Middle School Science/Tech Teacher
Contact Name:
Phelana Pang
Contact Email:
Job Location:
Seattle Girls' School
1700 24th Ave S
Seattle, WA 98144
Position Description:
Our Mission is to inspire and develop courageous leaders who think independently, work collaboratively, learn joyfully, and champion change.
We seek a full-time Science/Technology* teacher starting August 2023. At Seattle Girls’ School**, we use an experiential, joy-filled, inquiry-based approach. We seek teachers who are collaborative, flexible, and love learning and doing alongside middle school girls and gender nonconforming students. Teachers work collaboratively to write original curriculum (no textbooks here!) that is project-based and hands-on, and integrates anti-bias work into everything they do.
*Depending on qualifications and experience, this may be a Math/Science/Tech position.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
-Engage students in differentiated and meaningful learning through culturally responsive teaching practices.
-Build upon the existing science and technology curriculum to provide motivating and relevant learning experiences for middle school girls and gender nonconforming students.
-Design and engage students in science, engineering, computer programming, and technology lessons projects that encourage inquiry, creativity, design thinking, critical thinking, and collaboration.
-Participate in a grade team by collaborating daily with grade level teachers to support interdisciplinary curriculum and logistics, including scheduling, events, trips (including a multi-day overnight trip), and student concerns.
-Serve as an advisor to a small group of students, providing academic support and integrating social-emotional, anti-bias, and social justice learning based on shared grade-team goals.
-Provide meaningful ongoing assessment and feedback to support student growth, and partner effectively with families.
-Write progress reports for each student at the end of each evaluation period.
-Beyond your curricular responsibilities, actively engage around the larger mission of SGS to develop students’ leadership and their understanding of social justice.
-Model a growth mindset by learning alongside students and colleagues.
-Engage in continuous personal identity development work, specifically in regards to race and privilege, and support students in their own learning.
-Provide a safe and active environment that will benefit each SGS student.
-Other duties as needed.
Qualifications:
-B.A./B.S. is required.
-WA State Teaching Certification, or Master’s Degree is preferred.
-Two or more years of experience working with youth or instructing students in a classroom setting is a plus.
-A high level of cultural competence, and sensitivity to the needs of middle school-aged girls and gender nonconforming students.
Compensation:
Salary and benefit package commensurate with experience. The annual salary range for our faculty is $64,000-$85,000. SGS uses a salary scale that takes years of experience and degrees attained into account. All faculty are compensated according to the scale and dependent on those two data points.
To Apply:
Please submit a letter of interest and resume to: apply@seattlegirlsschool.org. Questions welcome via email.
**Seattle Girls' School ("SGS") does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, religion, disability, family composition, or other legally protected status in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, employment policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school administered programs. SGS admits female students, regardless of the gender they were assigned at birth, and non-binary students who were assigned female at birth.
Learn more about our school at: http://www.seattlegirlsschool.org/
Job Type:
Full-time
Target Audience:
Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate Alumni
Graduate Alumni
Master in Teaching Alumni (certified teachers)
Graduate Students
Master in Teaching Students
Application Deadline Date:
Friday, February 24, 2023