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St. George’s Independent School seeks a passionate, creative, and hard-working individual who is energized by work with families to serve as an Upper School Mathematics Teacher beginning August, 2023.

 As an Episcopal School, St. George’s welcomes and respects all religious, racial, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. We affirm differences as sources of strength that create a culture of transformative diversity, building upon shared experiences that deepen our humanity and enhance the intellectual, social, spiritual and moral development of all students. We believe that valuing diversity and inclusion is sacred and living this value transforms our institution, our people, and the greater community.

 Type: Salary

 Duration: Annual Letter of Agreement

 Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree required, master’s degree and mathematics majors are preferred

 The successful candidate will possess skills and experience that would include the ability and desire to:

• create engaging instruction that prioritizes mathematical thinking and problem solving over memorizing rules and algorithms;
• teach upper level mathematics courses, including but not limited to precalculus, calculus and statistics;
• collaborate with departmental colleagues to analyze and develop curriculum and share best pedagogical practices;
• provide strong classroom management, characterized by clear expectations, compassion, patience, and a sense of humor;
• utilize various formative and summative assessments to gauge student understanding and provide timely, constructive feedback to students;
• convey a passion for learning, inquisitiveness, and an enthusiasm for mathematics.
• communicate proactively and effectively with parents/guardians and colleagues about student progress;
• serve as a student advisor for a small group of students, focused on their overall physical, emotional, social, and academic wellness; and
• be a collegial, flexible, and supportive member of the school community, chaperoning student programs, performing supervisory duties, attending extracurricular events occasionally, and overnight trips as needed.
• partner with community members to support the St. George’s mission with a commitment to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.

 Physical Requirements:     Regularly sit, turn, bend, reach, walk, talk, hear, and to interact with campus visitors as well as others who telephone. Must have the ability to understand and present materials and communicate with constituents and co-workers in a harmonious manner.

 Candidates will embrace the school’s mission and educational philosophy; candidates must be willing to work in a team environment, be positive, inspirational, and family-centered.

 To apply, send a cover letter and resume to Angie Simpson, Human Resources, at asimpson@sgis.org or 1880 Wolf River Blvd. Collierville, TN 38017.

About St. George's Independent School

St. George’s Independent School, a coeducational school with three campuses located in the suburbs and city of Memphis, TN, offers an educational model not replicated anywhere else in the United States. Through this distinctive three-campus model and a strategic plan committed to transformative diversity, the school offers financial assistance from prekindergarten (age three) through twelfth grade to students who might not otherwise have logistical or financial access to an independent-school setting. A St. George’s education unites active learning with agile teaching to build disciplined minds, adventurous spirits, and brave hearts. Benefiting from a curriculum that weaves together traditional content with innovative educational techniques, St. George’s graduates are better prepared for a complex and global future because of the real-world learning experiences they have today. Founded in 1959 by parishioners of St. George’s Episcopal Church as a small, coeducational day school in the then rural suburb of Germantown, the original lower school campus developed a reputation for academic excellence and exemplary character education. With strong parent support and interest, the s...chool leadership began a capital campaign in the late 1990s to expand to grades 6-12 by building on land in the rapidly growing suburb of Collierville. Early in the fundraising process, a group of donors encouraged the school to reach into inner city Memphis. These friends of the school, and other supporters, made possible the 2001 opening of our Memphis campus, a PK-5th grade lower school campus mirroring the curriculum of our original Germantown campus and offering substantial scholarship assistance. Bound together by an Episcopal tradition that sees all people as children of God, students and families from our Memphis and Germantown campuses build relationships through cross-campus learning and activities, then unite in middle school at our Collierville campus. Our educational model saw fulfillment in May 2016 when the first cohort of students who started in prekindergarten at the Memphis campus received their diplomas.

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