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Posted: 13-Nov-23
Location: Seattle, Washington
Type: Contract
Salary: Stipend: $4,000
Categories:
Summer Position
Summer at Lakeside is currently recruiting for a
Science teacher for our Investigative Learning Camp Jr., an academic summer camp designed for students entering grades 3-4. The Investigative Learning Camp Jr. (ILC Jr.) 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 Science teacher will teach three hours per day, 8:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m. The Science teacher will develop a different course offering for each week of camp (examples: Forensics, Science of Flight, Out of this World Astronomy, etc.). Classes run July 8 – August 2. There will be a mandatory orientation meeting on Tuesday, July 2.
Visit our
Investigative Learning Camp Jr. webpage and
Investigative Learning Camp webpage to read more about these camps, including descriptions of the courses and activities offered for summer 2024.
Specific Responsibilities - Create an inclusive and culturally responsive curriculum that encourages creativity, collaboration, risk-taking, and critical thinking
- Create organized and engaging lesson plans that include additional challenges for each day
- Order and organize supplies necessary
- Supervise and instruct a diverse group of students that have different educational backgrounds and experiences
- Train and supervise the assigned high-school counselor, who serves as a classroom teaching assistant
- Provide individual support and adapt different teaching strategies for students needing additional instruction
Requirements and Qualifications
- 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.
- 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.
- A bachelor’s degree
- Teaching, tutoring, or coaching experience with a diverse group of elementary or middle-school students in science or a related field.
- Experience teaching, tutoring, or coaching students in engineering, makerspace, robotics, or a related field
- Experience with inclusive and multicultural curriculum development
- Excellent communication and organizational skills to manage a supply-heavy class
- Positive and collaborative attitude
- Candidates must satisfactorily complete at least two criminal background checks.
- First Aid and CPR certification obtained before July 2, 2024.
Compensation and Benefits
The stipend for this position is $4,000. 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. Summer at Lakeside also offers free camp for children (Gr.3-8) of all summer employees for the weeks when they are working for the summer program. Employees must register their children via the Summer at Lakeside webpage.
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.
Working At Lakeside
At Lakeside we are committed to sustaining a school in which individuals representing diverse cultures and experiences instruct one another in the meaning and value of community. To learn more about our professional development and mentoring programs, benefits, diversity and inclusion, and opportunities for involvement in non-academic programs, please visit our Careers page on the Lakeside School website.
Equity in hiring: According to various studies, women and people of color are more likely to not apply for a job if they see themselves as not meeting every requirement of the posting, which means employers miss meeting potentially ideal candidates. Lakeside School is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community where employees from diverse cultures are affirmed and equipped to lead an inclusive learning environment for our students. Please apply even if you don’t meet every single requirement.
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About Lakeside School
The School’s Mission and shared commitment of all Lakeside employees is to develop in intellectually capable young people the creative minds, healthy bodies, and ethical spirits to contribute wisdom, compassion, and leadership to a global society. We provide a rigorous, dynamic academic program through which effective educators lead students to take responsibility for learning. We are committed to sustaining a school in which individuals representing diverse cultures and experiences instruct one another in the meaning and value of community and in the joy and importance of lifelong learning.
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