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Bay Ridge Prep is a vibrant, independent, K–12 day school nestled in the scenic waterfront neighborhood of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. We are a diverse and inclusive learning community where faculty and staff are deeply committed to nurturing the individual strengths, voices, and potential of every student.
At Bay Ridge Prep, we value creativity, collaboration, and compassion—both in and out of the classroom. Our team is made up of dedicated educators and professionals who bring curiosity, expertise, and heart to their work each day. If you’re inspired by a student-centered approach and believe in the power of education to make a lasting impact, we invite you to explore career opportunities with us.
Start Date: August 31, 2026
Salary Range: $72,000 – $92,000 annually, and commensurate with years of experience
Bay Ridge Prep, a student-centered, K-12 independent school located in Brooklyn, New York, is seeking a highly qualified Science Teacher to join its Upper School (grades 9-12) faculty for the 2026-2027 academic year. The ideal candidate will be well-versed in grade level physics, AP Physics, and chemistry (AP Chemistry a plus). They will excel in their ability to clearly and effectively communicate content and concepts to student learners – moving beyond classroom related activities and demonstrating how science is applicable and relevant in today’s world.
Bay Ridge Prep was founded in 1998 by a team of passionate educators, eager to transform the landscape of education. The school’s mission has centered around promoting rich, transformative learning experiences in a classroom setting that is rigorous, diverse, inclusive, emotionally supportive, and growth-promoting. We see both science and learning as a holistic experience that galvanizes the senses, inspires the intellect, and expands the student’s sense for what is achievable and possible within the world. Our dynamic, highly-trained faculty is well-versed in student psychology, and utilizes emotional intelligence as a foundation for promoting rich pedagogy and deep, meaningful learning experiences.
About the position:
This is a full-time position in the science department. Courses might include Advanced or AP Chemistry, grade-level Physics, AP Physics and a science elective tailored to both student and teacher interests.
The ideal candidate should possess at minimum a Masters degree in Science Education or a Science-related field. The candidate should have experience as a lead teacher (3+ years ideal), and should be motivated and capable of working with a wide range of students possessing a wide range of capabilities, strengths and weaknesses. We are looking to hire a Science teacher who is passionate about science and the act of teaching it to a diverse population of adolescent learners. In addition, our department is deeply collaborative and committed to supporting each other in service of our students. The ideal candidate will be expected to work within this collaborative environment and contribute to it in their own ways.
Responsibilities:
Teaching four academic courses, several of which may include double-period laboratory sections. Additional responsibilities may include advising/moderating an after school club or activity, attending weekly faculty meetings and participating in weekly planning-meetings with other science teachers. Finally, the candidate will be expected to support other school-wide supervisory duties.
Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Bay Ridge Prep is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and equitable community where each person achieves an authentic sense of belonging. Candidates with a demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion are encouraged to apply.
Work environment and Physical Demands
This job requires the ability to maintain the physical capacity required to navigate the school environment and ensure the safety of the students, and the ability to perform typical classroom and school-related physical activities, with or without reasonable accommodation. Classroom locations vary based on student schedules and staff may need to teach from different rooms. This role routinely uses standard classroom and office equipment such as computers, phones, electronic devices, photocopiers, filing cabinets, etc. Occasional travel between school buildings is required, scheduled with advanced notice, and the school buildings are within walking distance from each other.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a ten-month, full-time, in-person position that follows the academic calendar. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8 am to 4 pm; faculty meetings occur on Wednesdays from 2:50 pm to 3:30 p.m. Evening work (e.g., Parent teacher meetings) may be required as job duties demand and will be scheduled in advance.
Benefits:
How to apply:
Interested candidates should complete the employment application using the link below. The application is hosted in Google Forms. Applicants will be asked to sign in using a Google account or create a free Google account using their current email address in order to submit materials.
We appreciate your interest in Bay Ridge Prep. Due to the volume of applications received for each position, Bay Ridge Prep is unable to respond individually to every applicant. Candidates whose qualifications most closely align with the needs of the position will be contacted directly by the school.
Bay Ridge Prep is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful, and welcoming environment. The school does not discriminate on the basis of any characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
Start Date: August 24, 2026
Salary Range: $70,000 – $85,000, annually and commensurate with experience
Bay Ridge Prep, a student-centered, K-12 independent school located in Brooklyn, New York, seeks an outstanding educator to join its Middle School faculty as a 7th and 8th-grade social studies teacher. The successful candidate will have the skills and experience to effectively teach students with a range of learning profiles and will have an understanding of multiple intelligences and differentiated instruction. Applicants must also demonstrate effective classroom management skills in a learning environment that emphasizes problem-solving, effective oral and written communication, collaboration and leadership, intrinsic motivation, initiative and persistence, and the ability to access and analyze information.
This ten-month, full-time, in-person position follows the school’s academic calendar. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8 am to 4 pm; faculty meetings occur on Tuesdays from 2:50 pm to 4 pm. Evening (e.g., Parent-teacher meetings) and weekend work may be required as job duties demand them and will be scheduled in advance. This position reports to the Middle School Director and Head of School.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Bay Ridge Prep is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and equitable community where each person achieves an authentic sense of belonging. Candidates with a demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion are encouraged to apply.
