History Teacher

The Madeira School is seeking a History Teacher to join its faculty beginning August 2024. 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, facilitate one season of an after-school activity, and participate in collaboration and on campus professional development.
• 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 belong for students of all identities and backgrounds
• Work collaboratively with a team of faculty, colleagues, administrators and parents
• Maintain accurate student records such as grades and comments and communicate such data in accordance with the Academic Calendar and School expectations.
• Perform all duties associated with advising including participation in the first-year advisor orientation program and serving as an advisor in subsequent years.
• Other duties as assigned. Requirements:
  • Teaching experience required. A preference for content knowledge and teaching experience in US History, World History, and/or Asian History or Latin American History
  • 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