Accredited by NEASC
Humanities (English/Gov’t/Economics)
Faculty / Full-Time
Dexter Southfield School, Brookline, MA
About Dexter Southfield
Dexter Southfield is an independent school where boys and girls in Pre-K through Class 12 develop their individual talents and build an ethical foundation for life. Students learn to lead and serve with character, confidence, and compassion. Our 36-acre campus is located on the Brookline-Boston line, just minutes from the city’s best museums, libraries, hospitals, performing arts venues, colleges, and universities, all of which serve as an extension of our classrooms. At Dexter Southfield, we approach everything we do with enthusiasm and commitment, living by our School’s motto: “Our Best Today, Better Tomorrow.”
Essential Job Functions:
- Deliver a developmentally appropriate subject-matter curriculum, adapting material and methods to create relevant sequential assignments and lesson plans that guide and challenge students.
- Evaluate the academic and social growth of students and prepare quarterly grades. Write individualized advisee and student comments.
- Encourage students to think independently and to express original ideas.
- Establish and maintain standards of student behavior to ensure an orderly, productive learning environment.
- Administer testing in accordance with division testing practices.
- Maintain an actively engaged classroom environment to support student learning.
- Maintain frequent contact with students, parents, advisors, and school counselors about student performance and behavior. Participate in parent-teacher conferences as necessary.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues across divisions.
- Instruct students in appropriate research and citation skills, as well as in-class note-taking, detailed textual annotations, and reading comprehension and articulation.
- Develop students’ organizational, study, and test-taking skills as well as their competency with educational technology tools.
- Reinforce students’ comfort in oral participation and public speaking with regularly assigned presentations and recitations.
- Middle and upper school faculty are requires coaching two seasons of sports (or the equivalent thereof), and other auxiliary supervision such as homeroom, advising, extra help for students, and study halls.
- Other duties as assigned.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred in subject area
- Proficiency in subject matter and subject-specific training and instruction
- At least three years of full-time experience working with adolescents
- Proficiency in developing, delivering, and assessing comprehensive lesson plans and instruction
- Effective communication skills (oral and written) to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and parents
- Demonstrated knowledge in teaching principles, theories, methods, behavior management techniques, and conflict resolution strategies
- Understanding of the unique academic, social, and behavioral characteristics of students
- Ability to create and contribute to an engaging and inclusive learning environment and workplace
- History of continued education or professional development
- Ability to be flexible, effectively manage stress, and adapt to changing work priorities and assignments
- Willingness to work as a team player and individual contributor
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to multitask and meet deadlines with maximum precision and minimal supervision
- Excellent communication skills (oral, written, non-verbal) to build trust among constituencies
- Commitment to actively promote and contribute to an engaging and inclusive workplace
- Ability to be flexible, effectively manage stress, and adapt to changing work priorities in a fast-paced work environment
Requirements:
This job requires one to lift, carry, push, and/or pull materials and equipment weighing up to 20 pounds as well as the ability to stand, sit, walk, and effective use of extremities to reach, hold, touch, push, pull, lift, and carry. Incumbents must also effectively communicate (oral, written, non-verbal) with others. This job typically requires 35% sitting, 35% walking, and 30% standing and is performed under minimal temperature variations in a generally hazard-free environment. Depending on classroom assignment, this role may require one to relocate classrooms throughout the day and require ascending and descending stairs. Incumbents will occasionally be required to work extended hours, including after school, during evenings, and on weekends.
Dexter Southfield’s 36-acre campus is composed of several buildings, playing fields, and outdoor learning spaces, which are accessible via internal and external walkways, stairs, nature paths, hills, and uneven terrain. This position requires one to transfer between these areas in all weather conditions.
All employees of Dexter Southfield are required to verify employment eligibility and successfully complete CORI, SORI, and fingerprint-based background checks as a condition of employment.
Dexter Southfield School
Brookline, MA
Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle School, High School
Day
All Gender, Boys, Girls
