Middle School Teacher - Grades 6th - 8th

Overview

Our Mission: The mission of Hyde Park Schools is to provide a Christ-centered foundation of Biblical truth integrated in strong college-preparatory academics and well-rounded extracurricular programs.

A Teacher on Team Hyde Park…

• Accepts and agrees to the “Team Hyde Park” document
• Lives a life of biblical integrity on and off campus
• Facilitates a positive learning environment that welcomes all students
• Aligns classroom environment and instruction with school core values
• Is dedicated, committed, flexible, and communicates effectively
• Sets healthy boundaries to care for themselves and others
• Builds trust and rapport with students, parents, and faculty
• Desires to grow personally, spiritually, and professionally

Job Description
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Hyde Park Schools is looking for educators who are passionate about uniquely engaging students, who connect strongly with them and their families, and who want to be part of a team that is continually seeking to strengthen and encourage each other. Available opportunities may include positions in Math, Science, English, World Languages, Social Studies and Electives. Teachers are expected to have a strong faith background and to use their professional skills as educators to incorporate a biblical worldview through their classroom instruction in order to encourage students to reach their God-given potential.

Highly qualified candidates will have a Bachelor’s degree in education, the desired subject area, or a related subject area. A Texas state issued teacher certification in the appropriate area or grade level and prior teaching experience is strongly preferred. Salary is based on a scale and is commensurate with your experience.

* NOTE:

You must specify grade level and subject area/s of interest in the cover letter.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Work in partnership with your colleagues, our families, and others in your profession
• Communicate often and positively with families in order to build strong relationships
• Collaborate on horizontal and vertical curriculum planning and cross-curricular learning opportunities
• Appreciate that students come to us with a wide range of religious backgrounds and meet them where they are in their spiritual journey
• Create engaging learning opportunities that are anchored in a Biblical worldview and encourage content talk through cooperative learning
• Develop lessons that employ higher-order thinking skills in an effort to develop our students’ ability to think critically
• Because approximately one-third of our students have diagnosed learning differences, be open to accommodating (not modifying) instruction in order to ensure that all students have access to our curriculum while maintaining high expectations; this includes but is not limited to using adaptive technology, designing non-traditional assessments, and closely examining assessments to ensure they are accurately measuring the learning goal
• Provide timely and effective feedback
• Maintain a physical classroom environment that is visually engaging, well-organized, encourages learning, and is free from distractions
• Guide students in their social-emotional development with a focus on growing in self-management, learning ownership, and upholding their role in a community
• Be an active member of the Hyde Park Panther family by regularly seeking out opportunities to participate in, support, and attend community-building events