New York, New York
Posted: 12-Dec-25
Location: New York, New York
Type: Full Time
Salary: $74,643 - $134,227
Categories:
Preferred Education:
UPPER SCHOOL MATHEMATICS TEACHER
Full time to begin August 2026
Overview
The Spence School seeks a dynamic, passionate, growth-oriented mathematics teacher to join our innovative and highly collaborative department. This position represents an exciting opportunity to join a team engaged in the ongoing refinement of a rigorous, problem-centered approach whose foundation is the abiding belief that all students can solve complex problems.
Responsibilities
- Teach four sections Upper School Mathematics
- Collaborate in teaching teams to design curriculum, assessments, and teaching methods
- Participate in department-wide initiatives about issues of equity, pedagogy, and curriculum
- Support students weekly in the math lab
- Serve as Upper School advisor
Qualifications
- Finds joy in working with children and in school life
- Approaches work with optimism, energy, kindness, and a sense of humor
- Demonstrates cultural competency and skills engaging with and learning from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences
- Demonstrates pedagogical skill and an appreciation for the science and the craft of teaching
- Demonstrates knowledge and love of mathematics as a discipline
- Demonstrates an understanding of and commitment to problem-centered mathematics instruction
- Regards collaboration as an essential component of professional growth and values working on a team
- Enjoys a commitment that extends beyond the classroom, including contributions to the larger school community
- Possesses a mathematics degree or equivalent experience
- Has sustained experience teaching Mathematics
Spence is committed to an equitable program and a diverse faculty and student body. We therefore actively seek candidates from diverse backgrounds.