Math Teacher/Outdoor Trip Leader

Company Description French Broad River Academy is a middle school serving grades 6–8 across two single-gender campuses, one for girls and one for boys. The school prepares students for success in high school, college, and beyond through a rigorous academic curriculum. Learning is grounded in relevant, experiential opportunities on the French Broad River, within its surrounding watershed, and in international settings. This combination of strong academics and purposeful outdoor and global experiences supports the development of confident, capable, and curious learners.

RESPONSIBILITIES & EXPECTATIONS: 

• First and foremost, ensuring the physical and emotional safety of all FBRA students when they are in the school’s care.
• Serving as a life mentor and role model for our students.
• Actively enforcing and upholding the FBRA school culture as outlined in our mission statement: “to build character and integrity for a lifetime of learning, service, and leadership.”
• Sustain an inclusive community and include our EDI standards in curriculum goals.
• Performing all duties related to teaching the primary subject - planning lessons in alignment with our curriculum, teaching powerful & engaging classes, working individually as needed with students, maintaining grades/gradebook, collaborating as a part of a subject-area team, and engaging in regular communication about academic progress with parents & students.
• Performing additional teaching duties on elective, PE, and enrichment topics.
• Serving as a trip leader on weekly outdoor field lessons (may include canoeing, hiking, skiing, service work, and climbing) as well as periodic overnight trips.
• Serving as an international trip leader to Costa Rica.
• Exhibiting excellent teamwork and time management skills.
• Maintaining a growth mindset in all areas of FBRA programming and instruction.
• Attending meetings, special events, and occasional after-school commitments.

MINIMUM CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Proficiency and understanding of the subject area(s) interested in teaching.
• Teaching and instruction experience in a traditional school and/or outdoor education setting.
• Bachelor's degree minimum.
• Demonstrated experience and interest working with adolescents.
• Willingness and interest to build skills and expand competencies in academics, social/emotional student development, technical outdoor skills, and Spanish language and Hispanic culture.

The following qualifications are not required, but will distinguish candidates:

• Personal and/or professional experience in whitewater activities
• Proficiency and understanding of the Spanish language and Hispanic culture
• Outdoor instruction certifications for paddling, climbing, skiing, or wilderness medicine
• Music instruction ability
• Art instruction ability
• Master’s degree or PhD
• Current Teacher’s License
• International trip leading experience
• Social and Emotional Learning training or coaching experience
• Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion training or coaching experience
• Prior coaching experience (e.g. athletics, speech, chess)
• Advanced extracurricular skills that could apply to an educational setting (e.g. theater production, STEM teaching experience)
• Mindfulness instruction experience

SALARY & BENEFITS:

• Salary: Base Starting Salary $40,000. Increases with additional relevant certifications, degrees, and other roles/responsibilities undertaken.
• Benefits
• Employer Sponsored Health Plan- FBRA provides a monthly contribution towards premium.
• FBRA provides a MacBook, an iPhone, and a cellular plan for all employees.
• Complimentary uniform items and outdoor gear necessary to perform job duties
• Access to industry pro purchase on outdoor gear
• Dependents eligible for 50% discount on tuition

TO APPLY: Please complete and submit a cover letter/resume (and any questions) to aallison@fbriveracademy.org