English Teacher; Grades 7-8

Description

Title: English Teacher, Grades 7-8

Reports To
:
Upper School Division Head

Classification
:
Exempt, Full Time

Status
:
Academic Year Faculty

MCDS is an independent, K-8, co-educational school of 600 students. Our mission is to create an inclusive community of learning that inspires curiosity, empathy, and action. Rooted in our values of respect, responsibility, and compassion, we are an intentional community where varied perspectives and life experiences are vital to our collective growth and the strength of our program.

Our Academic & Community Programming: We model teaching excellence through student-centered, differentiated instruction framed around experiential and place-based education. Our 35-acre campus on the hillside of Ring Mountain serves as a living laboratory where students engage directly with environmental sustainability. Our academic program is purposefully scaffolded around three key skill areas—literacy, mathematics, and writing—partnered closely with the developmental milestones and social-emotional needs of our learners.

A Culture of Professional Learning: MCDS is devoted to cultivating an inspiring professional learning environment where adults are engaged in growth throughout the trajectory of their time here. We provide robust funding and time for professional development, encouraging practitioners to seek constant improvement as educators, team members, and community leaders.

Marin Country Day School seeks a gifted educator who is passionate about teaching English to middle school students using a rich and rigorous curriculum. Key to this position is the desire to be part of a truly collaborative English department team that works closely together to plan lessons and curriculum. We seek an educator with a demonstrated background and interest in cultural competency, curriculum development, technology integration and environmental sustainability.

Also, we seek an educator with the belief in teaching with the interests of the whole child in mind. Our approach and philosophy center around collaboration, thoughtful innovation, team building and leveraging diverse and multiple perspectives.

• Plans and teaches English classes to 7th and 8th graders
• Collaborates with department members to develop and refine curriculum, department standards, and assessments
• Works with teachers from other disciplines
• Works with individuals and groups of students during tutorial periods
• Creates a supportive and inclusive classroom environment that honors and nurtures each child’s individual identity
• Develops warm and respectful relationships with students
• Identifies and responds to individual students’ learning differences and creates enrichment opportunities
• Collaborates with Student Support Services to meet the needs of individual learners
• Communicates with parents and outside professionals regarding individual students as needed
• Participates in regular team and/or department meetings and weekly faculty meetings
• Attends Back to School Nights
• Participates in student admission process
• Supervises students at recess, carpool, etc.
• Chaperones grade level or Division events such as dances, social events and outdoor education trips
• Participates in assemblies and other special events
• Serves on committees as needed

• Serves as liaison between school and family for advisees
• Creates a warm and nurturing “homeroom” environment for daily attendance, announcements, and check-ins for an advisory group of approximately 10 students
• Conducts student‑led parent conferences twice per year
• Designs and implements advisory curriculum once a week

• Bachelor’s Degree, Masters and credential preferred
• Relevant teaching experience
• Commitment to professional…