Reports to: Director of Teacher Training and Educator Development
Job Summary:
BB&N is seeking applicants for a full-time collaborative internship program between BB&N and Lesley University. This unique collaboration connects theory with practice in a comprehensive manner. The Teacher Training Institute (TTI) offers a superb way to train teachers whether you are in the beginning stages of the profession or are currently a certified teacher. This 12-month site-based residency leads to a Massachusetts Initial Licensure and a Master’s degree in Education. As a result, graduates are eligible for teacher licensure in approximately 40 states resulting in excellent job placements upon graduation.
Skills and Competencies:
BB&N welcomes candidates with a desire to bring skill, empathy, and dedication to the classroom in order to create transformational spaces for students to learn and grow, both inside and outside the classroom. Our faculty and staff cultivate an environment where students feel welcome to bring their authentic selves to school daily, in support of the school’s core values of scholarship, belonging, integrity, and kindness.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following:
At BB&N, we strive to hire candidates who have previous field-related training and personal experience to enhance their role. In an effort to have each faculty and staff member set up for success, roles, and responsibilities are aligned with the unique talents and skills they bring to BB&N.
BB&N is committed to becoming an anti-racist institution. The different perspectives and experiences of our students, faculty, and staff members cultivate the fabric of our community. We are a community whose members appreciate, understand, and learn from one another.
BB&N employees are encouraged and supported to show up to work each day as their full selves. We look to our faculty and staff to encourage students also to be true to themselves, so that all who study and work here feel a genuine sense of belonging.
Faculty and staff members at BB&N believe in a stronger tomorrow. They craft instruction that sparks curiosity and they inspire students to have the confidence to utilize their talents and skills to make a difference in the world.
Interest in working in a school setting and dedicated to the goal of creating and maintaining an authentic, inclusive community;
Enthusiasm and ability for working with students and colleagues effectively and collaboratively with a diverse group of people;
Strong communication skills through writing, speaking, and listening; and familiarity with GoogleWorkspace.
Essential Functions and Key Objectives:
Across all campuses at BB&N, education is rooted in deep and relevant learning. Our innovative programs serve as building blocks for lifelong success and our dynamic academic program is shaped by an integrated curriculum and by skilled teachers who care deeply about helping students learn to the depth and breadth of their abilities.
Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Buckingham Browne & Nichols is a day school that engages students in grades Pre-K through 12 in a rich and invigorating educational experience of the highest quality. The school excels at helping students discover their unique talents and passions and develop those strengths to the fullest. The curriculum is challenging, forward-thinking, innovative, and flexible, designed to help qualified students, from a range of backgrounds and with a wide spectrum of talents and interests, reach new levels of accomplishment. Co-curricular opportunities in athletics, the arts, community service, and other areas add important dimensions to students’ learning. Students learn on three age and developmentally appropriate campuses. At every grade, BB&N takes full advantage of the range of opportunities its locations afford.
BB&N is committed to becoming an anti-racist institution. This commitment is integral to the mission and vision of the School. BB&N’s mission is to promote scholarship, integrity, and kindness in diverse, curious, and motivated students. The School prepares students for lives of principled engagement in their communities and the world. ...At BB&N, we value a diverse and inclusive community that fosters respect for the identities and perspectives of all. The different perspectives and experiences of our students define the fabric of our community and contribute to the growth of the individuals who call BB&N their alma mater and shape the classroom and extracurricular experiences. To have classmates and friends who are different from oneself, to come to truly know the background, experiences, and beliefs of a new friend is to learn more deeply about oneself and our world. There is no more important attribute in the preparation for global citizenship.
The vibrancy and vitality we feel in the classrooms, hallways, stages and playing fields of BB&N derive from the people who are here. At its root are the varied interests and experiences, the different backgrounds, cultures, religions, views, and perspectives that our students and faculty bring to their classes and families bring to myriad activities. Each of us adds to the richness of another’s experience. Working and playing together teaches us lifelong lessons about appreciating, knowing and understanding, and learning from each other.