The Binghamton City School District is seeking candidates to fill the Department Chair for Guidance position for the 2025-2026 school year.

The BCSD offers competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, professional development, and mentor support.

  POSITION DESCRIPTION

Position:  Department Chair for Guidance

Qualifications: 

• Certified in New York State as a School District Administrator or School Building Leader and School District Leader

Functions, Duties, and Responsibilities:

• Develop and coordinate educational programs through meetings with staff, review of teachers' activities, and issuance of directives; Evaluate to ensure conformance to state and school board standards;
• Research and implement 6 through 12 curriculum resources to meet district and state standards; Maintain high levels of quality assurance, including course evaluation and course approval procedures; Contribute to policy and planning around curriculum decisions;
• Supervise School Counselors as assigned by building Principals and Directors; Confer with administrators, teachers, students, and parents concerning educational problems in school; Provide assistance to substitute teachers.
• Requisition and allocate supplies, equipment, and instructional material as needed;
• Direct preparation of class schedules, cumulative records, and attendance reports;
• Establish and maintain relationships with colleges, community organizations, and across schools to coordinate instructional programming; serve as liaison with other administrative staff, academic colleagues and students; serve as liaison with partner institutions, other institutions, external agencies, government departments and prospective students.
• Recommendation and approval of students for placement in the available subject levels in cooperation with the staff and the guidance counselors.
• Process requests of materials and instructional aides to be forwarded to the Department Chair and if appropriate, principal and related director.
• Participate with building based and/or District Professional Learning Teams.
• Regularly schedule meetings with the principals or the director for review of recommendations, staff and curriculum considerations, and other agenda topics.
• Provide ongoing, targeted professional learning as needed for staff
• The Department Chair will spend up to 40 % of their time providing ongoing coaching which includes modeling and co-teaching around best instructional practice across content areas and/or buildings
• The Department Chair will substitute in given department as needed up to 10 (ten) periods per week
• The Department Chair will provide any combination of coaching and substituting up to 40% of the time
• The Department Chair may be assigned other administrative duties as they relate to the position as described, under the direction of the Superintendent or their designee.

The Binghamton City School District is seeking candidates to fill an anticipated Physical Education Teacher. This position will be filled through the end of the 2024-2025 school year. These are full-time, probationary tenure-track positions.

The BCSD offers competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, professional development, and mentor support.

Job Qualifications

Preferred NYSED certification 

Application Procedure

Candidates must be prepared to provide additional documents to complete a candidate folder.

• Three letters of recommendation bearing the writer's signatures, dated within the last 18 months.
• Copy of Certification.
• Transcripts.

The Binghamton City School District is seeking candidates to fill an anticipated English Language Arts Teacher (ELA ). This position will be filled through the end of the 2024-2025 school year. These are full-time, probationary tenure-track positions.

The BCSD offers competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, professional development, and mentor support.

Job Qualifications

Preferred NYSED certification 

Application Procedure

Candidates must be prepared to provide additional documents to complete a candidate folder.

• Three letters of recommendation bearing the writer's signatures, dated within the last 18 months.
• Copy of Certification.
• Transcripts.