Upper School Humanities Teacher

Department: Upper School Humanities

Status: Full-Time, Exempt

We e's-Belfield School believe it is the quality and passion of our people that set us apart. We seek to hire the best teachers, administrators, and staff members to support our amazing student body by offering a competitive benefits package and providing a wonderful working environment.

St. Anne’s-Belfield School seeks a dynamic, full-time Humanities teacher and advisor to join a highly collaborative department. The ideal candidate is a scholar-practitioner capable of bridging the gap between History and English, with a specific focus on our interdisciplinary American Studies curriculum.

Our Humanities program is designed to evolve with the student:

• Grade 9: English and History are taught in separate classes, and the teaching team coordinates how our writing curriculum spirals through the courses.
• Grades 10 & 11: Humanities 10 and American Studies classes are taught in a dual‑credit class that provides an English credit and a History credit. Team teaching is frequently employed.
• Grade 12: English is taught separately from History.

While this is a Humanities role,
we are specifically seeking candidates with deep subject‑matter expertise in American Literature and American History. The strongest candidates will demonstrate:

• Integrated Expertise: Experience teaching American Literature and American History, with the ability to weave together historical and literary analysis.
• Discussion‑Based Pedagogy: A strong mastery of student‑centered, discussion‑based teaching methods (e.g., Harkness method, Socratic seminar). The teacher must be comfortable facilitating complex conversations where students engage directly with texts and one another.
• The Teaching of Literature: A sophisticated approach to literary instruction.
• Collaborative Spirit: A willingness to embrace a team‑teaching model and coordinate daily with colleagues to align the content and skills of the course.

• Plan and teach classes in the Upper School Humanities department, specifically within the American Studies sequence.
• Utilize a Standards‑Based Learning (SBL) framework to provide clear, actionable feedback on student writing and critical thinking skills.
• Serve as an advisor to a small group of students, monitoring their academic progress and well‑being.
• Integrate technology in meaningful ways to enhance the study of the humanities.