Career Center

Founded in 1972, The Mount Vernon School is a leading private school of inquiry, innovation, and impact. 

Anchored in Christian values — love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control — relationships at Mount Vernon are foundational to learning. Preparing students to be college ready, globally competitive, and engaged citizen leaders call us to lean into inclusion, diversity, equity, and action.

Creating and cultivating connections between all people, ideas, and sectors, the School welcomes all learners to wrestle with voices and perspectives that challenge our assumptions, biases, stereotypes, and privileges. Not allowing our differences to divide us requires each of us to engage in honest, vulnerable, and courageous conversations through empathy, reflection, examination, and action. Being real agents of change is a continuous journey.

Committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, our trust in each other strengthens our sense of identity, autonomy, and interdependence. As a school of inquiry, innovation, and impact, we are committed to creating and sustaining a school culture where all members feel valued and safe, sharing their authentic selves to design a better world…together.

Summary

Mount Vernon School seeks an innovative and collaborative Middle School Humanities teacher reporting directly to the Head of Middle School. Versatility, collaboration, and openness to innovative instructional practices are essential. Availability to sponsor athletic, artistic, or academic teams/clubs is preferred.

Role & Responsibilities 

• Work closely with the MS Head of Learning and Innovation, as well as with the Humanities Learning Architect and other members of the leadership team
• Be a curious and collaborative educator, dedicated to facilitating and encouraging the growth of students and colleagues
• Provide meaningful instruction in a Middle School Humanities courses using a variety of research-based and innovative teaching methods
• Collaborate with faculty across disciplines to facilitate interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and project-based learning experiences
• Possess strong character with an absolute drive for excellence, a team-oriented spirit, and a commitment to meeting the learning and social-emotional needs of students
• Demonstrate a high level of competency in multiple Mount Vernon Mindsets (Collaborator, Communicator, Creative Thinker, Ethical Decision-Maker, Innovator, and Solution Seeker)
• Embody and advance the mission, vision, and norms of the School

General Teaching Responsibilities:

• Knowledge of the curriculum (subject-specific and interdisciplinary connections) of courses being taught and of those throughout the program
• Design and execution of well­-planned units with appropriate connections within and outside of the classroom (with a focus on integration of subject areas, problem solving, and application)
• Provide multiple and varied opportunities for students to demonstrate evidence of learning, growth, and mastery with a focus on timely, accurate, and specific feedback to improve student learning of knowledge, skills, and dispositions
• Care and nurture for the social and emotional needs of each student
• Effective, proactive, and timely verbal and written communication with students and parents pertaining to a child’s progress and needs as well as general information
• Maintenance of an organized, inviting, and student-centered learning environment
• Collaboration with colleagues in lesson planning as well as work on school­-wide goals
• Active search and participation in professional growth opportunities
• Creation of differentiated lessons to match the needs of each student in the classroom
• Participation on Research, Design, and Iteration teams and faculty meetings working toward school­wide goals
• Participation in duties (e.g. lunch, enrichment and carpool) and others as assigned

Current Pedagogical Influences include:

• Competency-Based Education and Standards-Based Grading
• Project-Based Learning
• Understanding by Design
• Stanford University Design Thinking
• Harvard Graduate School of Education Project Zero and Visible Thinking Routines
• Comprehensive focus on knowledge, skills, and dispositions
• Neuroscience and human development
• Social and Emotional Learning

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Humanities education, English, History, or a related field
• Teaching experience
• Proficient with technological tools and platforms
• Possess strong character with an absolute drive for excellence, a team-oriented spirit, and a commitment to meeting the learning and social-emotional needs of students

The faculty and staff of The Mount Vernon School believe the fair and equitable treatment of employees is critical to fulfilling its mission and purpose. It is the policy of The Mount Vernon School to conduct business and provide equal employment opportunity to all persons without regard to race, color, age, gender, religion, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.