Middle School Social Studies Teacher, Part-time

The Waverly School seeks teachers who resonate with the school’s mission to cultivate curious, resourceful, confident learners who demonstrate intellectual engagements, critical and creative thinking, respect for individual differences, a strong awareness of personal responsibility, and an active commitment to social justice. The ideal candidate is a progressive a middle school social studies teacher who enjoys working with adolescence during this pivotal developmental period.

The middle school social studies program is a two year program covering US history and world history. The program seeks to make history relevant to student’s lives and lived experience. The part time middle school social studies teacher will have the capacity to meet the needs of a range of learners.

Teachers at Waverly are collaborative and the middle school teachers function as a team supporting student growth in a two year curriculum where teachers take a deep interest in students as individual learners. Waverly teachers enjoy freedom to design curriculum to meet the needs of students. This part time position will partner with the lead social studies teacher to deliver an engaging, project-based collaborative curriculum that encourages students to make connections between historical cultures and events to today’s society and consider how our own actions today impact future generations.

• Deliver curriculum to students alongside the Lead Social Studies teacher that aligns with Waverly’s scope and sequence and as aligned with the school mission and philosophy for two sections of middle school social studies
• Co-facilitate an advisory, teach an elective
• Bring energy, care, and warmth to the classroom and take a genuine interest in each student as an individual learner
• Adheres to policies and procedures as outlined in the employee and faculty handbooks
• Use teaching strategies that include small and large group instruction, hands-on experiential learning, inquiry-based learning, integrated learning
• Use Responsive Classroom techniques to set-up, run and develop a consistent, caring classroom environment
• Collaborate with middle school faculty and learning support educators
• Use formative and summative assessment tools to meet student’s learning needs
• Monitor and document student progress throughout the year and evaluate learning development
• Other duties as assigned by the Division Head or Head of School

• Write and edit semester reports that include checklists and narrative writing
• Chaperone field trips, outdoor education trips, or other experiential learning opportunities when it falls within the part time schedule
• Builds and maintains positive relationship with parents
• Have regular communication with parents-via email and newsletters
• Attends and participates in week faculty meetings (after school) and occasional workshops, in-service opportunities, and other training seminars

• Strong commitment to inclusive practices that support students of all backgrounds to succeed
• Ability to self-reflect and demonstrate personal growth
• Ability to deliver curriculum in an inspiring and engaging way
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with adults and children
• Ability to collaborate and communicate with teachers, staff, parents, and students in a positive and constructive way
• Proficient in Microsoft office suite or related software as required for recordkeeping and documentation
• Genuine interest in and respect for students in their middle school years
• Strong sense of healthy teacher/student boundaries

• Bachelor of Arts or higher;
  Master’s and/or teaching credential preferred
• 2-5 years teaching experience, preferably in middle school
• Preference for Progressive educational experiences

• Work in person, on campus during school hours.
• Work with frequent interruptions.
• Maintain emotional control under stress.
• Must be able to stand, lift, push, pull, stoop and bend for short periods of time.
• Regularly work on repetitive tasks.
• Occasionally lift 15-45 pounds.
• Prolonged periods of standing and walking throughout classrooms and between several campus…