Compensation for this position will be commensurate with experience. The range is $70,000-$130,000 annually.
Required Education:
4 Year Degree
The Chapin School, an independent K-12 day school for girls located in New York City, seeks a student-centered, collaborative, and innovative educator to serve as a Middle School History Teacher and Advisor.
All candidates are encouraged to be familiar with Chapin’s website, mission and commitment to DEIB on the School’s website.
Job Overview
The Middle School History Teacher and Advisor will be adept at teaching United States history from its Indigenous roots through the Civil War in Class 6. This teacher will also serve as an advisor. This position necessitates a thorough understanding of Middle School children as well as a desire to work with and advocate for them.
Chapin’s next Middle School History Teacher and Advisor will be:
An educator who demonstrates a commitment to innovation and interdisciplinary curriculum development by
Designing and implementing high quality, engaging learning experiences built around intellectual exploration and joyful discovery.
Working collaboratively with colleagues to prepare, implement, and document appropriate lesson plans that meet the needs, interests, and abilities of all students.
Identifying and facilitating interdisciplinary opportunities to enhance student learning.
Aligning the program with core curriculum competencies.
Using diagnostic, formative, and summative assessment data to inform teaching and learning and set individual student goals.
A student-centered educator who values each student’s voice, experience, and history and who
Demonstrates effective pedagogy, particularly in response to the needs of students with a variety of backgrounds, learning needs, and interests.
Understands and appreciates the middle school learner within the context of pre-adolescent development.
Believes that in order for young people to thrive, they must see in the curriculum both themselves and others.
Embodies a growth mindset and empowers students to develop their skills and see themselves as readers, writers, and researchers.
An educator who actively cultivates a classroom and community of belonging by
Engaging students in the process of co-creating a healthy and supportive learning environment.
Cultivating an inclusive classroom that promotes diverse points of view and constructive dialogue.
A partner to students, their parents, and colleagues in teaching and learning by
Simultaneously challenging and supporting students, fostering joy, intellectual curiosity, and love of learning.
Collaborating with grade level teachers, department members, and learning support team to plan curriculum, set expectations, assess students’ achievement levels, and differentiate instruction.
Participating in professional development opportunities rooted in current research in the field.
Seeking and reflecting on feedback, demonstrating the values of personal and professional growth.
Maintaining open and professional communication with students, families, and colleagues.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree
Previous middle school teaching experience
Preferred Qualifications:
Master’s degree in history education, elementary education, or other related fields
Advisory experience or equivalent
Experience with a variety of curricular programs such as The Writing Revolution, the workshop model, and TCi
Familiarity and commitment to project-based and inquiry-based learning
OUR MISSION
The Chapin School is dedicated to empowering a diverse, ambitious and resolute community of young women to thrive and lead in their world. Guided by our motto, Fortiter et Recte, Chapin considers bravery, compassion, service and respect for self and others to be fundamental values. We believe that equity, inclusion and collaboration are critical to personal growth. By advancing and deepening each student’s agency, confidence and resilience within an affirming and joyful learning environment, Chapin strives to ensure that each student is emboldened to pursue distinction as a leader and contributing citizen.
ABOUT US
The Chapin School, founded in 1901, is an independent, all-girls day school in New York City currently serving 802 students K–12.
Chapin’s signature Focus Forward strategic plan, which guided our work for more than a decade, intensified Chapin’s historic commitment to offering the most challenging academic curriculum while also teaching the social, emotional and other skills that will set the stage for its students’ success in this century. Chapin’s institutional priorities continue to be imbued with the spirit of Focus Forward. We have fine-tuned our... articulation of the School’s purpose as we approach the third decade of the 21st century. A forward-focused learning community whose symbol is a wheel will never cease to strive toward achieving its vision of cultivating in girls the skills and attributes that will allow them to be brave for themselves and for others.
UNDER ONE ROOF
Chapin’s single building provides a unified learning environment under one roof for all students, the 128 faculty members who teach them and the 85 staff members who support all other aspects of school life. An ambitious construction project to be completed in 2020 will feature an entire floor dedicated to the arts and a gymnasium with suspended running track—all with spectacular views of our urban location. The Hayot Center for Innovation, to open in 2020, will provide our entire learning community the opportunity to extend our commitment to interdisciplinary inquiry-based investigations and explorations, deepening students’ interests through experimentation, invention and the development of out-of-the-box solutions to complex issues.
Our vibrant, inspiring and welcoming new spaces will further our commitment to a forward- focused learning environment that enables all students to embrace the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century to the best of their abilities. With these exciting new spaces as a canvas, we renew our pledge to develop curriculum and pedagogy that reflect current research and best practices, always placing each student at the center of her own learning.
