Posted: 16-Jan-25
Location: Ellicott City, Maryland
Type: Full Time
Salary: $50,000 - $70,000
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Position Summary:
Glenelg Country School in Ellicott City, MD seeks an Upper School Humanities Teacher for the 2025-2026 school year. The teaching assignment will include a mix of four core sections with the possibility of one elective section, shaped as needed by expanding enrollment and a dedications to small class sizes. The ideal candidate will demonstrate versatility in knowledge and experience, with the ability to teach literature as well as ancient and medieval history. Experience in additional Humanities disciplines, including art history, music history and archaeology, will be significant advantages.
Writing and research instruction and a high level of comfort exploring non-Western texts, art, and perspectives are important parts of the job. The successful candidate will bring to GCS a love of working with adolescents and the ability to differentiate instruction among a wide range of learners with appropriate use of educational technologies. All full-time Upper School teachers contribute to clubs and enrichment activities and advise a group of ten to eleven students for their entire Upper School career.
Education and Experience:
A B.A. or B.S. degree is required. Experience working with middle school or high school students is a significant advantage.
Essential Functions:
- Instruction in history and literature and the cultural context informing each
- Development of a sense of partnership among students and between students and the teacher
- Assessment and evaluation of student progress
- Implementation of teaching strategies, activities and approaches to learning
- Exercise of good judgement and maturity
- Supervision of student behavior and coverage of colleagues’ classes as needed
Typical Level of Interaction:
- Daily class meetings with students
- Daily interactions with department colleagues
- Monthly department and faculty meetings
- Monthly professional development meetings
Competencies:
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
- Ability to Learn and Teach Others – Recognizes the importance of learning and motivates others by own enthusiasm.
- Technology – Proficient with Office365 and related Microsoft applications.
- Time Management – Manages many tasks and projects simultaneously while adhering to deadlines and promises.
- Organizational – Creates action plans to meet divisional goals and objectives. Conducts periodic reviews of progress and measures against goals.
- Written and Oral Communication – Effectively communicates respectfully, effectively, and in adherence to community guidelines.
- Problem Solving Skills – Considers a broad range of internal and external factors when solving problems. Grasps complexities and perceives relationships among different problems or issues.
Other Skills and Abilities:
- An appreciation of discovery, contribution and excellence in an educational setting
- Flexibility and patience
- Effective teamwork, collaboration and partnership
- A commitment to the holistic development of adolescents
- A sense of adventure
Other Qualifications:
All prospective employees must be able to clear background checks, as required by the State of Maryland.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to listen, physically direct, and speak. The employee is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, compute, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus. The employee is also regularly required to climb one flight of stairs and must be able to carry 25 pounds.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those of a school and what an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is moderate; however, variations in noise level may occur when the employee attends school functions such as assemblies, school dances, and other events.
Compensation:
GCS offers a competitive salary and full benefits package including health insurances, retirement plan, and leave benefits. The salary range for this position is $50,000 – $70,000.
See the GCS website, glenelg.org, for more information about the school.