Full-Time Position: English Teacher

Expected Start Date: August  2025

La Lumiere School seeks applicants to join our faculty as an English Teacher for the 2025-2026 school year. Our English teachers train  students to read critically, write clearly, and speak effectively. Students encounter powerful texts from both classic and contemporary writers, write often both to discover and to present discoveries, and participate in a literary community committed to asking good questions.  We strive to go beyond content mastery in order to help students develop a sense of wonder and an appetite for lifelong learning. The ideal candidate would be comfortable teaching upper level high school literature and writing seminars.

Our tentative course offerings for this position include:  five sections of English courses including sophomore Literature and Composition and junior/senior writing and literary seminars. Please feel free to peruse our course catalogue on our school website for a more detailed idea of the kinds of junior/senior literature and writing seminars that we currently offer.

Primary Responsibilities

• Teach five sections of classes each semester (two to three preps)
• Coach or sponsor a co-curricular activity
• Serve as an advisor to a group of approximately six to eight students
• Potentially serve on weeknight and weekend residential duty teams (responsibilities vary depending on the constellation of duties and living arrangement)

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in the relevant academic discipline (master’s degree preferred)
• Three or more years of teaching experience at the secondary level is preferred
• Experience working with students outside of the classroom through coaching, mentorship, or other activities preferred

Application Details

Faculty compensation packages are competitive and commensurate with experience. If a faculty member resides on campus, the school provides year-round housing and meals when school is in session for the faculty member and his/her family as a part of the benefits package. Other benefits include an optional health plan, a contribution to a TIAA-CREF retirement account, and professional development opportunities.

Ten-month appointment (August through May).

Reports to the Director of Academics and Student Life.

Please submit a résumé, cover letter, and a list of three-five references to Duncan Webb, Director of Academics and Student Life, dwebb@lalumiere.org. References will only be contacted after permission is granted by candidates.

About La Lumiere School

At La Lumiere, we form character, cultivate scholarship, and explore faith in order to grow into more complete versions of ourselves. That means that we challenge our students to thrive in all facets of their lives and support them in that endeavor. Here on our wooded campus near La Porte, Indiana (an hour southeast of Chicago), we meet our freshmen where they are, carefully stretching them out of their comfort zones while developing an intentional, supportive environment. By graduation, our seniors are well on their way to growing into the best versions of themselves, comfortable in their own skin and hungry for the next challenge—students who have grown in character, scholarship, and faith, and who believe that they’re at the helm in their own journey.

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