Director of Equity and Inclusion​/Social Studies Teacher

Job Description

Maybeck High School, a small, independent, college-preparatory high school in Berkeley, seeks a Director of Equity and Inclusion/Social Studies Teacher at 80% beginning July 27, 2026. The Director of Equity & Inclusion plays a key role on the administrative team. This individual will be a strategic leader, systems-builder, and community-oriented facilitator who ensures that Maybeck’s commitments are visible, sustainable, and fully lived across the school.

This role balances vision and practice, supporting staff, students, and families through courageous conversations, while embedding equity and belonging into daily school life.

We are a vibrant community dedicated to learning, where all forms of diversity can flourish amid mutual support, respect, and responsibility. Through our small classes, high expectations, academic excellence, and programs outside the school, students prepare for college and acquire the tools to engage actively and creatively in the wider world.

Maybeck values experiential education, beginning and ending the year with all-school camping retreats, holding two weeks of immersive learning “Special Programs” in March, and engaging students in a range of elective activities on the weekends.

• Lead, maintain, and strengthen existing structures (bias protocols, inclusive hiring practices, affinity programs, school-wide programs, etc.), ensuring consistency and institutional memory.
• Provide strategic leadership on development and implementation of DEI programs and accountability; leads visioning on upcoming strategic planning processes for DEI goals.
  • Helps establish benchmarks for measuring plan effectiveness and builds upon and/or develops rubrics for achieving benchmarks.
• Partner with Dean of Faculty and Director of Learning Support to coach staff in translating DEI vision into daily practice; provide tools and support for navigating complex conversations and working with staff to ensure curriculum is culturally responsive, representing a wide range of voices and histories, and instruction supports and nurtures all identities.
• Partner with the administration team to clarify and advance Maybeck’s equity and inclusion vision, growing from strong values, to sustainable systems, to a bold culture of equity and inclusion.
• Family & Community Engagement:
  Build alignment with families through education, communication, and dialogue, along with supporting family affinity groups.
• Collaboration:
  
  Work closely with the admin team, Diversity & Equity Committee, Student Support Team and others to ensure shared responsibility for E&I initiatives.
• Student Leadership & Well-Being:
  Work with the Diversity & Equity Committee to support students as changemakers by fostering opportunities for agency, identity development, and advocacy; develop strong relationships with students and support their needs around belonging and inclusion.
• Assembly & Programming:
  In collaboration with the Diversity and Equity Committee, organize guest speakers, workshops, and school-wide events that celebrate diversity and foster a community of learning.
• Community Engaged Learning Program:
  Partner with a team of leaders to continue implementing curriculum and programming related to community engagement and service learning.

Depending on the person’s background and experience, this position would ideally include teaching two semesters of 10th Grade Ethnic Studies and one Social Science elective course per semester connected to the Director of Equity & Inclusion’s area of interest and expertise.

• Relational leader with strong listening and facilitation skills who leads with patience, humor, resilience, and compassion
• A systems-thinker who can guide the school toward institutional equity and belonging
• Ability to hold complexity and maintain focus, hold multiple perspectives, and discomfort
• Skilled at coaching, conflict navigation, and building capacity in others
• Strong understanding of equity and inclusion in independent school contexts
• Experience in social work or school counseling is a plus, but not required