School Year 26​/Middle School Humanities Teacher

School Year 26/27 Middle School Humanities Teacher

Position:
Middle School Humanities Teacher at City Arts and Sciences Academy (CASA), Lynn Public Schools, Lynn, Massachusetts.

• Collaborate, participate in, and lead the creation of an integrated interdisciplinary arts‑infused, project‑based curriculum, including developing and assessing exhibitions.
• Along with other faculty, participate in strategic planning and department management; areas include assessment, piloting and creating new curricula, piloting and creating cross‑discipline short and long‑term projects, implementing technology, student case management, and exhibition/competition/partnership participation.
• Internalize and draw from district curricula, seeking opportunities to develop project‑based learning aligned to district curricula and supplement curricula with a culturally responsive lens.
• Communicate regularly with parents/caregivers about student progress.
• Accept flexible assignments, such as team and interdisciplinary teaching, working with different age groups and ability levels, etc.
• Work with university, college, and community collaborators.
• Perform general administrative tasks associated with teaching, learning, and data cycles.
• Align the teaching and learning cycles to connect to school‑wide student learning expectations and school‑wide learning experiences.
• Participate in a paid, forty‑hour summer institute.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary license in History 5‑12 or English 5‑12.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university;
  Master’s degree preferred.
• SEI Endorsement as applicable.
• Experience in urban schools preferred.
• Enthusiasm for and/or experience with project‑based learning, multidisciplinary curriculum, STEAM pedagogy, and willingness to develop professionally in these areas.
• A desire to increase skills and ability to deliver strong, innovative, project‑based learning across many disciplines.
• Commitment to the arts as an important element in a complete education.
• Commitment to cultural, ethnic, and linguistic diversity as an element in a complete education.
• Commitment to and demonstrated ability to differentiate instruction in the classroom.
• Enthusiasm and eagerness to work at a new school, be a founding team member, and build school culture.
• Ability to take on responsibilities and prioritize quickly.
• Ability to work in an innovative, collaborative, diverse school.
• Excellent communication skills and critical thinking skills.
• A desire to lead an advisory and develop professional skills in SEL, human development, and social justice.

• As negotiated with Lynn School Committee and Lynn Teachers Union.
• 180 days per year.
• Teacher Salary Estimator.

The City of Lynn offers comprehensive and competitive health and dental benefits:
Harvard Pilgrim PPO/HMO, Altus Dental High/Low, and Vision Insurance. Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Plan (FSA), Short‑Term Disability, and Long‑Term Disability are available on a voluntary basis. Please see the City of Lynn website for more details.

• Successful completion of a pre‑employment physical.
• Drug test.
• National fingerprint‑based Criminal Background Check (NCBC).
• Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI).

It is the policy of the Lynn Public Schools not to unlawfully discriminate on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, marital status, familial status, pregnancy or pregnancy‑related conditions, race, color, national origin, creed/religion, ethnicity, ancestry, age, genetic information, active military/veteran status, mental or physical disability, special need, proficiency in the English language, or academic achievement, or any other consideration made unlawful by any federal, state, or local laws or regulations, including Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the 1972 Amendments, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.

Race, when referenced in any policy of the Lynn Public Schools, includes traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to hair texture, hair type, hair length, and protective hairstyles.