US History Teacher

Located in the San Francisco Bay Area, Crystal Springs Uplands School is a 6-12 co-educational, independent day school located on two distinct campuses in Hillsborough and Belmont, CA with 125 employees. Our deeply connected culture and community celebrates scholarship, strives for balance, and fosters inclusion. The Professional Adult Community (PAC) is an experienced, collaborative group of employees who are committed to the mission and core values of the school. Crystal is full of kind, curious learners (adults and students alike) who are passionate about the school’s mission of transformative teaching and meaningful connections. We are committed to the work required to create more equitable systems and foster inclusive environments so that all members of our community can thrive together.    

MISSION STATEMENT

Through transformative teaching and meaningful connections, we empower kind, curious learners to thrive together.

CORE VALUES

• We Celebrate Scholarship - The foundation of Crystal is academic excellence.
• We Seek Growth Challenges - Our culture says try it.
• We Foster Kindness & Inclusion - Crystal is a caring and diverse community.
• We Strive for Balance - A holistic approach to well-being is integral to our mission.
• We Engage with Enthusiasm - With unbounded spirit, we give our best effort every day and pay it forward to our community.
• We Lead with Humility - Being grateful and open-minded, we pursue lifelong learning.

Key Job Competencies

• Developing Others: Ability to effectively support the growth and development of students/adults across all levels of the organization.   

• Communication: Exceptional ability to articulate thoughts and express ideas effectively using oral, written, visual, and non-verbal communication skills, as well as deep listening skills to gain understanding.  
• Cultural Competence: Possesses and applies the skills, values, and principles that acknowledge, respect, contribute, and work effectively across cultural differences. Recognizes the unique value, perspectives, strengths, and challenges of every person who comes to the Crystal community.  
• Emotional Intelligence: Demonstrates high levels of self/social awareness, self-management, empathy, and curiosity.   
• Personal Growth: Demonstrates commitment and curiosity to ongoing learning and development
• Relationship Management: Positively collaborates and builds/maintains authentic and trusting relationships. Demonstrates high levels of discretion and confidentiality.  
• Project Management: Ability to lead and execute complex projects to achieve goal attainment by prioritizing activities, assigning responsibilities in accordance with capabilities, monitoring progress, and evaluating impact.  
• Collaboration: the interpersonal and intrapersonal qualities one will leverage to collectively solve a problem or make progress toward a common goal. The ability to work with others to complete a project or task, or develop ideas or processes.  
• Instructional Delivery: Effectively implements essential practices for effectively instructing students to maximize knowledge and skill acquisition  
• Classroom Management: Maximizes administration of rules and procedures, proactive management, effective and stimulating instruction, and reduction of disruptive and inappropriate student conduct to ensure high-quality learning, and emotionally safe, equitable environments. 

• Formative Assessment: Supports competency-based education by ensuring understanding of students’ needs and modifies instruction as it is happening to guide and assess student learning.   

Job Summary

Crystal seeks a Full-time (1.00 FTE 10- month) experienced Upper School History Teacher with a broad range of content knowledge and a creative spirit to work collaboratively in teaching US History and develop seminars for upperclassmen.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Help students develop historical thinking skills as well as historical understanding of the individual and collective experiences of people around the world
• Design and implement creative pedagogy with instruction that values a hands-on, collaborative, project-based curriculum & methodology 
• Cultivate an inclusive, challenging, and equitable learning environment that reflects Crystal’s core values and allows the diverse student body to grow and thrive 
• Set and maintain acceptable standards of classroom behavior to establish a positive and appropriate learning environment
• Collaborate with colleagues to develop an innovative and meaningful curriculum with vertical alignment 
• Integrate technology in effective ways that enhance students’ learning experiences and growth 
• Participate in professional development opportunities that promote growth and leadership 
• Record and report on students' progress. Assign and grade projects and examinations.
• Serve as an advisor who is committed to the social and emotional development of students 
• Additional supervision responsibilities to support school events, activities
• Attend meetings as required  
• Uphold Crystal’s core values
• Foster an inclusive school environment

Education, Certifications, and Work-Related Experience

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university      
• Knowledge of subjects assigned  
• General knowledge of curriculum and instruction practices

• Ability to instruct students and apply effective classroom management  

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills 

Preferences

• Master’s Degree in a related field 

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

• Able to work in a dynamic environment, dealing with a wide variety of challenges, deadlines, and a varied and diverse array of contacts  
• Able to lift up to 20 pounds  
• Able to climb stairs  
• May work at a desk and computer for extended periods   

Travel Required 
Light travel between the Middle School and Upper School campuses, as needed 
 

Affirmative Action/EEO statement
Crystal Springs Uplands School provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Other Professional Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties as assigned to the Essential Functions, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.    

Salary and Benefits
This is a Full-time, exempt, (1.00FTE) faculty position, eligible for 10-month employee benefits. The annual salary is commensurate with experience within the range of $90,000 - $150,000.
The recruitment period will close at any time a sufficient pool of highly qualified candidates has been established. The ideal start date for the position is August 3, 2026

 


 

Salary : $90,000 - $150,000