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SalaryThe Winchendon School seeks an innovative and ambitious educator for our campus in NY. Winchendon’s academic program intentionally builds essential academic skills in the classroom and through an active field-based program, while facilitating opportunities for students to direct their education toward internships, independent projects, and areas of interest. For all of our students, we strive to assist in the growth of character traits and life skills essential for a successful future: initiative, creativity, grit, empathy, cooperation, independence. Ours is a college preparatory school with the mission to support students who have not been as successful in more traditional schools, and so our faculty must be relentlessly empathetic, creative, and flexible as we build skills and confidence among students who are largely underserved in other programs. A commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is shared among all faculty members as we aspire to be a more just and fair school community.
Our faculty are called upon to teach a range of subjects and participate in multiple functions of the school. Accordingly, in addition to biology and chemistry, the ideal candidate for this position will be supremely versatile and have a background that can be applied to the teaching of STEM across the curriculum. Additionally, a qualified teacher will be a dedicated student of teaching methods and student-centered engagement, incorporate contextualized project and field-based learning opportunities into their classrooms and emphasize self-reflection as an assessment strategy and vehicle to encourage growth. As reflective practitioners, our approach to professional oversight and development is rooted in routine self, peer, and administrative evaluation. Above all, we employ teachers who love and are loved by their students.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree required
Interest in and demonstrated skill in working with adolescents
A commitment to an inclusive community
Characteristics:
Effective communicator
Active problem solver
Excellent teammate
The capacity to be organizationally flexible and change course quickly
Relentlessly empathetic, compassionate, kind, caring, and supportive
Recommended experience with:
Project-based and experiential learning
Digital, Online, Hybrid, and E-Learning
G-Suite and Educational Platforms (we use Blackbaud)
Differentiated Instruction within a classroom and working with neurodiverse students
Responsibilities:
Teaching (typically 5-course sections in a 7-period schedule including all elements of planning, implementation, and assessment)
Sections for this position will likely include but this is subject to change and contingent upon enrollment.
Lead or assist iLAB and ColLAB
Advising or Co-Advising (typically 7 - 10 students)
Design and leadership of co-curricular activities (typically 2 out of 3 seasons)
Ability to teach in person and be on campus regularly between the hours of 8:30 and 5:00 during the academic year
Equal Opportunity Employment Policy
The Winchendon School is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in the treatment of employees or applicants for employment, with respect to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, ancestry, the handicap of a qualified handicapped person or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or local anti-discrimination laws.
The School’s equal opportunity employment practices extend to recruitment, hiring, selection, compensation, benefits, transfer, promotion, training, discipline, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $45,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
