(Opportunities available for the 2024-25 School Year)
Parent Community Coordinator
Excellent job opportunity for candidates interested in working at a small, tight-knit school community.
Side by Side Charter School (a PreK-8th Grade regional public charter school located in South Norwalk) seeks qualified candidates for the Parent-Community Coordinator (PCC) position.
- Ideal candidates must be excited about fostering a collaborative school/home community.
- Candidates with strong organizational/multitasking skills and some college preferred.
- Bi-Lingual candidates fluent in Spanish preferred
The Side by Side Parent-Community Coordinator is responsible for:
- Communications with School Community:
- Keep parents and families up to date with all school related news via newsletters/emails/parent phone calls
- Assist with coverage for front-desk/main office during school hours
- Manage/update school website and social media accounts
- Draft and distribute monthly newsletter
- Draft and distribute flyers to parent community for Parent Forums, assemblies, fundraising appeals, etc.
- Informational summer mailings for school families
- Donation appeal letters to community at-large
- Publication and distribution of school directory
- School Fundraising
- Oversee classroom and schoolwide fundraising efforts
- Scholastic Book Fairs
- Assist with Board fundraisers (Gala, Wine-Tasting, etc.)
- Survey teachers/parents for classroom needs
- Facilitate mailings to prospective donors
- Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) Liaison
- Assist with organization, scheduling, and communication of the school PTO
- Attend PTO meeting and events (as needed)
- Organize/communicate/promote family and parent events for Side by Side
For those interested in applying, please reply to employment@sbscharter.org
For consideration of this position, all applicants must include:
- A cover letter and resume
- At least 3 references from former employer(s)
Middle School General Science
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Side by Side Charter School, an innovative, diverse, regional public charter school in Norwalk seeks a creative, certified Middle School General Science teacher for grades 6, 7, & 8.
Our highly successful, longstanding (25 years) charter school utilizes highly engaging curriculum and a social justice approach to teaching in learning in order to achieve our mission that “every child has the opportunity to succeed” and “every voice is heard.”
SBS Charter School is a PUBLIC school. Our calendar, schedule, teacher salary schedule, benefits (including contributions to TRB) are very competitive and comparable to other public school districts in Fairfield County.
Applicants must hold appropriate CT certification endorsed for Secondary or Middle School Science, or be eligible for certification.
Please submit a cover letter, resume, three recent letters of recommendation, all undergraduate and graduate transcripts, Praxis test scores, and a copy of your CT Teaching Certificate to: employment@sbscharter.org.
P/T (0.6) Art Teacher
Side by Side Charter School, an innovative, diverse, public charter school with a constructivist approach seeks PART-TIME Pre-K-8th Grade ART TEACHER. Part time (0.6) position– Flexible scheduling available. This is a unique and great opportunity for a newly certified teacher. CT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED. Competitive salary. Send cover letter, resume, + 3 letters of reference and copy of CT certification endorsements to Side by Side Charter School, 10 Chestnut Street, Norwalk, CT 06854, ATTN: Art employment opportunity or e-mail employment@sbscharter.org.