Hathaway Brown, one of the country’s most distinguished private schools, with a nationally recognized science research program, seeks a full-time Upper School science and health teacher for the 2025-2026 school year.The ideal applicant will have experience teaching high school biology and the capacity to teach health/wellness. The ability to teach introductory chemistry or physics is also essential. As Hathaway Brown School is the most diverse independent all-girls school in Ohio, we are committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive learning community through our hiring practices, professional development, curricular and extracurricular programming, and school culture. We strongly encourage applications from people who are members of historically marginalized communities. Click here to be directed to our full DEI Statement.
We are searching for an educator who can:
Develop and implement an effective and engaging curriculum in a high school science classroom.
Collaborate constructively with colleagues on innovative course design.
Respond proactively to meet the social, emotional, and intellectual needs of girls in an upper school setting.
Seek out opportunities to expand cultural competence and design curricula rooted in diverse perspectives and experiences.
Connect with students with a knowledge of adolescent development and effective classroom practice for the high school classroom.
Build positive relationships with high school students; a powerful student mentor.
Communicate effectively with students, colleagues and families.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Instructing the equivalent of 4 full-credit courses which may include Upper SchoolBiology classes, Upper School Wellness/Health classes, and an additional Upper School Chemistry or Upper School Physics class
Mentoring approximately 10 Upper School students (academic counseling, community building, parent/guardian communication, conferencing.)
Engaging in the life of the Upper School (presence at assemblies, events, etc.)
Chaperoning/supervisory duties approximately three times a year.
Participating in school-wide, departmental, divisional, and mentor team meetings.
Writing college letters of recommendation for students when appropriate.
EDUCATION
A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in biology, chemistry, or a related field from a four-year college or university. Teaching certification is not required.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:Strong written and verbal communication skills are a must. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively with parents and/or employees of an organization.
REASONING ABILITY: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
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 stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those 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 usually moderate.
Hathaway Brown is a school for girls, and it's so much more. It’s a school for scientists and writers and artists and budding entrepreneurs. It’s a training ground for athletes and dancers and musicians and actresses. It’s a place where young people are empowered to ask questions, challenge conventions and explore opportunities.
And everything we do is guided by our motto: Non Scholae Sed Vitae Discimus - We Learn Not For School, But For Life.
Since 1876, HB has given students the tools they need to confidently embrace all the possibilities that exist for them beyond our Shaker Heights campus. The faculty’s dedication to hands-on experiential learning at all levels can be observed every day in the classrooms, libraries, science labs, theatres, dance studios and art rooms, as well as on the athletic fields. In addition to the superior academic preparation they receive, at every turn HB students are inspired to become the best people they can be. We encourage girls of all ages and boys in our Early Childhood program to take chances, stretch their minds, work together, and pick themselves up and start over when they need to. The results of this philosophical approach are both ...astounding and humbling. Through the years, we’ve amassed more than our fair share of awards and accolades in every discipline you can imagine. Students continually perform with notable distinction on high-level tests and in the rate at which they’re accepted to their first-choice, top-tier colleges and universities. But no matter how well they fare by these measures, all of our students are able to apply what they’ve learned in the classroom to their lives. They know how to test theories, challenge conventions, find beauty in overlooked places, implement creative solutions, and lend a hand where it’s needed. Wherever they go from here, HB graduates bring strong character, unparalleled intelligence, unbridled enthusiasm, and an unquenchable thirst for knowledge along with them.