What are the responsibilities and job description for the UPPER SCHOOL MATHEMATICS TEACHER position at Carolina Day School?
Carolina Day School in Asheville, NC has engaged DovetailED to lead a search for a Upper School Mathematics Teacher to start for the 2026-27 school year. Interested candidates should review the Opportunity Statement and submit a cover letter, resume, and list of references as a consolidated PDF to Ashlyn Chillemi, Senior Recruiter at DovetailED Talent Sourcing , at ashlyn@dovetailedsourcing.com .
Carolina Day School Upper School Mathematics Teacher Opportunity Statement Link: https://bit.ly/3QJS9d6 .
UPPER SCHOOL MATHEMATICS TEACHER
Carolina Day School seeks an experienced Mathematics teacher for our Upper School division of approximately 190 students and 25 faculty members. We look to find an educator who can work with a full range of high school students and mathematics. For the 2026-2027 school year, anticipated courses may range from Integrated Math 2 through AP Calculus. Specific courses will be determined yearly, based on the school’s needs while considering the candidate’s skills, knowledge, and interests. Additional responsibilities extend outside the classroom to include advising and involvement in student life.
Carolina Day emphasizes a collaborative, inquiry-based, and experiential approach to teaching and learning. CDS faculty are passionate about teaching and inspiring high school students—raising the bar for them to think critically and creatively and to excel in and out of the classroom. Candidates should demonstrate content expertise along with the ability to design varied, differentiated learning experiences and assessments. Competitive candidates are practitioners focused on professional growth who value designing and implementing innovative pedagogical initiatives. Strong interpersonal, organizational, and management skills are essential, along with the willingness to participate fully in the community beyond the classroom.
Additional Duties And Responsibilities
Accomplishes all tasks as appropriate. Other duties such as serving as an advisor, a club sponsor, and attending or supervising a variety of school events may be assigned as necessary.
Qualifications
Competitive candidates will have significant mathematics expertise and education as well as a passion for working with young people.
Physical Demands
Americans with Disability Specifications:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Carolina Day School Upper School Mathematics Teacher Opportunity Statement Link: https://bit.ly/3QJS9d6 .
UPPER SCHOOL MATHEMATICS TEACHER
Carolina Day School seeks an experienced Mathematics teacher for our Upper School division of approximately 190 students and 25 faculty members. We look to find an educator who can work with a full range of high school students and mathematics. For the 2026-2027 school year, anticipated courses may range from Integrated Math 2 through AP Calculus. Specific courses will be determined yearly, based on the school’s needs while considering the candidate’s skills, knowledge, and interests. Additional responsibilities extend outside the classroom to include advising and involvement in student life.
Carolina Day emphasizes a collaborative, inquiry-based, and experiential approach to teaching and learning. CDS faculty are passionate about teaching and inspiring high school students—raising the bar for them to think critically and creatively and to excel in and out of the classroom. Candidates should demonstrate content expertise along with the ability to design varied, differentiated learning experiences and assessments. Competitive candidates are practitioners focused on professional growth who value designing and implementing innovative pedagogical initiatives. Strong interpersonal, organizational, and management skills are essential, along with the willingness to participate fully in the community beyond the classroom.
Additional Duties And Responsibilities
Accomplishes all tasks as appropriate. Other duties such as serving as an advisor, a club sponsor, and attending or supervising a variety of school events may be assigned as necessary.
Qualifications
Competitive candidates will have significant mathematics expertise and education as well as a passion for working with young people.
Physical Demands
Americans with Disability Specifications:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.