| School Overview
San Francisco Girls’ School is a new independent school for girls with a STEM-focused and interdisciplinary curriculum. Located in the heart of San Francisco, we will use the resources of our city to enhance our curriculum and provide unique opportunities for our students. We anticipate about 30 students in our inaugural 9th grade class, and expect that faculty and students alike will have a role in shaping the future of the school.
Mission: San Francisco Girls’ School, through a focus on STEM enhanced by the arts, gives each student the courage and skills to become a resourceful leader with boundless aspirations and a commitment to ingenuity, humanity and social change.
Tenets: Cultivate Belonging - Pursue Integrity - Rise to Challenge
Position Overview
We seek an Upper School teacher whose primary focus is teaching English Language and Literature. Because our curriculum is interdisciplinary, we are also looking for teachers with skills and interests in other subjects such as History, Art, Languages, or other areas.
All SFGirls teachers are expected to participate in the life of the school as advisors, club mentors, or by facilitating co-curriculars. All faculty and staff are expected to uphold the core tenets of the school and support students in doing so as well.
Responsibilities - Teach 9 classes over the course of a three-term academic year
- Serve as an advisor
- Create the initial curriculum for 9th grade English courses and build subsequent curriculum including potential electives
- Design and implement culturally responsive, equitable, and motivational instruction, incorporating student-engaged assessment
- Collaborate with other stakeholders to create interdisciplinary curriculum in support of the mission and vision of SFGirls
- Incorporate technology and best-practices research into teaching practice in significant and meaningful ways
- Communicate with students and families via timely, accurate, and actionable feedback
- Work collaboratively with students, parents, and specialists to support learning for each student
- Engage in on-going professional development
- Support the co-curricular life of the school via participation, facilitation, and/or supervision
- Other duties as assigned by the Head of School
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