Careers at School in the Square
Build your career reimagining PreK-12 education in Washington Heights and Inwood.
Join our team
Build a meaningful career at a PreK-11 charter school in northern Manhattan. School in the Square is hiring teachers, operations staff, and school leaders across our four campuses in Inwood and Washington Heights. We're a 160+ person team united by a relationships-first culture that celebrates each team member's passions, skills, and multidisciplinary interests.
About our school
Founded in 2016, School in the Square is a tuition-free public charter school serving more than 800 PreK-11 students from Inwood, Washington Heights, and the broader northern Manhattan community. Our mission is to engage, educate, and empower every student through a comprehensive program that includes Spanish language and cultural exploration, athletics and the arts, counseling and social-emotional services, civic engagement, and wraparound family supports.
We are proud to offer:
Extended Planning Time
Team-building & Collaboration
"Relationships-First" Culture
Above Industry Average Compensation & Perks
A COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS
At School in the Square, we take as much care with our professional team as with our students.
160+
Staff members & growing
WHO WE ARE: Our Professional Ethos
“We, the School in the Square professional community...”
- Demonstrate care for colleagues, students and families
- Commit to learning and growing together
- Model that effort, not innate ability, is central to achievement
- Solicit and respond constructively to suggestions and criticism
- Intentionally practice positive character attributes
- Learn from and collaborate with each other
- Participate in and contribute to professional development
- Invest in the relationship-building work it takes to understand each other to support their development/growth as individuals and as teams.
If this sounds like a fit for you, then browse our job listings and learn more about our school culture!
