Upper School Generalist Teacher; Leave Replacement

Description

Mary McDowell Friends School (MMFS) invites applications for a full-time Upper School Generalist Teacher (Leave Replacement) beginning November 2026.

The US Generalist teacher supports the mission of the school by overseeing the safety and well-being of the students in advisory, content area classes, core classrooms, and homeroom classes by monitoring and stimulating educational and social-emotional growth within the framework of the school’s mission by designing a challenging, creative, and developmentally appropriate curriculum to teach students with learning disabilities. The Quaker beliefs, testimonies, and practices are integrated into our work with students, colleagues, families, and the broader community.

• Adapt and deliver curricula across core subject areas (English, Math, Science, and Social Studies) as needed to meet diverse learning needs.
• Implement targeted instructional strategies and scaffolding to accommodate varying cognitive levels, learning speeds, and skill sets.
• Formulate clear, multi-sensory entry points into lessons to ensure active engagement and meaningful skill development.
• Establish a structured, inclusive, and positive learning environment that supports both academic and social-emotional growth.
• Support students in developing self-advocacy, executive functioning skills, and independent learning habits.
• Coordinate with service providers (e.g., speech-language pathologists, counseling team members) to integrate therapeutic strategies into classroom instruction.
• Collaborate with division directors/academic dean to address students’ needs
• Write, edit, and submit timely trimester reports, grades, recommendations, evaluations, and other requests as needed
• Act as the advocate for homeroom students, supporting each student in their relationships with other teachers
• Supervise homeroom students when participating in division-wide and school-wide activities such as silence, assembly, and meeting special guests
• Participate fully in the life of the school, including professional development, MMFS committees, weekly faculty meetings, regular supervisory meetings, and all school silence and staff meetings
• Supervise student activities, including study hall, student trips (including overnight trips), advisory, student clubs, etc.

• Understand and participate in all school-wide diversity and equity initiatives
• Examine administrative practice through the lens of race, identity, equity, and privilege
• Provide an equitable framework for leadership decisions
• Support a school culture that allows for social identities to feel welcome

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

This is a full-time exempt, ten-month position that follows the academic calendar. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 7:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with a half-hour paid lunch; faculty meetings occur every Wednesday from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand and will be scheduled in advance.

On occasion, travel between campuses is necessary for meetings, which are scheduled with advance notice and are within walking distance from each other. School trips are also scheduled with advance notice, and teachers are required to chaperone day-long and overnight school trips.

This position requires the ability to maintain the physical capacity required to navigate the school environment and to ensure the safety of the students. The ability to open filing cabinets and bend or stand for long periods of time, as necessary. Classroom locations vary based on student schedules; this…