Employment Opportunities

Newark Charter School is expanding and seeking dynamic K-12 educators, special educators, assistant principal, school counselors, custodians and support staff.

Application Procedure: Please go to Join Delaware Schools to complete an application. Cover letter and resume are required. Letters of recommendation/references upon request. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis as received until the position is filled.

Newark Charter School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, gender, gender identity, homeless or foster care status, disability, genetic information, marital or family status, military status, status as a veteran, or age in its programs or activities. Persons having civil rights inquiries may contact the Head of School.


View position openings and details at Join Delaware Schools website    https://www.joindelawareschools.org/

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Newark Charter School currently enrolls 2,458 students in grades K-12 and is expanding to 2,996 students for the 2022-2023 academic year.

The Mission of the Newark Charter School is to promote high levels of student effort, achievement and decorum for children in grades K-12 in the Greater Newark community by providing continuous, engaging and rigorous academic challenges grounded in a sequential core of common knowledge, delivered in a community of students, educators and involved parents who value scholarship and appropriate behavior.

Operating since 2001, Newark Charter School’s primary and intermediate schools are located on the Meece Campus, and the junior/senior high school, located on the McIntire Drive Campus in the City of Newark, opened in 2013. Construction of a new Junior High School, housing grades 6-8, is currently underway and will open Fall 2022.

Newark Charter School is recognized as a school of excellence both at the state and national levels.

  • Named National Blue Ribbon School for Academic Excellence (U.S. Department of Education)

  • Named US News & World Report Best Charter School 2020

  • Named Reward School: Highest Performing School and Superior School (Delaware Department of Education)

  • Named Top Workplace-Best in Delaware (News Journal/Workplace Dynamics)

  • National Title I Distinguished School (U.S. Department of Education)

  • Ranked # 2 on the national list for top performing schools or districts in reading. (Global Report Card, George W. Bush Presidential Center)

  • Designated a Core Knowledge Visitation School and top ten Core Knowledge Schools in the Country (Core Knowledge Foundation)

  • 3,000 students on a waiting list (2022-2023)

  • Parent satisfaction rating: 100%

Non-Discrimination Statement
It is the policy of the Board of Directors of the Newark Charter (“District”) that no person shall, on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, national origin, age or disability, be subjected to any discrimination prohibited by the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended; American with Disabilities Act; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972; and other applicable laws, regulations, and Executive Orders. This policy applies to recruitment, employment, and subsequent placement, training, promotion, compensation, continuation, probation, discharge, and other terms and conditions of employment over which the District has jurisdiction. Any questions, please contact the Head of School at 302-369-2001.