What are the responsibilities and job description for the High School Talmud and Judaic Studies Teacher position at The Leffell School?
The Leffell School is a dynamic, K-12 independent Jewish school serving approximately 850 students in Westchester County, 30 minutes north of New York City. We emphasize academic excellence, traditional Jewish learning and values, and a strong sense of community.
High School Talmud / Judaic Studies Teacher, with potential of Departmental Leadership
Our High School is seeking a dynamic, warm, experienced Talmud and Judaic Studies teacher to join our High School Talmud Team, teaching grades 9 - 12.
The ideal candidate is collaborative and capable of creating active lessons that engage students in content, while teaching critical skills for text learning, all while engendering a love of Judaism in the process. He or she will have mastery in teaching Mishnah, Talmud, and Limudei Kodesh more broadly in a high school setting, paired with an evidence-based, backward design approach to teaching and learning. We seek to ground our students in rigorous study of Talmud, to engender a love of Talmud Torah, and to help our students develop the skills to support lifelong learning. This colleague will also participate as a leader in our Tefilah program and in the life of the school more broadly.
As our structure evolves and develops, this will certainly be a teaching role, and the role may also involve department level leadership. We are interested in hearing from candidates interested in this position as a teaching role, as well as from candidates interested in a teaching/leadership role.
Qualifications: Experience teaching Talmud and Judaic Studies in a formal classroom setting is required. Experience teaching high school students specifically will be helpful. Background also in Tanakh is a bonus. Departmental leadership experience will be helpful for candidates interested in this position as a teaching/leadership role.
Salary : $60,000 - $90,000