Details
Posted: 20-Mar-24
Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Type: Full Time
Categories:
English/Language Arts
Required Education:
4 Year Degree
Founded in 1905 and serving nearly 1,000 day and boarding students from 28 states and 19 countries, McCallie is one of the country’s premier independent schools and a national leader in educating boys in grades 6-12. As stated in our newly adopted strategic plan, McCallie takes an expansive view of education, seeking to form the whole boy. In his journey to manhood, McCallie comes alongside the student and supports his mental, spiritual, physical, and emotional development.
During a time of strength, momentum, and growth, McCallie seeks an experienced and dynamic Middle School English teacher who can engage and inspire Middle School boys. The teacher will most likely be assigned to the 7th or 8th grade and, therefore, should have an understanding of the emotional and intellectual development of that age group. The teacher should be student-focused, with a good grasp on teaching grammar, writing, and literature. The teacher will join a strong English department that engages boys and trains them to think clearly, to write persuasively, and to read critically. By interacting with a variety of fiction and non-fiction works and by using a variety of teaching methods, the English Department introduces boys to other cultures, helps them to develop empathy and compassion for others, and challenges them to live moral and ethical lives by better understanding and communicating their own stories and their own critically reasoned and well-informed voices.
The teacher will teach five sections and will also be involved in the school's extensive afternoon activity program, coaching a sport at a junior varsity or varsity level or involved in one of the many extracurricular activities that McCallie offers.
This is a ten month, full-time position. It is considered exempt and eligible for full benefits.
Preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate:
- passion for and experience teaching both reading and writing at the Middle School level and through a variety of teaching strategies;
- an ability to write well;
- willingness to work cooperatively within a strong department, within course teams, and along vertical course sequences;
- a depth of intellectual inquiry or study in a particular area of relevance to the English curriculum;
- a deep understanding of, support for, and desire to live out McCallie’s mission for the good of McCallie boys - including both the school’s commitment to character development and the ideals of honor, truth, and duty and the school’s Christian foundation and Judeo-Christian heritage.
Applicants must have:
- a bachelor’s degree or higher in a field or fields relevant to teaching English.
Additional qualifications or characteristics desired, but not required, include:
- experience relevant to teaching, coaching a sport, or serving in another program area; and
- cross-cultural experiences or competencies (e.g. familiarity with literature beyond the western canon).
About McCallie School
McCallie School is a selective boarding and day school of 933 boys, grades 6-12, located in Chattanooga, Tennessee - 2 hours from Atlanta and Nashville. For more information, visit www.mccallie.org
Girls Preparatory School is a selective day school for girls, grades 6-12, located in Chattanooga, TN. For more information, visit www.gps.edu
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