Head Teacher - Part Time (Saturday Mornings)

GO School Head Teacher

About the GO Project 

The GO Project helps New York City public school students thrive in the earliest stages of their education through year-round academic, social-emotional, and family support.

Position Description

The GO Project is seeking exceptional K-8 teachers with at least two years of demonstrated success as a head teacher for our GO School elementary and middle school programs from October 2025 through May 2026. GO Head Teachers are master teachers with a proven ability to raise student achievement when students are struggling academically or socially.  

Responsibilities

• Differentiate highly-engaging, appropriately challenging lessons in reading, writing and math aligned to Common Core Standards and to The GO Project mission and philosophy.
• Effectively execute lessons utilizing the support staff in the classroom to enable small group and one-on-one instruction.
• Ensure consistent student data collection and adjust instruction to strategically remediate for misconceptions and lagging understanding.
• Use GO Project classroom structures, such as Morning Meeting, to develop social emotional skills. 
• Mentor student teachers placed in your classroom.
• Complete deliverables including, but not limited to, lesson plans, data input, progress reports, and feedback surveys.

Qualifications

• Two or more years of demonstrated success as a K-8 teacher with remarkable student growth and/or achievement results, preferably in a DOE or charter school setting for elementary or middle school students.
• Fluency using Microsoft Suite and demonstrated comfort learning new technology.
• Dual-language speakers are a plus.

The Head Teacher hours are Saturdays from 8:30 am - 1:00 pm . Students are on campus from 9:00 - 12:00. 

• Staff Training Dates

• Virtual Professional Development Dates 
• September 23 - New Teacher (Virtual)
• September 25 - All Teachers (Virtual)

• In person training is October 4 from 9am to 3pm  

• Program Dates

Compensation : GO School Head Teacher compensation is $37 per hour. 

How to Apply:

If you are interested in applying for this position, please fill out the 2025-2026 GO Project Application - Head Teacher .   

GO Project provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

The Head Teacher hours are Saturdays from 8:30 am - 1:00 pm . Students are on campus from 9:00 - 12:00. 

• Staff Training Dates

• Virtual Professional Development Dates 
• September 23 - New Teacher (Virtual)
• September 25 - All Teachers (Virtual)

• In person training is October 4 from 9am to 3pm  

• Program Dates