English Teacher - N Hollywood, United States - Oakwood School

Oakwood School

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N Hollywood, United States

3 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

Responsibilities:

Teaches English classes (Grade 912)
Collaborates with other members of the department in preparing lessons for teaching and learning in alignment with Oakwood's mission and philosophy.
Works closely with students to help them develop critical thinking and research skills.
Evaluates student progress through a variety of assessment modes.
Maintains student records, including online grades.
Implements a wide array of classroom activities to address multiple learning styles.
Communicates regularly with studentsupport team members: parents, teachers, student services, deans, and other administrators.
Provides ongoing student feedback, both informal and formal, including written narrative evaluations.
Meets with students and families, as needed.
Treats students equitably, is sincerely interested in them as individuals, and responds to their needs.
May serve as an Advisor to a gradelevel group of students.
May serve as an Advisor to an Affinity Group.
Will teach in Oakwood's Immersion program.
Actively engages in the life of the school.

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree in a related field and 3+ years of English teaching experience desired;
Knowledge and experience with backwards design process for planning;
Maintains high quality standards and pays rigorous attention to details;
Excellent interpersonal communication skills; possesses curiosity and has an enthusiasm for learning; and
Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and social justice both in and out of the classroom; and
Positive attitude, flexible approach, and ability to develop close working relationships with students and colleagues.

Expected compensation:
$68,896 - $85,19- plus full benefits

Oakwood School is a K-12 coeducational day school in North Hollywood, California that opened its doors in 1951.

The school has remained faithful to its original mission ever since:

to create a diverse educational environment where young people are partners with the adults who teach them and learn from them; where the best means of preparing students for the future is to immerse them in the present; where a healthy learning environment requires joy and humor as well as rigorous intensity; and where students' intellectual and aesthetic depth - along with their capacity for empathy and moral courage - emerge out of authentic engagement with their teachers, one another, and the world around them.

Oakwood School is an equal opportunity employer committed to cultural diversity in our workforce.

With purpose, Oakwood celebrates and affirms diversity of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, faith, family structure, socioeconomic background, age, and ability.

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