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Cresthaven Academy Charter School

NJ, USA · Full Time · Music Education

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Cresthaven Academy Charter School
530 West 7th Street, Plainfield NJ 07060Matched to the National Center for Education Statistics school directory · NCES school ID 340078603385.

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Each of our scholars will be empowered to overcome challenges and equipped to sustain their success in school and beyond.&nbsp;&nbsp;Cresthaven Academy Charter School opened in August 2016 with 75 kindergarten scholars, and adds a grade each academic year until we are a K-8 school.&nbsp; All Cresthaven Academy scholars receive access to the best educators and resources, serving to actualize each child\'s potential and setting them on the path to college.&nbsp; Cresthaven Academy Charter School is supported by Cresthaven Academy Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The Foundation exists to support the school and teaching&nbsp; staff in all things outside of classroom instruction, reducing the risk of burnout and raising academic standards by allowing educators to focus on their scholars. 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Experience working with children and implementing effective music instruction.&nbsp; Charter school and urban setting experience is preferred.Experience collaborating with colleagues to build an interdisciplinary world-class music program with professional quality music performance opportunities for all scholars.Experience with or knowledge of Orff, Kodaly, Dalcroze, and/or Gordon.Experience with choral education or leading an ensemble.&nbsp; Voice is the primary instrument or main concentration during studies.Accompaniment music skills (piano, guitar preferred).A Master\'s Degree and valid NJ teaching certificate in the content area.&nbsp; (Bachelor\'s Degree is required.)Holds a minimum of a Bachelor\'s Degree and is eligible for a CE or CEAS, or holds a valid NJ teaching credential for the grade and/or subject required.Passion and sustained commitment to ensure that joyful, rigorous instruction is delivered to every scholar, every day.An entrepreneurial spirit, be mission-alignedThis position may require:Exposure to temperature variations and wet conditions. 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Cresthaven Academy Charter School Location Report

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Opportunity and Market

Cresthaven Academy Charter School is evaluated with current NJ labor-market evidence because a validated city profile was unavailable. The Census API city profile could not be acquired in this run; the report uses current state labor-market observations and labels their scope explicitly. [2] [3]

Career Outlook

The statewide unemployment rate supplies current labor-market context, but it does not prove demand for this occupation or employer. Occupation-specific scores are omitted. [1]

Compensation

No salary-equivalency or take-home-pay figure is asserted without listing pay and defensible local cost inputs. Federal tax brackets must be applied to the candidate’s actual filing circumstances. [4]

Housing and Cost of Living

HUD Fair Market Rent resources are provided for a housing comparison using the verified worksite or its county. No city rent is asserted when it was not acquired. [5]

Commute

A validated city commute value was unavailable. Confirm the exact worksite, schedule, transit coverage, parking and fuel costs before accepting relocation expenses.

Community Snapshot

State labor-force scale is not evidence of neighborhood safety, culture or community fit; no such inference is made. [3]

Local Economy

Current statewide employment, labor-force and unemployment observations describe the broader labor environment, not a guaranteed city or occupation outcome. [2] [3] [1]

Relocation Considerations

Verify worksite-level housing, commute, taxes, utilities, benefits, contract length and any remote-work restrictions before relocating. [5] [4]

What I Wish I'd Known Before Taking the Job

A healthy statewide labor market does not guarantee that a specialized music education role is easy to replace. Confirm contract stability, nearby housing and the real commute before paying relocation costs. [2] [1]

Methodology

This report uses the latest retrievable BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics for the listing’s state. It explicitly withholds city, occupation and affordability scores when those inputs were not acquired.

Sources and freshness

  1. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective June 2026; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective June 2026; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  3. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective June 2026; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  4. Internal Revenue Service — effective 2026-08-20; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  5. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — effective 2026-08-20; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  6. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective 2026-08-20; retrieved 2026-08-20.