Career Center

Description:

The Waverly School seeks teachers who resonate with the school’s mission to cultivate curious, resourceful, confident learners who demonstrate intellectual engagement, critical and creative thinking, respect for individual differences, a strong awareness of personal responsibility, and an active commitment to social justice. The ideal candidate is a progressive math teacher who wants to be involved in the community in the classroom and beyond.

The middle school math program seeks to be an inquiry-based and hands-on program where students gain fluency in pre-algebraic concepts and are challenged to make meaning and problem solve. The successful candidate will incorporate the understanding that math is not just abstract problems but is a language that explains and illustrates the world around us. The middle school math teacher will have the capacity to meet the needs of a range of learners. 

Teachers at Waverly are collaborative and the middle school teachers function as a team supporting student growth in a two year curriculum where teachers take a deep interest in students as individual learners. Waverly teachers enjoy freedom to design curriculum to meet the needs of students. The ideal candidate will have a strong mathematical background and be excited about curriculum design.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Plan and design curriculum that aligns with Waverly’s scope and sequence and as aligned with the school mission and philosophy
• Use teaching strategies that include small and large group instruction, hands-on experiential learning, inquiry-based learning, integrated learning
• Use Responsive Classroom techniques to set-up, run and develop a consistent, caring classroom environment
• Facilitate an advisory, teach an elective
• Create clubs or other extracurricular opportunities for student engagement
• Collaborate with middle school faculty and learning support educators
• Use formative and summative assessment tools to meet student’s learning needs
• Monitor and document student progress throughout the year and evaluate learning development
• Lead parent/teacher conferences
• Write and edit semester reports that include checklists and narrative writing
• Chaperone field trips, outdoor education trips, or other experiential learning opportunities
• Build and maintain positive relationship with parents
• Have regular communication with parents-via email and newsletters
• Support admissions and other school events (i.e. parent education nights, graduation, etc.)
• Attend special events during evenings and weekends
• Attend and participate in weekly faculty meetings (after school) and occasional workshops, in-service opportunities, and other training seminars
• Work in person, on campus
• Adhere to policies and procedures as outlined in the employee and faculty handbooks
• Complete other duties as assigned by the Division Director or Head of School

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Strong commitment to anti-racist and inclusive practices that support students of all backgrounds to succeed
• Ability to self-reflect and demonstrate personal growth
• Ability to plan, manage, and evaluate curriculum
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with adults and children
• Ability to collaborate and communicate with teachers, staff, parents, and students in a positive and constructive way
• Proficient in Microsoft office suite or related software as required for recordkeeping and documentation
• Confident with remote learning platforms such as Zoom and Google Classroom
• Genuine interest in and respect for students in their middle school years
• Strong sense of healthy teacher/student boundaries

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor of Arts or higher; Master’s and/or teaching credential preferred
• 2-5 years teaching experience, preferably in middle school
• Preference for Progressive educational experiences

Physical requirements:

• Prolonged periods of standing and walking throughout classrooms
• Occasionally lift 15-45 pounds at a time
• Regularly work on repetitive tasks
• Must be able to stand, lift, push, pull, stoop and bend for short periods of time

School Contact:
Interested candidates should email a resume and letter of introduction to:

Vella Cagle
Assistant Business Manager/HR
vella@thewaverlyschool.org