Job Overview
Successful applicants should possess a strong understanding of student-centered, engaged learning that focuses on quality student-created deliverables that are meaningful to the student. Ideal candidates understand how to cultivate an environment of curiosity, inquiry, choice, and high standards of excellence with an emphasis on durable and transferable skills.
Responsibilities
Aligned with Grandview Preparatory School’s 5C’s- community, collaboration, critical thinking, creativity, and character
- Design curriculum that is experiential centered around real world connections beyond the classroom
- Create and facilitate powerful, interdisciplinary student learning experiences to achieve ambitious learning outcomes
- Formulate data informed instruction and assessment
- Create academic personalization and skills assessment
- Develop regular field work/opportunities with a culminating peak experience in spring term
- Teach full time as a master teacher across different grade levels
- Mentor and inspire students and colleagues
- Become a meaningful contributor to a creative learning community
- Foster relationships with students, parents, and colleagues
- Be an actively engaged member of the school community and represent Grandview Preparatory School in the larger community in a positive manner
Qualifications
- Advanced degrees preferred, master's degree or higher required
- Extensive experience (minimum of 5 years), particularly with academic personalization and skills assessment, desired
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Self starter with the ability to work independently while actively collaborating in the school community
- Very resourceful and adaptive, eager to embrace constant change, growth and learning
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
Benefits
- Starting annual salary of $75,000, with additional compensation potential commensurate with experience and skills
- Other benefits include medical, dental, retirement match, and daily lunch
- Assistance with relocation
- On-site and flex work: on-site during the school year, flex schedule when students are not on campus or when working on special projects
- Travel: As Grandview develops its global and local study experiences, faculty who design units with culminating experiences will have the opportunity to extend their experience either before or after the student experience with lodging and airfare paid for by the school.
Process
- Include a statement of educational philosophy, resume, and cover letter
- Include a sample research-based unit plan, primary emphasis on durable and transferable skills
- For top candidates, a tour of the campus and an interview
- Demo lesson with students
Contact: Candidates submit documents via email to Laurie Houghton lhoughton@grandviewprep.net.
