Hathaway Brown School seeks a full-time Upper School History Teacher for the 2025-2026 academic year. Ideal candidates will possess upper school teaching experience and be well-versed in multiple areas of history, including medieval and modern world history, United States history, and other social science disciplines, such as American government, international relations, and economics. As Hathaway Brown School is the most diverse independent all-girls school in Ohio, we are committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive learning community through our hiring practices, professional development, curricular and extracurricular programming, and school culture. We strongly encourage applications from people who are members of historically marginalized communities. Click here to be directed to our full DEI Statement.
We are searching for a gifted educator who can with excellence:
Demonstrate passion and expertise in the teaching of history and the social sciences.
Foster joy and enthusiasm for learning in a supportive classroom environment.
Construct creative and rigorous approaches to developing a range of critical thinking, reading, writing, research, and speaking skills appropriate to the course and student ability.
Reflect on individual pedagogical practices for ongoing professional growth and improvement.
Collaborate constructively with colleagues on innovative course design.
Respond proactively to meet the social, emotional, and intellectual needs of girls in an upper school.
Seek out opportunities to expand cultural competence and to design curricula rooted in diverse perspectives and experiences.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Instructing four full-credit History classes, assigned at the discretion of the Director of the Upper School and the History Department Chair.
Writing college letters of recommendation for students when appropriate.
Mentoring approximately 10 Upper School students (academic counseling, community building, parent communication, conferencing, etc.).
Engaging in the life of the Upper School (presence at assemblies, events, etc.).
Participating in chaperoning / supervisory duties.
EDUCATION
A minimum of a Bachelor's degree (preferably in History) from a four-year college or university. Graduate degree preferred.
Hathaway Brown is a school for girls, and it's so much more. It’s a school for scientists and writers and artists and budding entrepreneurs. It’s a training ground for athletes and dancers and musicians and actresses. It’s a place where young people are empowered to ask questions, challenge conventions and explore opportunities.
And everything we do is guided by our motto: Non Scholae Sed Vitae Discimus - We Learn Not For School, But For Life.
Since 1876, HB has given students the tools they need to confidently embrace all the possibilities that exist for them beyond our Shaker Heights campus. The faculty’s dedication to hands-on experiential learning at all levels can be observed every day in the classrooms, libraries, science labs, theatres, dance studios and art rooms, as well as on the athletic fields. In addition to the superior academic preparation they receive, at every turn HB students are inspired to become the best people they can be. We encourage girls of all ages and boys in our Early Childhood program to take chances, stretch their minds, work together, and pick themselves up and start over when they need to. The results of this philosophical approach are both ...astounding and humbling. Through the years, we’ve amassed more than our fair share of awards and accolades in every discipline you can imagine. Students continually perform with notable distinction on high-level tests and in the rate at which they’re accepted to their first-choice, top-tier colleges and universities. But no matter how well they fare by these measures, all of our students are able to apply what they’ve learned in the classroom to their lives. They know how to test theories, challenge conventions, find beauty in overlooked places, implement creative solutions, and lend a hand where it’s needed. Wherever they go from here, HB graduates bring strong character, unparalleled intelligence, unbridled enthusiasm, and an unquenchable thirst for knowledge along with them.