Oakwood Secondary School seeks applicants for a full-time middle school teaching position. Teaching assignments may include 7th grade General Science and 8th grade General Science II. The teacher will collaborate with other members of the department on implementing curriculum and assessments. Other responsibilities include attending department and faculty meetings, or other meetings as needed for student support.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborates with other members of the department in preparing lessons and lab investigations for teaching and learning in alignment with Oakwood’s mission and philosophy.
• Works closely with students to help them develop critical thinking and scientific research skills.
• Evaluate student progress through a variety of modes of assessment.
• Keeps student records, including online grades.
• Commitment to integration of identity development work and DEIB in the classroom. 
• Implements a wide array of classroom activities to address multiple learning styles. 
• Communicates regularly with student-support team members: parents, other teachers, student services, deans, and other administrators.
• Provides ongoing student feedback, both informal and formal, including written narrative evaluations.
• Meets with students and families as needed.
• Treats students equitably, is sincerely interested in them as individuals, and responds to their needs.
• Actively engages in the life of the school.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in a science discipline; Master’s degree or doctorate preferred.
• Prior teaching experience in middle school or high school.
• Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development in both subject matter and methodology.
• Demonstrated experience with anti-bias and anti-racist practices in the classroom

Reports To: Department Chair 

Department: Science
Compensation: $68,896-$85,192

This position description reflects the general duties of the job but is not intended to be a detailed description of all duties that may be inherent to the position. 

Oakwood School is a K-12 coeducational day school in North Hollywood, California that opened its doors in 1951. The school has remained faithful to its original mission ever since: to create a diverse educational environment where young people are partners with the adults who teach them and learn from them; where the best means of preparing students for the future is to immerse them in the present; where a healthy learning environment requires joy and humor as well as rigorous intensity; and where students’ intellectual and aesthetic depth – along with their capacity for empathy and moral courage – emerge out of authentic engagement with their teachers, one another, and the world around them.

Oakwood School is an equal opportunity employer committed to cultural diversity in our workforce. With purpose, Oakwood celebrates and affirms diversity of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, faith, family structure, socioeconomic background, age, and ability.