What are the responsibilities and job description for the Prep School English Teacher (26-27 School Year) position at Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School?
Prep School English Teacher
Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School seeks a full-time English teacher to teach a combination of English 9 and English 10.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Teach two sections of English 9 and two sections of English 10.
- Continued professional development emphasizing student-centered instructional practices that promote critical thinking, collaboration, and self-reflection.
- Plan and facilitate meaningful, discussion-based lessons that help students think critically, read perceptively, and write with clarity and power.
- Cultivate students’ intellectual curiosity, teaching them how to pursue their own interests in reading, writing, and the world of ideas.
- Collaborate with a lively and collegial department dedicated to finding ways English curriculum design and pedagogy can challenge students appropriately, enhance cultural literacy, and connect school to authentic experience.
- Meet regularly with grade-level cohorts to plan curriculum.
- Provide meaningful, individualized student feedback and support.
- Work closely with colleagues, department head, and prep school administration to support the academic, social, and emotional well-being of all students.
- Write well-written, thoughtful semester reports for each student.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- B.A. in English or related discipline; Master’s degree preferred.
- Run well-managed, meaningful, and engaging classes.
- Two years experience teaching at the high school level preferred.
WORK HOURS:
- 7:30 am-3:30 pm Monday through Friday
- Weekly faculty and department meetings until 4:30 pm
The salary range for this position is $76,000.000 -$118,500.00 based on completed degree programs and years of lead teaching experience. We also offer a warm and supportive culture as well as exceptional benefits, including but not limited to:
- Comprehensive medical, dental & vision plans with a free medical coverage option for employee-only coverage
- Free vision coverage
- Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical, Dependent Care, Parking & Transit
- 8% Annual Employer Contribution to retirement after one year of full-time service
- Basic Life Insurance
- Enhanced Short-Term Disability Coverage
- Long Term Disability Coverage
- Low-cost additional benefits, including voluntary life insurance, critical illness coverage, and pet insurance
- Additional Aflac policies
- Free breakfast & lunch when school is in session
- Discounted parking
- Generous holiday schedule, sick and personal time
CGPS nurtures each student’s unique passions and talents inside and outside the classroom, unifying and inspiring members of its community in a rigorous but relaxed learning environment, preparing them for the finest colleges and instilling in them the confidence, ethical values and sense of purpose to embrace challenges, to achieve their dreams and to improve the world.
Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School is an equal employment opportunity employer. Employment on the basis of race (including hairstyle), color, religion, creed, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender and gender identity, gender expression, national origin, alienage, age, pregnancy, marital/partnership status, immigration or citizenship status, status as a veteran or active military service member status, disability, genetic predisposition, status as a victim of domestic violence, prior arrest or conviction record, caregiver status, credit history, salary history, unemployment status, sexual or reproductive health decisions, or any other characteristic or status protected by applicable law (collectively, the “Protected Characteristics”).
Salary : $76,000 - $118,500