1.0 FTE, Exempt, 10-month faculty position, occasional travel and ability to drive required for attendance at community events, professional development, and chaperoning of student activities.

• In collaboration with the Academic Leadership Team and departmental curriculum maps, provide an academic curriculum which is developmentally appropriate and effective to student learning, content mastery, and advancement of study and performance skills.

• Models, imparts, and inspires enthusiasm for the subject to all students.
• Maintains complete engagement during school hours to engage with students through instruction, supervision, advisement, or conferencing time.
• Serves as an advisor to a small group of students each year and delivers Advisory curriculum as appropriate; encourages and models growth of moral character.
• Maintains thorough and up-to-date communications to be fully engaged in partnership with students, families, and Advisors to keep them abreast of students’ performance and proactively to correct any lapse in performance or behavior.
• Engages in assigned supervision of hallways/commons during passing, lunch and arrival/departure times of students.
• Leads or participates in January & May Term experiences, overnight class retreats, dances, extracurricular activities, and other special programs.
• Attends and participates fully in all scheduled faculty and community meetings, including admissions and prospective family events.
• Works in partnership with the Student Support Team to fully support diverse needs of students.

• Lead and/or advise as a coach for athletics, advising an approved club, or other similar responsibility.

• Awareness of the intellectual, physical, emotional, and developmental needs of adolescent learners.
• Willingness and ability to work cooperatively and in collaboration with colleagues and administration.
• Possess a passion for working with adolescents.
• Commitment to experiential education and ability to model and implement the school’s Mission Statement, Values, Portrait of a Tarrier, and our DEIB Inclusion Statement.
• Thorough understanding of appropriate pedagogy and best practices of adolescent education
• Strong supervisory, self-management, and leadership skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Creative analytical and problem-solving skills

• Bachelor’s degree in related field.
• Preferred candidates will hold or be seeking a Master’s degree in Education, Math, or a related field, possess a current teaching certificate, and have five years of classroom teaching experience.
• Demonstrated success and experience in teaching middle school students in the subject area.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the academic subject.
• Familiarity with educational technology preferred, including Zoom and Google G-Suite for education to deliver lessons in a remote and/or hybrid teaching mode when needed.
• Experience with Mac hardware and systems is preferred.

• Experience using a Project Based Learning (PBL) framework and/or enthusiastic willingness to learn and utilize.

• Must be able to sit and stand for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to move easily around a classroom, accessing materials and assisting students as needed.

• Must be able to communicate and exchange information with students, other teachers, and families with appropriately sensitive and accurate communication skills.

• Must be able to consistently lift up to 25 lbs.

Insurance:

Medical, Vision, Dental; Basic Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, and Long-Term Disability; Health Care FSA; and Dependent Care FSA may be available to employees, subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plan.

Retirement Plan:

CWA offers an employer and employee contributed 403(b) plan, subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plan.

Paid Sick Leave:

Employees receive 80 hours of paid sick/wellness leave per year.

Personal Leave:

Employees will receive 3 days of personal leave per year.

Paid Holidays:

CWA offers 12 paid holidays per year.

Other Benefits:

EAP (Employee Assistance Program), Tuition Assistance for employees seeking advanced degrees, Professional Development opportunities, Child Tuition Remission of 50% for those choosing to enroll eligible students at CWA, 50% discount of Extended Day childcare services and Summer Camp programming for eligible enrolled students.

Charles Wright Academy best exemplifies its mission and values when everyone knows they belong in our school community.

We embrace an intentional culture that champions everyone’s full participation as their authentic selves in all of the opportunities that comprise the Charles Wright experience. This includes supporting each community member’s understanding of their own identities and acceptance of the identities of others. By doing so, we empower everyone at Charles Wright to connect, learn, grow, and achieve.

The inclusive culture we strive for requires us to make both institutional and individual commitments. Institutionally, we will align policies, curriculum, and decision-making to this goal, and we commit to ongoing self-examination, learning, and action. We also encourage and support individuals to initiate and engage in candid, courageous conversations as this work is the responsibility of every member of our community. (adopted by the CWA Board of Trustees, March 2020)