The Madeira School is seeking an English Teacher to join its faculty beginning August 2026. The successful candidate will support and achieve the School’s mission and vision by effectively facilitating learning in student-centered college preparatory classrooms.

Responsibilities:

• Manage a full-time faculty load that will include a combination of teaching, advising, and facilitating one season of an after-school activity
• Teach courses across the Madeira English curriculum (English I through AP English Literature and Composition)
• Know how girls learn and use this knowledge to guide instructional and curricular decisions; apply principles of student-oriented learning when developing curriculum and assessing student learning
• Develop a classroom culture that is inclusive, safe, joyful, and fosters a sense of belonging for students of all identities and backgrounds
• Work collaboratively with a team of faculty, colleagues, administrators and parentsand participate in on campus professional development
• Maintain accurate student records such as grades and comments and communicate such data in accordance with the Academic Calendar and School expectations.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree preferred
• Ability to demonstrate growth mindset, optimism, and belief that all students can learn required
• Ability to innovate and think creatively about education
• Ability to and interest in contributing to the school outside one’s academic department including to the activities program, residential program, and interdisciplinary offerings.
• Ability to use and adapt to a wide-array of technology as tools to support and deepen student learning and instruction
• Strong cross-cultural competencies and a commitment to inclusive and equitable practices  
• Uphold the School’s professional standards including punctuality, courtesy and discretion

About The Madeira School

Founded in 1906, The Madeira School is one of the nations’ top secondary schools for girls. Located just outside Washington DC, Madeira enrolls approximately 330 boarding and daygirls in grades 9-12. The school has a long tradition of rigorous academics and one of the country’s oldest Experiential Learning programs, currently known as Co-Curriculum. As an all-girls college preparatory boarding and day school, The Madeira School is dedicated to providing girls with a top-notch education and the skills to lead lives of their own making. At Madeira, you will find an extraordinary faculty that engage and challenge the minds of our students.

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