Details
Posted: 18-Jun-22
Location: Summit, New Jersey
Type: Full Time
Categories:
Math
Dedicated to excellence in academics, the development of faith, and an emphasis on the whole child, Oak Knoll, a member of the Holy Child Network of Schools, offers a premier college preparatory program for girls in its grades 7–12 Upper School. For a position to begin in August 2022, Oak Knoll is seeking a dynamic and collaborative math teacher to join the department.
Key Responsibilities:
- Have the content knowledge and intellectual flexibility to teach algebra, geometry, pre-calculus, and calculus, from introductory through advanced placement levels to students in grades 7-12
- Plan, prepare, and deliver innovative, intellectually engaging, and academically rigorous instructional content that promotes successful learning
- Use technology to deliver instruction that supports and deepens student learning
- Understand how girls learn and use this knowledge to guide instructional and curricular decisions; apply principles of mind, brain and education science when teaching, developing curriculum, and assessing student learning
- Collaborate in the evaluation and design of math department curriculum
- Serve as an advisor to a small group of students and support their social and emotional learning
- Work collaboratively and professionally with a teaching team, faculty, colleagues, students, administrators, and parents
- Ensure timely communication with parents on issues concerning students’ learning needs
- Maintain accurate student records such as grades and comments and communicate such data in accordance with the academic calendar and School expectations
- Collaborate with Lower School Social Studies faculty to ensure curricular alignment
- Engage in continuing professional development
- Participate fully in the life of the Upper School, including attending faculty meetings and in-service
- Engage in all aspects of the Oak Knoll community while promoting and supporting the OKS mission, vision, and values
- Perform other duties as assigned by, and in support of, the Division Head and Head of School
- Report to the Math Department Chair
Qualifications
- 3+ years teaching experience at the middle and/or high school level
- Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred (degrees in related subject matter)
- Experience with the Advanced Placement curriculum is preferred, but not required
- A commitment to girls’ education and to the educational mission of the Catholic Church through the philosophy and spirituality of Cornelia Connelly
- Ability to demonstrate growth mindset, optimism, and belief that all students can excel
- An education mindset that believes that a teacher’s role is to innovate and think creatively about education and meeting the needs of every child
- Experience as a practitioner of diversity, equity and inclusion in and outside of the classroom
- Highly collaborative and self-motivated
- Ability to make contributions to the School outside one’s academic department, including to club and advisory programs
- Ability to uphold the School’s professional standards including punctuality, courtesy and discretion
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills (oral and written), organizational, problem solving, and interpersonal skills