Middle School History Teacher

The Webb School seeks a full-time Middle School History Teacher for an immediate opening for the duration of the 2024-2025 school year. The Webb School’s teachers are living examples of the mission of the school and embrace its Enduring Understandings. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Teach 5 sections within the History department- 6th and 7th grade history, and one section of ELL History
• Serve as an advisor to 10-12 students
• Serve in the school’s afternoon enrichment or athletic program
• Serve as a support to the residential program as a day faculty with occasional weekend duty
• Sponsor a co-curricular club during the school day for one semester

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Arts in History, or equivalent; a Master’s degree is preferred
• Experience working with middle school students 
• Experience in a boarding school is preferred but not required
• A commitment to culturally responsive teaching
• Desire to be actively engaged in all aspects of a boarding school
• Must have permission to work in the United States

Characteristics of a successful candidate:

• A love for teaching middle school students is essential to this position
• Teamwork, dependability, flexibility, willingness to listen and learn, problem-solving skills, and congeniality are essential 
• Well developed interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with all constituents in a school environment, including students, coworkers, and parents
• Provides continual assessment of student progress and communicates academic performance through the use of reports and online grade books
• Keeps abreast of developments and research in the field and uses this to ensure relevant lessons
• Adjusts teaching methods to suit different groups of learners
• Analyzes the needs, strengths, and weaknesses of students and structures lessons and assessments around them
• Brings an awareness of best practices in curriculum and uses this in planning coursework
• Ability to regularly work flexible hours to support before and after school or weekend events

Applicants should send a cover letter, resume, and teaching philosophy to:

Mrs. Nicole Taucare, Assistant Head for Academics and Arts

The Webb School

319 Webb Road East

Bell Buckle, TN  37020

employment@webbschool.com

The School:

Founded in 1870, The Webb School is a private boarding school in Bell Buckle, Tennessee. Students from grades 6 -12 come from all over the world seeking college preparatory school education in liberal arts. At present, the school enrolls students from 12 U.S. states and 22 countries. The Webb School has a reputation of being one of the top private boarding schools in the nation. Webb’s small school community has an average enrollment of 425 day and boarding students and an emphasis on honor that truly creates a premier learning

About The Webb School

Located in Bell Buckle, Tennessee, The Webb School is in its 154th year and is home to over 400 boarding and day students. It is recognized as the longest continuously operating boarding school in the South. From its founding in 1870 by William R. “Sawney” Webb, the school has been known for its commitment to both academic excellence and personal integrity. Today’s Webb School is a modern, diverse community devoted to its original mission of graduating young men and women of the highest integrity, well prepared to become the leaders of tomorrow. Integrity remains at the heart of all that we do. Our sense of community and purpose are supported by a talented and dedicated faculty and leadership team, many of whom live on our 149-acre campus in the pastoral village of Bell Buckle – an hour’s drive from the booming metropolis of Nashville.

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