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Posted: 01-Oct-24
Location: Middletown, Delaware
Type: Contract
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St. Andrew’s School is an independent, all-boarding, Episcopal secondary school founded in 1929 to prepare students for lives of citizenship, service, and purpose.
All students live, learn, and play in the natural beauty of our 2,200-acre campus, developing independence, character, mind, and spirit. At the center of our diverse community are curious, motivated student who are accepted without regard to their families’ means. Each young person is challenged and valued, and students are truly known by the life-long mentors who teach, coach, and advise them. Human connection, face to face, is the foundation of our program. Friendship and joy define our spirit; “faith and learning” is our motto.
Job Description:
The teaching fellow program at St. Andrew’s offers those just beginning, or very early in their teaching careers the opportunity to enter the classroom with close mentorship and guidance from experienced teachers in their discipline and the dean of faculty development, opportunities to study and discuss teaching pedagogy and develop reflective practice with peer fellows and teacher-leaders, and training in core competencies for boarding school faculty outside of the classroom: coaching, advising, dorm parenting, and cultivating a culture of inclusion and belonging.
St. Andrew’s was founded in 1929 as an independent, Episcopal boarding school. The school educates about 315 students from around the world each year in an all-residential setting, and has a long-standing commitment to financial aid and socioeconomic diversity. Our students and faculty come from a wide range of backgrounds, traditions, and experiences, and it is this variety that creates a vibrant and challenging learning environment that makes our worlds larger.
An early career teacher joining the St. Andrew’s community should be eager to embrace our pedagogical commitments, which center on teaching and empowering students to do the authentic work of the disciplines, focusing on the development of their thinking skills in the field. Our departments are creative and collegial, and successful candidates have a lively interest in scholarship in their discipline, collaboration, and professional development. All applicants should demonstrate a commitment to developing cultural competence.
These positions will involve full participation in the extracurricular and student life programs of this residential community.
While the teaching fellowship is for a single year, reappointment to the faculty may be possible based on an evaluation of the fellow’s performance in the classroom; the athletic, extracurricular, and residential life programs; and the school’s needs. Teaching fellows receive a stipend of $36,000, plus benefits, and on-campus housing.
We are eager to receive applications for fellowships in all disciplines taught at the school; we will update this listing as specific opportunities are identified, and will contact applicants who have sent their materials in anticipation of possible openings if they seem appropriate candidates for them.
Responsibilities:
- Two or three class sections; one or more sections may be co-taught with an experienced teacher, and observation of experienced teachers will be built in to the fellow’s schedule;
- Two or three seasons of athletic coaching, or two or three seasons of a major, non-athletic extracurricular program;
- Dormitory duty twice a week;
- Weekend duty once every four weekends;
- Participation in school committees and activities.
Job Requirements:
- Interested applicants should have a bachelor’s degree in the discipline of the fellowship for which they are applying, or a closely related field.
- Applicants must have a passion for working with and living in community with adolescents.
- Possession of a valid Driver's License (not suspended, revoked or canceled, or disqualified from driving) is required.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Applicants with the experience to coach any of our sports programs will be given strong consideration in this search. Currently, our search includes boys or girls squash, boys or girls tennis, football, boys or girls lacrosse, field hockey, soccer, and wrestling but we are not limited to this. Applicants with these qualifications should highlight them in their application materials.
Conditions of Hire:
- A thorough background check, inclusive of fingerprinting and Child Protection Registry check, is required as a condition of employment.
- Applicants must complete satisfactory reference checks, confirmation of compliance with federal and state employment laws, and any other required condition of employment.
To Apply:
St. Andrew’s School is an equal-opportunity employer. We welcome diverse candidates of all backgrounds, faiths, and persuasions, and seek to foster an inclusive, welcoming community environment.
This job description is intended to describe the basic, critical elements of the job and should not be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit a resume, philosophy of instruction, and cover letter to Wilson Everhart, Dean of Faculty Development at recruitment@standrews-de.org.
Please visit our website to learn more about our School, and our philosophy of the Profession of Boarding School Teaching at St. Andrew’s.
Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities in all phases of the application and employment process. To request an auxiliary aid or service please call (302) 285-4211. TDD users should call the Delaware Relay Service Number 1-800-232-5460 for assistance. St. Andrew’s School is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.