Upper School English Teacher

Maumee Valley Country Day School
Position Opening: Upper School English

Type: Full-time faculty

Application Deadline: Until filled

Start Date: August 2021

Maumee Valley is a community of lifelong learners. Our Maumee Valley vision is to provide a Personal, Experiential, and Global education to each child. As the only secular, PS-12 independent school in northwest Ohio, Maumee Valley supports an accomplished and diverse student body within a rigorous academic program on their journey to finding the right fit for college and career. Maumee Valley Country Day School’s mission is to enable students to become enlightened, compassionate, and contributing citizens of our global community while preparing graduates for their best opportunities in higher education. Maumee Valley’s long-standing commitment to experiential education remains a hallmark of a student’s experience, where each student is guided through a personal journey carefully constructed in partnership with faculty advisors. Students come from all walks of life and all over the world where diverse learners, voices, stories, and experiences are heard in order to empower and educate our community members.

A Maumee Valley employee puts students at the center of decision making. The successful candidate is a resourceful and innovative individual who engages in the life of the school and builds relationships across various school constituencies. We ask all of our employees to do the following:

• Fully embrace MV’s mission, the MV2020 Vision, the portrait of an MV educator, and the portrait of an MV graduate
• Recognize, embrace, and engage in diversity, equity, and inclusion work
• Work collaboratively
• Cultivate an environment of continuous growth
• Place students at the heart of their practice
• Nurture community through actions and attitudes
• Exemplify personal and professional integrity

Key Responsibilities and Duties:  

• Teach full load of high school level English classes  
• Manage a student load of between 60 and 80 students
• Nurture and support an advisee group of between 8 and 12 students
• Participate in the life of the school by attending athletic, arts, fundraising, and other school events
• Chaperone school functions, such as dances and school trips as needed
• Participate on committees and task forces as needed
• Sponsor student clubs and activities as needed
• Maintain open lines of communication with students, parents, and colleagues

Skills and Competencies: 

• Sense of humor and demonstrated success working with teenagers
• Experience teaching foundational English skills 
• Flexible and adaptable; able to teach Advanced Placement, standard, and elective English courses
• Facility with experiential education 
• Ability to differentiate instruction 
• Ability to design units and lessons with a backward design framework, such as Understanding by Design
• Ability to collaborate within and between departments both to advance the departments’ goals and to build interdisciplinary learning opportunities
• Capacity to maximize advantages of educational technology

Credentials: 

• Experience in teaching high school English or Humanities classes
• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field required; Master’s Degree, relevant coursework, or relevant professional experience preferred

Background check:

All Maumee Valley employees and volunteers must agree to a comprehensive background check.

HOW TO APPLY:

Please email your documents in PDF format to [email protected]. Documents needed: MVCDS Application, cover letter, resume, and three written professional letters of reference, and a copy of college transcripts.  Please use the title of the position in the subject line of your email.