Upper School Humanities Teacher (Immediate Hire

Key School is seeking to immediately hire a full-time Upper School (Grades 9–12) Humanities Teacher for the 2026–2027 academic year.

Reporting to the Upper School Division Head, the position includes working in a team environment with faculty colleagues in both history and literature. Key School offers primary source-based interdisciplinary “Civilizations” courses for students in 9-11 grade. Ninth grade studies the ancient world, tenth grade studies the modern world and eleventh grade studies America. In all three, the traditional study of literature and history is combined with philosophy, religion, economics, and other fields.

Seniors have a choice of topics in a comparative literature course. In all of these experiences, there is a strong emphasis on developing students’ reading, writing, research, and discussion skills through a combination of in-class activities, essay writing and creative projects.

• Teach multiple sections of Upper School Humanities
• Advise a group of approximately 10 students
• Proctor a club/activity and oversee duties such as study halls
• Collaborate with Humanities colleagues in the Upper School and other divisions

• Educational background in history, literature or English and has experience teaching at the Upper School level
• Commitment to culturally responsive teaching, including looking at curriculum through a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) lens
• Passion for the Humanities disciplines
• A self-starter with the capacity to build relationships and engage students, families, staff, and colleagues
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to establish trust and credibility
• Culturallyresponsive and nurturing teacher with the versatility to work with a diverse group of students
• Experience collaborating with a team on curriculum development
• Ability to partner with students in constructing understanding through reading primary sources and discussing ideas
• Familiarity with learning management systems such as Google Classroom and ability to create and deliver engaging multimedia content using various digital tools

• Three years of classroom teaching experience

The demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

The ability to navigate stairs as part of daily routines; mobility around a mid-sized campus with uneven pavement. The ability to maneuver as necessary within a regular classroom; and the ability to rearrange furniture for activities is occasionally required.

Key School offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental and vision insurance, a generous 403(b) Plan, and much more.

Key School follows a Faculty Equity Scale that recognizes direct years of experience that correlates to the steps on the scale. The salary range for this position is $47,405-$89,005 and is based upon several factors that include, but not limited to, the candidate’s years of work experience, education and skills. There are additional opportunities on campus for coaching and various stipends as well.

All candidates for teaching positions should be familiar with learning management systems (i.e. Google Classroom) and have the ability to create and deliver engaging multimedia content using a variety of digital tools. Key is a Google Workspace for Education school. Candidates should be proficient in using Google applications, have a solid understanding of cloud-based storage and file-sharing platforms, and efficiently manage email and scheduling using Gmail and Google Calendar.

They should be proficient in virtual communication tools such as Zoom or Google meet and have basic troubleshooting skills to resolve common technical issues that may arise in the classroom.

Occasionally, there may be business and school functions that will require your presence to work flexible hours, including nights and/or weekends and travel outside…