Wilmington, Delaware
Posted: 29-Apr-25
Location: Wilmington, Delaware
Type: Full Time
Categories:
This position is an “exempt” position.
This position is a “10-month” position.
MISSION
Wilmington Friends School offers a college preparatory curriculum—including athletics, the arts and community service—in which Quaker values and high expectations are mutually supportive. The defining belief of Quakerism is that there is “that of God” in everyone. That belief gives rise to a school community that welcomes a variety of faith traditions and where we share an obligation to seek and answer what is best in ourselves and in others. Students at Friends are challenged to realize their potential: as learners, well prepared to succeed in college and career; as leaders, recognizing their power and opportunity to be agents of change; and as active and responsible members of communities, from the classroom to the world. The school seeks to serve students, age two through grade twelve, who demonstrate ongoing promise in their ability to succeed at Friends, both academically and in meeting expectations for integrity and conduct.
SCHOOL DESCRIPTION
Wilmington Friends School is a Preschool to 12 Quaker, college preparatory, day school located in Wilmington, Delaware and enrolling approximately 720 students.
Job Description: This full-time, full-year sabbatical substitute position involves teaching one semester of 2nd grade as a lead teacher, and one semester teaching sixth (3 sections) and eighth (1 section) grade English, and serving as a sixth grade student advisor in the middle school. A highly qualified candidate is one who…
- Has experience teaching, understands the developmental needs of, and has a love for, working with elementary and middle school children;
- Will bring imagination, a positive attitude, and energy to work with children of ranging experiences and abilities;
- Is trained in Responsive Classroom teaching;
- Has experience teaching math and language arts to elementary students and is familiar with the science of reading and Singapore Math;
- Demonstrates understanding of the principles of differentiated instruction
- Possesses excellent communication and organizational skills;
- Is committed to planning and teaching in collaboration with other teachers and student support personnel;
- Has a track record of professional development related to supporting student's academic and social-emotional development;
- Seeks to serve on a faculty that is committed and involved in all areas of school life;
- Is familiar with current standards for curriculum development, teaching practice, and assessment in English/language arts, including National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) standards;
- Is familiar with current research and/or practice in teaching and learning English that places contextualized, multi-faceted, hands-on problems at the heart of the curriculum so that students have the opportunity to construct understanding and real-world application of English concepts and skills, particularly writing;
- Is passionate about literature and writing and is fostering this same enthusiasm in young scholars;
- Will bring imagination, a positive attitude, and energy to work with students of ranging experiences and abilities with English;
- Enjoys working with young children, encourages creativity, and fosters academic, social-emotional, and spiritual growth;
- Understands the developmental needs of the early adolescent and adolescent child;
- Is committed to multicultural education; has expertise or experience with multicultural/diverse environments;
- Is open to planning and teaching interdisciplinary units in cooperation with other faculty;
- Is able to employ a variety of teaching strategies, and bring imagination, a positive attitude, and energy to work with students of wide-ranging abilities and learning styles;
- Would be interested in contributing in other significant ways to the Wilmington Friends School community (sponsor an activity/ exploratory, help with drama productions, coach a sport, chair a department, etc.);
- Seeks to serve on a faculty that contributes significantly to school governance and community;
- Is attracted to the advantages and realities of Friends education and, more generally, independent-school education (small number of classes, small groups in classes, high expectations, attention to character and moral development, close work with parents, etc.).
If interested, please send your resume to Jonathan Huxtable, Head of Middle School and/or Chris Loeffler, Head of Lower School. We will invite, for interviews and demonstration teaching on campus, those candidates whose interests and experiences best fit our needs. We are particularly interested in hearing from qualified candidates who want to work in a school that emphasizes the full development of each individual, the value of diversity, and service to others.