Details
Posted: 10-May-22
Location: Evanston, Illinois
Type: Full Time
Categories:
Math
Reports to: Academic Dean
Department: Teaching Faculty
Summary
Beacon Academy’s Teaching Faculty is committed to academic excellence, is passionate about teaching and working with adolescents, creates a classroom environment that facilitates learning and critical thinking, and delivers an innovative and interdisciplinary curriculum. This position will teach multiple levels of both non-IB and IB Mathematics courses.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Support student learning through an innovative and interdisciplinary curriculum.
- Actively support our school’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives.
- Be aware of and coordinate teaching objectives, materials, methods, and means of assessment used within the Mathematics Department.
- Communicate regularly with parents and guardians regarding student progress.
- Provide ideas for agenda items for possible inclusion in faculty and department meetings.
- Articulate the department's strategies in achieving the mission and goals of the school and work with colleagues to set departmental objectives, assessments, and policies accordingly.
- Work collaboratively with the Mathematics Department on vertical alignment.
- Participate in ongoing professional development.
- Be open to interdisciplinary collaboration with colleagues and outside institutions.
- To be present and accessible to students and colleagues during school hours.
Additional Job Requirements
- Support the philosophy and mission of the school and its leadership.
- Maintain appropriate attendance and punctuality and be available to students when present at school.
- Maintain and manage sensitive and confidential school, student, family, and employee information.
Qualifications or Comparable Experience
- Master’s Degree
- Experience with Mathematics education, preferably at the high school level
- IB & Montessori teaching experience preferred
- Willingness to collaborate effectively with colleagues
Physical Demands and Work Environment
- While performing the responsibilities the employee is required to talk and hear and have close, distant, and peripheral vision.
- The role requires standing, sitting, reaching, and light lifting.
- Typical work hours are limited to Monday through Friday, but additional days/hours are required at times depending on the demands of the department and school events.
Non-discrimination Policy
Beacon does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national, or ethnic origin, sexual identity, gender, or religion, in the administration of its hiring policies, educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.
If interested in applying for this position, send your cover letter and resume to Justin Pitts at resumes@beaconacademychicago.org.