Middle School History Teacher

Overview

VISION
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Inspire students to achieve their dreams and reach beyond themselves to make a difference in the world.

MISSION
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Hillbrook provides an extraordinary educational experience that fosters a love of learning in our students and helps them develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence to achieve their highest individual potential in school and in life. At Hillbrook, students are known, respected and valued as individuals and every day is a journey of self-discovery, imaginative thinking, creative problem solving, laughter and friendship.

CORE VALUES
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Be kind. Be curious. Take risks. Be your best.

The Position:
What Will You Do & How Will We Collaborate?

The history teacher will be someone who loves visionary thinking as well as tactical execution, a teacher with an entrepreneurial spirit and a grounding in best practices in history education in a middle school setting. The history teacher will join a highly collaborative and exceptional Humanities team. The teacher will be responsible for teaching 4 sections of Middle School History. They will collaborate regularly with a grade level teaching team, especially building out a vertical articulation program in the 5th-8th grades.

The teacher will incorporate a highly effective advisory program with a group of advisees and participate in SEL learning and RBB planning.

The Hillbrook Employee:
Who Are You?

Do our Core Values – Be kind. Be curious. Take risks. Be your best. – align with how you show up as a professional? Are you committed to building and bridging inclusive communities? Do you believe learning should be an active and relational process? Do you enjoy nurturing and maintaining best practices and continuity of programs, while also evolving programs in response to new information?

Are equity and impact at the forefront of what you do? Are you entrepreneurial? Do you thrive in small collaborative environments? Do you seek opportunities for interdisciplinary, experiential learning? Do you believe that students are capable changemakers at any age and stage? A Hillbrook employee will emphatically say yes to each of these questions.

• Actively participate in a collaborative employee culture that is committed to being at the leading edge of JK - 12th grade education
• Teach 4 sections of Middle School History
• Advise 12+/- students, and support students in their Reach Beyond Block once a week
• Provide a hands-on, inquiry-based style of teaching that exemplifies how student wellness, intellectual rigor, and a deep commitment to social impact and DEI are critical to a Hillbrook learning experience
• Effectively manage flexible, collaborative learning experiences with various sized groups of students
• Participate on a grade level team including weekly meetings, class trips, and school events
• Thoughtfully integrate technology into the curriculum
• Run a once a week lunch club and perform supervisory duties at break and lunch 4 to 5 shifts a week
• Collaboratively manage and participate in a one-week Reach Beyond Week experience (transdisciplinary, project-based courses both local and non local)
• Report to the Head of Middle School

• Desire and ability to work in a collegial, highly collaborative environment
• Demonstrated commitment to teaching and learning in a diverse, dynamic, and progressive school community
• A commitment to anti-racism and demonstrated skill designing equitable and inclusive educational experiences and learning environments that incorporate themes of diversity and justice
• Bachelor’s degree in History or related field.
• Experience with competency-based education encouraged
• A love of and experience in teaching middle school-age children
• Proficiency in and curiosity about educational technology
• A growth mindset, sense of humor, and excellent organizational and communication skills

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