Schedule:
Monday-Friday 7:30am-4:15pm

Salary:
$60,500 - $90,000

What is the opportunity?
Join our Elementary team as a Technology Teacher and help scholars develop the digital skills, creativity, and problem-solving abilities they need to thrive in school and beyond. In this role, you’ll design and deliver engaging, developmentally appropriate technology lessons for young scholars, building foundational skills in digital literacy, keyboarding, productivity tools, coding, digital citizenship, and responsible technology use.

You’ll create a structured, joyful classroom where scholars learn to use technology as a tool to create, communicate, collaborate, research, and solve problems. You’ll also collaborate with classroom teachers and instructional leaders to connect technology learning to core academic content while helping scholars become confident, independent, and responsible users of technology. Grow with us!

What’s in it for you?

• Smartphone and fully paid wireless plan through T-Mobile
• Windows-based laptop
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid school breaks aligned with the academic calendar.
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance coverage for you and your family.
• Pension Plan participation through the New Jersey Teachers’ Pension and Annuity Fund (TPAF).
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer contribution options.
• Free financial wellness advising through our Financial Advisor Service
• Optional short or long-term disability benefits through Aflac
• Ongoing Professional Development and access to coaching and leadership opportunities
• Supportive, Mission-Driven Culture centered on collaboration, respect, and purpose

What will you be doing?

• Plan and deliver engaging, standards-aligned technology instruction for elementary scholars.
• Teach foundational skills in digital literacy, keyboarding, productivity tools, coding, and digital citizenship.
• Create hands-on projects that allow scholars to use technology to create, communicate, collaborate, research, and solve problems.
• Differentiate instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners.
• Establish strong classroom routines that promote safe, responsible, and independent technology use.
• Monitor scholar engagement, learning, and technology use, and adjust instruction based on data and feedback.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers and instructional leaders to connect technology learning to core academic content.
• Maintain organized systems for devices and equipment and report technology issues as needed.
• Communicate scholar progress, needs, and concerns with families and school staff.
• Participate in professional development, collaborative planning, faculty meetings, school events, and other assigned responsibilities.
• Model responsible, ethical, and effective use of technology for scholars and colleagues.

What do we require from you?

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• New Jersey instructional certification or eligibility for appropriate certification.
• Experience or demonstrated ability to work effectively with elementary-aged scholars.
• Strong knowledge of instructional technology, digital learning tools, and age-appropriate technology practices.
• Strong classroom management and organizational skills.
• Ability to create engaging, hands-on learning experiences for young scholars.
• Ability to differentiate instruction for multilingual learners, Exceptional Learners, and scholars with varying levels of technology experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Commitment to high academic and behavioral expectations for all scholars.
• Commitment to creating a safe, joyful, and inclusive classroom environment.

Want to join our FAmily?
We are Foundation Academies: Trenton, New Jersey’s largest and highest-ranking K-12 free public charter school serving more than 1,000 scholars across three schools on two campuses. Our mission is to ensure that all of our scholars secure the academic knowledge and skills to prepare them for the nation’s finest colleges, and to instill in them the core values of caring, respect, responsibility, and honesty. We admit scholars by lottery, irrespective of gender, race, household income, or academic ability. Our team of experienced and mission-driven urban educators values growth mindsets, lifelong learners, and individuals who believe that every child deserves an excellent education. We hold ourselves, our scholars, and our city to high standards because that’s what our families deserve. We are conveniently located a quick car ride to downtown Princeton, a 45-minute SEPTA ride to Philly’s Center City, and a hop on the NJ Transit Express to New York City.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
Foundation Academies is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best available persons in every job. Foundation Academies prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, creed, gender, gender identity, religion, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sex, genetic information, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. All such discrimination is unlawful and prohibited by Foundation Academies. It is also our policy to comply with all applicable state and federal laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.