Career Center

Principia is growing! We are seeking a teacher of Language Arts for sixth, seventh and eighth graders who uses a variety of teaching methods to meet students’ needs and mentors students as their teacher and character educator.

Principia employees and teachers are part of an engaging academic community that is preparing students to be tomorrow’s leaders, thinkers, and changemakers. 

Work Performed: Essential Duties*

• Teach content and skills in English language, literature, composition, reading, journalism to middle school students, utilizing curriculum designated by Principia MS Language Arts department.
• Teach 6^th, 7^th, and 8^th grade classes, including daily lesson planning, regular pretesting, and backwards design of units (utilizes the Understanding by Design curriculum framework).
• Differentiate for multiple levels within each class (mixed-ability classrooms).
• Plan effective lessons that invoke student interest and ownership.
• Create a classroom environment that develops in each student skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing that are fundamental to effective communication and literate citizenship.
• Develop appreciation of good literature of all types.
• Motivate students to read widely for information and recreation.
• Develop standards for critical judgment of written and oral communications transmitted by mass media.
• Share and build a love for language arts and other subjects.
• Monitor and support student progress by using different forms of assessment i.e. rubrics and a proficiency scale.
• Develop experiential opportunities to deepen understanding.
• Integrate technology where appropriate.
• Meet and communicate with students and parents regarding student growth in language arts skills.
• Participate in weekly faculty meetings about student growth in academics and character.
• Assess students in their approaches to learning.
• Help organize the administration of standardized testing and analyze the data for trends. Make decisions about instruction and specific student intervention in response to the data.
• Communicate with the Learning Engagement Center about students and push-in and pull-out services.
• Actively collaborate with colleagues across levels and departments to support the implementation of Integrated Studies and other school-wide initiatives.
• Actively participate in various committee meetings, faculty and parent meetings, and professional development
• Support Middle School activities by chaperoning social events and trips
• Display a love for working with middle school students; understands how to establish and maintain student respect and rapport.
• Participate in yearly goal-setting and frequent one-on-one meetings with supervisor.
• Reflect on teaching and learning regularly and improve practice.
• Complete the required portfolio, including walkthroughs, school visits, reflections, and goal-setting.
• Attend conferences with the intention of improving own practice, as well as initiatives for the MS.
• Participate in and contribute to weekly and yearly professional development sessions.
• Engage in professional learning experiences that support school initiatives.

Key Competencies

Candidates’ overall outlook and approach to life and learning are just as important to us as appropriate qualifications and experience. Principia School seeks individuals who are . . . 

• Positive: We appreciate team members who are optimistic, positive, and focused on elevating and bringing out the very best in themselves and others. We are a strengths-based organization; faculty and staff are expected to understand teammates’ strengths and how they can complement each other.
• Team players: The ability to collaborate and partner with peers and senior administrators is critical. The School has a strong team-centered leadership approach. Staff are expected to be able to listen, give and receive feedback, and be comfortable exchanging ideas and speaking candidly in a professional and collegial manner. They must bring a constructive outlook to partnering with a wide range of stakeholders—administrators, faculty, coaches, houseparents, marketers, and fundraisers, among others.
• Innovators: Given our fast-moving, ever-changing world, all School employees are expected to demonstrate a problem-solving mindset that helps our team come up with creative solutions to challenging issues. The School emphasizes continual improvement and expects staff to have a mentality of self-improvement and organizational excellence. 
• Strategic thinkers: We prize the ability to consider complex topics from multiple perspectives and offer innovative solutions.
• Student centered mindset: Principia views students as having unlimited potential. With this in mind, Principia expects team members to honor policy 3: ‘The Principia shall recognize that man as the child of God reflects the intelligence and strength of his Maker, and that all men have equal opportunity and equal ability in the sight of God.’

To perform this job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Oral and Written Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions; demonstrates group presentation skills; participates in meetings; writes clearly and informatively; edits work for spelling and grammar; varies writing style to meet needs; able to read and interpret written information.
• Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time; ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent.
• Initiative - Undertakes self-development activities; demonstrates commitment to continuous improvement.
• Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently.
• Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner; reacts well under pressure; accepts responsibility for own actions; relates well to students and adults.

Mission

• The Principia shall seek to serve the Cause of Christian Science through appropriate channels open to it as an educational institution (Policy 1). 

Vision

• Principia is a Christian Science community of practice. Through transformative opportunities, a challenging curriculum, and character education based on the teachings of Christian Science, we examine, test, and strengthen our faith while developing the skills and understanding requisite for excellence. As global, outward-looking, inspired learners, we serve and better the world. 

Values

• Principia’s values, listed below, are grounded in the teachings of Christian Science:
• Teaching and learning
• Thinking and acting from the basis of Principle, Love
• Unfoldment of character
• Individual and collective excellence
• Citizenship and service
• Innovation and continuous improvement

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in English/Literature, Education or related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• Teaching certification preferred (required within two years of hire date).
• Relevant teaching experience with middle school students.

About The Principia School

At Principia School, students are encouraged to embrace their unlimited potential—with curiosity, confidence, and the knowledge that their educational journey will be guided by those who believe in boundless possibility. Every day we “mark the perfect man”(Psalms 37:37). This guides us to see each other as whole and unlimited. We see the good in every student—and because we do, they see the good in themselves. From that starting point, all things are possible. Job candidates’ overall outlook and approach to life and learning are just as important to us as appropriate qualifications and experience. Principia School seeks individuals who are . . . Positive: We appreciate team members who are optimistic, positive, and focused on elevating and bringing out the very best in themselves and others. We are a strengths-based organization; faculty and staff are expected to understand teammates’ strengths and how they can complement each other. Team players: The ability to collaborate and partner with peers and senior administrators is critical. The School has a strong team-centered leadership approach. Staff are expected to be able to listen, give and receive feedback, and be com...fortable exchanging ideas and speaking candidly in a professional and collegial manner. They must bring a constructive outlook to partnering with a wide range of stakeholders—administrators, faculty, coaches, residential life, and central administration. Innovators: Given our fast-moving, ever-changing world, all School employees are expected to demonstrate a problem-solving mindset that helps our team come up with creative solutions to challenging issues. The School emphasizes continual improvement and expects staff to have a mentality of self-improvement and organizational excellence. Strategic thinkers: We prize the ability to consider complex topics from multiple perspectives and offer innovative solutions.

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