Career Center

Summer at Lakeside is currently recruiting for a Comics and Cartooning Teacher for the Investigative Learning Camp, an academic summer camp designed for students entering grades 5-8. The Investigative Learning Camp (ILC) offers students the opportunity to take classes covering STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) -based topics. All courses encourage creative play and hands-on learning; courses are project-based and do not assume students have any previous knowledge of the subject matter. No homework is assigned. The Comics and Cartooning teacher will teach in the mornings (8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.), Monday - Friday. This class runs for two weeks: July 17- July 21 and July 31- August 4. The same curriculum may be taught for each week. There will be a mandatory orientation meeting on Thursday, July 6.

Visit our Investigative Learning Camp webpage to read more about this camp, including descriptions of the courses and activities offered for summer 2023.

Specific Responsibilities:

1. Create an inclusive and culturally responsive curriculum that encourages creativity, collaboration, risk-taking, and critical thinking
2. Create organized and engaging lesson plans for each day
3. Order and organize supplies necessary
4. Supervise and instruct a diverse group of students that have different educational backgrounds and experiences
5. Supervise the assigned counselor, who serves as a classroom teaching assistant
6. Provide individual support and adapt different teaching strategies for students needing additional instruction

Requirements and Qualifications

1.  Demonstrated cultural awareness, including knowledge of themselves and the cultural lenses they bring to interactions. The candidate will understand different perspectives; interact respectfully with cultures other than their own; and cultivate meaningful relationships with people that have different cultural frameworks.
2.  Prior experience working with a diverse student population and demonstrated equity and inclusion mindset. Candidates should be aware of their own identity and biases; candidate actively works to create an inclusive classroom environment.
3.  A bachelor’s degree
4. Teaching experience with a diverse group of middle-school or high-school students
5. Experience with inclusive and multicultural curriculum development
6. Excellent communication and organizational skills
7. Positive and collaborative attitude
8. Candidates must satisfactorily complete two criminal background checks.
9. Candidates must provide proof of vaccination and booster to human resources. Candidates requesting a medical and/or religious exemption should reach out to Human Resources.

Compensation and Benefits
The stipend for this position is $1,000 per week for a total of $2,000 for both weeks. Lunch is included. The course may only run if enough students register. Enrollment will remain open until June 1. If the number of students enrolled is too small to run by June 1, or if the course is canceled for any reason, the stipend will not be paid.

Application Process
Interested candidates should visit Lakeside School’s careers website to apply online. The application process will remain open until a qualified candidate has accepted an offer. Applicants being considered will be interviewed. Interviews will be conducted via Zoom. For additional questions regarding this opportunity, please contact Kat Yorks, Director of Summer School Programs, by email, kat.yorks@lakesideschool.org, or by phone, 206-440-2701. PLEASE DO NOT SEND APPLICATION MATERIALS TO KAT YORKS’S E-MAIL. Application materials need to be submitted online.