Position Summary

The Fessenden Schools Lower School seeks a second grade teacher for a self-contained class of 14 to 17 boys to start in August 2021. The second grade teacher is responsible for teaching math, social studies, language arts, and reading and to assist in the teaching and integration of Spanish, science, library curriculum and the arts.

Schedule

• Orientation August 23 & 24
• School year August 30  to June 14, Mon - Fri 7:30am to 4:30pm

Duties and Responsibilities

• Teach and stay current with curriculum for math, social studies, language arts and reading, and 21st century learning

• Incorporate project based learning, educational technology, differentiated learning and cultural competency into lessons

• Integrate racial literacy curriculum and actively teach and model inclusion, equity, and social justice.

• Partner with other second grade teacher to coordinate consistency in curriculum and programs within grade level

• Integrate social emotional learning

• Collaborate with learning resources department to provide a coordinated approach for students with learning differences

• Exemplify the Schools mission and community principles, including honesty, respect and compassion

• Participate in and help facilitate all division and grade level activities

• Collaborate with colleagues within grade level, division, department and student support services, including the Learning Resources Department

• Perform duties such as supervising drop off and dismissal, recess, lunch

• Maintain all documentation connected with the curriculum and students

• Review potential student applicants throughout the year

• Attend faculty meetings; typically on Mondays from 3:00pm to 4:15pm

• Attend professional development meetings after school

• Maintain regular and reliable attendance

• Maintain current CPR/AED & first aid certification and child abuse prevention training

• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree

• Two years of experience in instructing children in an academic program

• Ability to develop and provide differentiated instruction to meet learning needs of a range of students

• Enthusiasm and communication skills to engage boys and build meaningful relationships

• Strong supervisory and leadership skills to manage and control a classroom

• Ability to perform critical thinking, organization, prioritization and problem solving with minimal supervision

• Ability to serve in a diverse community of colleagues, students and parents

• Demonstrated commitment to inclusion, justice, diversity and equity

• A commitment to boys and boys education

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in early and/or elementary education

• Teaching certification

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that are essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. The requirements for performing the duties of this position are as follows:

• Frequently required to walk, stand, sit, talk, and hear

• Regularly required to bend, stoop, crouch and/or kneel

• Occasionally required to lift and/or move objects weighing up to 25 pounds

• Majority of work is performed in a school/classroom environment, and the noise level in the environment is usually moderate.