Upper School History Teacher

Position Summary
Gill St. Bernard’s School is searching for a dynamic and experienced full time Upper School History teacher for an immediate opening. The ideal candidate will be passionate about teaching, experienced with curriculum development, committed to student-centered pedagogy, and eager to collaborate with colleagues. The successful candidate will be patient, encouraging, and flexible with students, and will model GSB’s core values of compassion, excellence, integrity, respect, and courage. The Upper School Social Sciences department seeks candidates who are capable and prepared to teach world history with an emphasis on cultural studies and project-based learning.

Responsibilities

• Teach five (5) sections of Comparative World Cultures, a 9th grade course. Classes meet five out of every seven days. Courses will be planned and taught with input from other Social Science teachers.

• Provide academic support for students outside of class time as needed (during meeting time, before or after school).

• Collaborate with members of the Upper School Social Sciences department to align lesson plans and curriculum.

• Submit grades and academic narrative comments three times a year.

• Beginning in fall 2024, serve as an advisor to 10-12 students (provide academic and emotional support, communicate regularly with parents/guardians, host in-person conferences twice a year).

• Engage in the co-curricular life of the school by overseeing a student club/service-related organization, based on needs of the student life program. Athletic coaches receive additional stipends.

• After the first year, develop an experiential Spring Unit course with colleagues.

• Participate in divisional, departmental, committee, and grade-team meetings.

• Perform additional duties as assigned by the Division Director.

  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field; Master’s degree preferred

• 5 years of experience teaching at the Upper School level

• Experience teaching at the AP, IB, or Honors level

• Demonstrated excellence in teaching at the secondary level

• Experience instructing a diverse student population

• Demonstrated understanding of cultural competency and full commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion work

• Willingness to broaden facility with classroom technology

• Enthusiasm for ongoing professional growth and membership in a community of learners

• Ability to work with students in-person or virtually, as determined by the School

Interested candidates should send a resume and cover letter to careers@gsbschool.org, with the subject line US History Teacher.