Work Environment and Physical Demands
This job requires the ability to maintain the physical capacity required to navigate the school environment and ensure the safety of the students, and the ability to perform typical classroom and school-related physical activities, with or without reasonable accommodation. Classroom locations vary based on student schedules and staff may need to teach from different rooms. This role routinely uses standard classroom and office equipment such as computers, phones, electronic devices, photocopiers, filing cabinets, etc. Occasional travel between school buildings is required, scheduled with advanced notice, and the school buildings are within walking distance from each other. Accompanying students to the park and supervising activities is also required.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Benefits
How to apply
Interested candidates should complete the employment application using the link below. The application is hosted in Google Forms. Applicants will be asked to sign in using a Google account or create a free Google account using their current email address in order to submit materials.
We appreciate your interest in Bay Ridge Prep. Due to the volume of applications received for each position, Bay Ridge Prep is unable to respond individually to every applicant. Candidates whose qualifications most closely align with the needs of the position will be contacted directly by the school.
Bay Ridge Prep is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful, and welcoming environment. The school does not discriminate on the basis of any characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
Medical, dental and vision insurance plans with Oxford Freedom (medical) and United Healthcare (dental, vision) are fully covered by the school for each full-time employee.
Bay Ridge Prep offers a generous 403B retirement plan through TIAA-CREF. For full-time employees, the school makes an annual contribution equal to 3% of salary plus a matching contribution of up to an additional 4% of salary based on the employee’s additional contributions.
Employees enrolled in the school’s health insurance plan are eligible for partial reimbursement via the insurance plan for gym, fitness club/class membership (subject to the policies of and review by school insurance provider).
Bay Ridge Prep supports ongoing professional development for faculty and staff. Whether it is inviting in guest speakers and organizations, allowing time for faculty collaboration, or supporting attendance at conferences, we believe our individual growth is key to the growth of the school.
We explicitly teach skills that build emotional and social intelligence which help students create healthy and constructive relationships in and outside of school.
We provide students the freedom and responsibility to pursue their interests through open ended projects, course selections and student-initiated clubs.
We emphasize innovation, creativity and practical application over acquiring rote knowledge that can be easily accessed on any digital device.
We build social responsibility through school-wide, student selected community service initiatives and projects.
We offer a full array of arts programs and dynamic electives including ceramics, graphic design, theater arts, music composition, band, chorus and studio art.
We value all athletes and celebrate team spirit and positive role-modeling in our championship athletic program.
We value all athletes and celebrate team spirit and positive role-modeling in our championship athletic program.
The success of Bay Ridge Prep students starts with our passionate leadership and faculty. They are experts in their respective fields and animated by the school’s fresh approach to education. Their extensive training to support children with different learning needs both inside and outside of the classroom creates a culture where everyone belongs and everyone learns.
Students come to Bay Ridge Prep with a complex array of strengths and weaknesses, multiple intelligences, and a vast set of interests and passions. When designing schedules, we look at each student as an unique and evolving individual. There is no static track for children in our support programs.
Our dynamic scheduling includes:
Dyslexia is a language-based learning-disability officially referred to as a “specific learning disorder in reading”. Children diagnosed with dyslexia have difficulty learning to read and can also struggle to organize written and spoken language, reading quickly enough to comprehend longer sentences and sections of text, spelling, and even memorizing number facts.
In classrooms where teachers lack training in effective reading instruction and knowledge about how students with dyslexia learn best, children can become discouraged, anxious, and unmotivated. Bay Ridge Prep’s teachers are highly trained in research-based approaches to help students overcome dyslexia and become more confident, engaged, and independent readers.
Children with reading challenges at Bay Ridge Prep receive:
While it isn’t unusual to occasionally feel stress and worry at some point during their time in school, for some students typical school activities like making and keeping friends, public-speaking, managing assignments and test taking can become a source of great discomfort and anxiety.
To support students who experience higher levels of anxiety Bay Ridge Prep:
Writing is one of the most complex tasks students undertake on a daily basis in school. They need to juggle ideas, the content, genre, the perspective of the reader, the rules of grammar and spelling, and motor skills (forming letters or keyboarding). Students that have dyslexia, executive function and/or attention difficulties can find the writing process all the more burdensome.
To help students gain confidence, master skills, and maintain motivation when faced with a writing task Bay Ridge Prep provides intensive writing supports including:
Dyscalculia is a learning disability officially referred to as a “specific learning disability with impairment in mathematics”. Students diagnosed with dyscalculia have difficulty learning, understanding, and performing math tasks. Dyscalculia does not affect a child’s performance in other subjects like English or History. Some children who struggle with reading, executive functions, attention, and anxiety also have difficulty learning mathematics.
To increase student confidence and mastery in mathematics our school provides:
It is very common for children diagnosed with ADHD to have executive functioning issues, but children without ADHD can struggle with weak executive functioning also. The simplest way to explain executive functioning difficulties is to look at how they impact a child’s day. For the most part, a child who has weak executive functions has difficulty with multitasking, taking notes while listening or reading, initiating activities, and /or moving from one step to another. Some children can also have trouble thinking flexibly. These children often overgeneralize new skills, have trouble thinking differently about new concepts, taking the perspective of others, correcting errors, and making course corrections when new information is introduced academically or socially.
Organizing time and materials can also be a challenge for children with weak executive functions. Forgetting books, losing assignments, and procrastinating when assignments require many steps or effort can also be commonplace.
Starting in the earliest grades we help students develop strategies and systems to manage time, attention, and materials that they can take with them into adulthood including:
Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) find it particularly difficult to concentrate on tasks, to pay attention, follow directions, modulate their energy, and control impulsive behavior. Some children only exhibit inattentive behaviors that make success at school difficult, while others also struggle with hyperactivity and impulse control. ADHD presents differently as children mature.
At Bay Ridge Prep we coach children every step of the way to utilize strategies to help them regulate attention and meet their goals.
Bay Ridge Prep helps children with attention difficulties by: