Responsibilities/opportunities include:

• Teaching 2 integrated 90-minute sections of one class
• Advising students during scheduled blocks and proctoring study hall
• Creating activities that help students develop academic skills, make connections between ideas, master essential knowledge, and grow in their curiosity and creativity
• Modeling original research and mentoring students one-on-one with their research
• Communicating effectively with students and their families
• Developing and implementing methods of assessment that accurately reflect each student's progress with skills, content, and habits of mind
• Using the broader resources of Boston and its environs as an extended classroom 

Qualifications for any candidate:

Meridian recognizes that a range of experiences and backgrounds can support the development of the skills and habits needed for successful teaching. These capacities include:

• Culturally Conscious - You are committed to anti-racist, anti-oppressive teaching and learning. You seek to include diverse voices and ways of thinking into your curriculum. You do not shy away from discomfort and are willing to explore your own biases.
• Creativity - You are excited to adapt existing curriculum and develop new activities for students to engage with complex content.
• Growth mindset - You seek out feedback and can effectively incorporate it into your practice.
• Organization - You are able to set long-term goals and make concrete and realistic plans to achieve those goals. You maintain curricular documents in a manner that would allow colleagues to access and understand them.
• Collaboration - You reach out to your colleagues with questions and are willing to offer ideas to the group.
• Analytical - You are able to structure and process information in order to think about ideas in new and multiple ways.
• Flexible - Despite having a set schedule and plan, you are comfortable making changes so as to accommodate unexpected opportunities (yours and others).
• Respect for students and their ideas - You have a deep appreciation for kids aged 11-18 and for their interests. You have fun working with them and believe that each has the ability to improve academically and as a member of a community.

How to Apply

• Consult our website to learn more about the school, our goals, and our philosophy.
• Send a résumé and cover letter describing your teaching philosophy with a discussion of some of your work with students to Joshua Abrams at hiring@meridianacademy.org.