Position Description
Wooster School is looking for an experienced history teacher who is interested in joining a 9th-grade Humanities team as a collaborative co-teacher. The ideal candidate will have an advanced degree and/or teaching experience in history. Candidates should also be voracious readers and seekers of new knowledge with a deep desire to foster that same disposition in our students. Experience as a teacher of writing at the secondary or postsecondary level is a plus. Applicants should be familiar with a workshop model of reading and writing. Applicants should also be curious, innovative students of the art and science of teaching and learning, as collaboration and professional learning are core elements of the Wooster learning community.
As a Wooster teacher, the ideal candidate will embrace co-teaching, creating and collaborating with the teaching team on effective writing and reading workshop experiences, and providing intentional, effective individualized feedback to developing learners.
Wooster Teacher Learners
- Exhibit a desire and ability to collaborate and co-teach with others;
- Are broadly open-minded and adventurous;
- Exhibit tolerance of some ambiguity;
- Encourage wondering, problem-finding, and investigating for yourself and others;
- Are ready and willing to consider other perspectives;
- Make plans strategically, but are ready to shift when reality strikes;
- Model metacognitive skills for our students;
- Believe deeply in the mission, beliefs, and values of Wooster, and subscribe to Wooster’s culture of thinking and learning.
Responsibilities
- Co-teach the Grade 9 Humanities course in collaboration with an English teacher.
- Hold high expectations for every student.
- Provide necessary accommodations and modifications for the growth and success of all students.
- Plan, structure, and share lessons that are engaging, that make our students think every day, and that are aligned with a year-long scope and sequence.
- Work as an active, collaborative member of the learning group, grade-level, content area, and school-wide teams, to ensure our students’ needs are met.
- Keep students and parents well informed of student progress by providing regular feedback, focused learning intentions, and clear success criteria.
- Participate in school-wide professional development beginning in August.
- Seek continual feedback and coaching to develop as a teacher-learner.
- Be available and committed to ongoing verbal dialogue and conversations with the parents and the Wooster community.
- Perform necessary duties, including, but not limited to, advisory, after-school activities, and chaperoning.
Experience/Qualifications
- Strength in writing instruction.
- At least 3 years of successful teaching experience.
- Commitment to co-teaching this course with an English teacher.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Teacher certification preferred.
Salary & Benefits
This is a full-time, exempt position. Salaries are competitive with local independent schools. A competitive benefits package includes retirement, health insurance, tuition remission, short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance. All employees are subject to a criminal background check before any contractual offer is final.
How to Apply
Wooster School Upper School Humanities Teacher - History Opportunity Statement
Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, resume and contact information for three references to:
Elizabeth Higgins, Director of Teacher Learning and Humanities Coordinator
elizabeth.higgins@woosterschool.org
