rahway School District: Hiring ELA & Social Studies teachers for middle school.

• Kearny Board of Education: Seeking high school ELA & Social Studies teachers.

• Plainfield School District: Hiring high school ELA & Social Studies teachers.

• Queen City Academy Charter School: Openings for high school ELA & History teachers.

• New Brunswick Public Schools: Seeking Social Studies teachers.

• Hillside Public Schools: Hiring middle school Social Studies teachers.

• Roselle Public Schools: Seeking ELA teachers at their Grace Wilday Jr High School.

• Cherry Hill Public Schools: Hiring high school Social Studies teachers.

• Long Branch Public Schools: Seeking middle or elementary school ELA teachers.

• Discovery Charter School of Newark: Hiring a middle school Social Studies teacher.

Open K-12 STEM Teaching Positions
 

For those with a background in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math, here are some open positions:

• Rahway School District: Hiring science and math middle school and high school teachers.

• New Brunswick Public Schools: Seeking biology, chemistry, and math teachers at all three levels: high school, middle school, and elementary school.

• Kearny Board of Education: Hiring high school science and math teachers.

• Queen City Academy Charter School: Seeking math, biology, chemistry, and physics high school teachers.

• Neptune Township School District: Seeking math teachers for the secondary level.

• Plainfield School District: Hiring technology and STEM teachers for elementary school, math teachers for middle school, and math, biology, and chemistry teachers for high school.

• St. Joseph Grade School: Seeking technology teachers.

• Dunellen School District: Hiring STEM/technology teachers with eligible certifications.

• Asbury Park School District: Seeking high school physics/chemistry teachers and middle school math teachers.

• North Arlington Board of Education: Hiring high school biology teachers.
 

Open Arts & Music Positions
 

If you're an arts or music educator, explore these opportunities:

• Rahway School District: Hiring elementary art teachers.

• New Brunswick Public Schools: Seeking art teachers for high school and middle school, and art and music teachers for elementary school.

• Plainfield School District: Hiring music and art teachers for high school and elementary school.

• Queen City Academy Charter School: Seeking visual art teachers and elementary or high school dance teachers.

• Cumberland County Charter School Network: Hiring music teachers.

• Asbury Park School District: Seeking art teachers.

• North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District: Hiring music teachers.

• Hamilton Township School District – Mercer County: Seeking art teachers.
 

Open Positions for Physical Education Teachers
 

For those passionate about physical education, consider these positions:

• Plainfield School District: Hiring middle school dance teachers.

• Rahway School District: Seeking high school PE teachers.

• New Brunswick Public Schools: Hiring PE teachers for high school and elementary school.

• Washington Township (Morris County) School District: Part-time elementary school PE teacher position available.

• Queen City Academy Charter School: Seeking PE teachers for any level.

• Kearny Board of Education: Hiring elementary school PE teachers.

• East Orange Community Charter School: Seeking elementary school PE teachers for grades K-4.

• Rock Brook School: Hiring K-12 PE teachers full or part-time.

• Linden Public Schools: Seeking dance teachers.
 

Open Elementary and Preschool Positions
 

Looking for a position in early childhood education? Check out these districts:

• New Brunswick Public Schools: Hiring teachers for both elementary and preschool.

• Rahway School District: Seeking teachers for both elementary and preschool.

• Plainfield School District: Hiring elementary and preschool teachers.

• Kearny Board of Education: Hiring elementary and preschool teachers.

• Queen City Academy Charter School: Seeking general elementary school teachers.

• Manville School District: Hiring preschool and elementary school (3rd grade) teachers.

• Spring Lake Heights Elementary School: Seeking full-time Elementary teachers.

• North Brunswick Township Schools: Hiring Elementary teachers.

• Golden Door Charter School: Seeking Elementary teachers.

• Asbury Park School District: Hiring Preschool Teacher Aide.

Didn’t find what you’re looking for? Stay motivated and be sure to check the websites of individual school districts for the most up-to-date job postings.

Helpful resources:
•    NJ School Jobs
•    K12JobSpot
 

Check out some of our previous blog posts related to this topic:
•    Landing a Teaching Position in New Jersey
•    If you're only using LinkedIn to look for jobs you're missing out
•    Teachers, Job Hunting is as Easy as 1-2-3 with LinkedIn
•    Subbing: A Vehicle For Developing Pathways Into Full-Time Teaching
•    7 Ways to Earn Extra Income as a Teacher
 

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