The Sayre School is seeking a highly motivated and qualified teacher who desires a professional and fun working environment dedicated to student growth, progress, and achievement.
We welcome applications from candidates who embrace the challenges and joys of teaching upper school students, who have a passion for their subject, and who want to become an active member of the school community.
We aim to hire educators who add to our collective excellence through their individual talents, perspectives, and personality. Please see our Upper School Teacher Profile to learn more about who we aspire to be.
Job responsibilities and opportunities include:
- Ability to teach a range of high school history courses (ancient and early modern history, American history or government), etc.
- Creating substantive semester elective courses on subjects/topics of choice, based on teacher expertise and interest.
- Experienced with teaching the skills of history including writing, analysis, interpretation, and research.
- Providing students with explicit, highly engaging instruction through the use of research-based teaching strategies as both the means and the end of instruction.
- Preparing students for progressively more complex history courses.
- Working with a group of advisees and supporting the social-emotional needs of students.
- Serving on / leading committees.
- Working collaboratively within the department and the Upper School as a whole.
- Supervision duties.
- Leading / co-leading extracurricular activities.
