Job Description
Blake seeks to hire a skilled and dynamic Middle School (grades 6-8) math teacher to join our outstanding faculty for the 2024-25 school year. This is a 1.0 FTE ongoing position. The ideal candidate is capable of teaching a variety of courses (sixth grade math, pre-algebra, algebra and geometry) and is passionate about problem-based learning, learner-centered pedagogy and alternative assessments. Zeal for working with early adolescent learners is a must.
Blake is particularly interested in candidates who will enrich the diversity of identity and lived experience that makes a community strong and empowers students to engage across differences. Blake provides substantial resources for professional learning in areas including adolescent development, learning differences and intercultural competence. We welcome candidates who have non-traditional experience as educators and who are eager to grow and translate their capacities as designers of learning experiences into the traditional classroom.
The committee will begin reviewing applications immediately. Blake will cover the travel and lodging costs for finalist candidates visiting from out of town.
Experience and Skills
The Blake School is a pre-kindergarten through grade 12, co-educational, nonsectarian, independent day school enrolling 1,331 bright, talented students from nearly 56 Twin Cities-area communities. Founded in 1900, The Blake School has the advantage of facilities and campuses designed for specific developmental ages. Blake's mission is to engage students with a dynamic, academically challenging education in a diverse and supportive community committed to pluralism and a common set of values. Students pursue an integrated program of academic, artistic and athletic activities, preparing for college, lifelong learning and purposeful lives as community and global citizens. The school community is also guided by its Commitment to Pluralism and core values.
The Blake School believes that a diverse society enriches all individuals and communities. Diversity of race, ethnicity, national origin, geography, religion, gender, affectional or sexual orientation, age, physical ability, and marital, parental or economic status forms the fabric of our society. As a result of these beliefs, The Blake School actively seeks students, families and employees who value and contribute to the fullness of a diverse community within the context of its mission. In doing so, we recognize our responsibility to help make each person's experience a success. EOE