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The College Preparatory School

Interim English

Full-time Teaching Position

Starting Aug 2022

The College Preparatory School, an independent high school in Oakland, California, seeks a full-time Interim English teacher beginning in Aug of 2022. This position entails teaching two sections of our 9th or 10th grade English and two sections of 11th/12th mixed grade, semester-long, English seminars. Candidates should have a strong interest in working in a multicultural community and be eager to embrace spirited intellectual challenges in a rewarding academic environment. College Prep is a community of life-long learning and actively encourages and supports the professional development of all of its members.

A qualified candidate will have:

• A bachelor's degree in English or a related field. A teaching credential is not required.
• Enthusiasm for working with high school students outside of the classroom as part of our advising system and other programs
• Demonstrated cultural competence
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Patience and flexibility
• Experience working in teams and a strong sense of collegiality
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A preferred candidate will have:

• Experience teaching English at either the high school or college level
• Interest in developing 11th-12th grade seminars that represent diverse voices rooted in World Literature, African-American Literature, or Indigenous Literature.
• Interest in possible administrative opportunities
• A good sense of humor

The College Prep English program is innovative and rigorous. It includes two years of required year-long courses: English I (in the 9th grade) and English II (in the 10th grade), followed by two years of elective English seminars for students in the 11th and 12 grades. English seminars include thematic courses, such as Hyphen: Asian-American Literature, LatinX Literature, Environmental Literature, Seafaring Literature, and Afrofuturism, or period-specific courses such as 19th century Russian Literature, The Harlem Renaissance, and Shakespeare's Comedies. English teachers work closely with one another, honing and reshaping the curriculum, be they team-taught courses or individually taught seminars. Each member of the department is asked to develop seminars that draw upon their literary expertise and academic interests.

The school's mission is to prepare students for productive, ethical lives in college and beyond by fostering a stimulating education within an atmosphere of consideration, trust, and mutual responsibility. College Prep students are engaged and motivated learners who help create a kind, intellectual and equitable community. Faculty and staff thrive at College Prep when they engage in the rich opportunities of its many co-curricular programs. College Prep actively designs programming and curricula that seek to strengthen the school's ties to Oakland and to the greater Bay Area.

Benefits include medical and dental coverage, a generous retirement plan, and, most collegially, a daily lunch prepared on campus.

Founded in 1960, The College Preparatory School is an independent coeducational secondary school created for intellectual risk-takers who want to pursue a purposeful education with kindred peers. As an equal opportunity employer, College Prep welcomes candidates representing diversity of all kinds. We celebrate the inclusivity of our community regarding race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

College Prep typically does not sponsor applicants for work visas.