Middle School Math Teacher
Our Sisters’ School, New Bedford, MA
Responsibilities:
- Teach engaging, developmentally appropriate, and challenging lessons aligned to OSS instructional pillars
- Support the development of interdisciplinary curriculum, vertical alignment, unit planning, and pacing guides.
- Assess and report on student progress in accordance with school policies and practices
- Effectively manage classroom environment in accordance with school policies and culture
- Lead or co-lead homeroom period and routines
- Serve as an advisor and advocate for an assigned group of students
- Collaborate with colleagues, families, and volunteers to ensure that individual student learning needs are met
- Co-organize and supervise grade-level field trips, clubs, and events
- Lead a weekly club
- Engage in staff duties such as student lunch/recess, passing periods, and responsibility for community spaces
- Attend academic, extracurricular, and social events with students and families during the school day and occasionally in the evenings or on weekends, as requested
- Actively participate in all professional development workshops, grade level, subject area, and staff meetings
- Fulfill duties remotely, if possible, when offsite work is required
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications/Skills:
- Teaching experience, preferably at middle level, particularly with economically and racially/ethnically diverse populations
- Advanced coursework in education and/or teaching certification, including deep knowledge of state standards and objectives, learning theory, and curriculum development
- Deep content area knowledge
- Strong speaking, written, and verbal communication skills
- Superior organizational and time management skills
- Proficiency with computers and software programs, especially Google Suite; integrating technology into the curriculum
We offer:
● A work environment that is welcoming, collaborative, flexible, and embraces creativity and diversity
● Salary commensurate with experience, education/certification, and guidelines provided by OSS financial policies
● PTO (paid time off) in accordance with OSS personnel policies and Massachusetts regulations
● Employer offered health insurance, dental coverage, disability insurance and 401K Plan
Background:
Our Sisters’ School is a small, close knit school serving students in grades 5 – 8. We serve motivated girls from low income families and historically underrepresented groups. We recruit staff and students from diverse faiths, races, and cultures. We’re located in the historic and growing city of New Bedford.
We sound like a Catholic school when, in fact, we are not religiously affiliated. The name of our school honors the maritime history of New Bedford. It celebrates courageous young women who ventured out on whaling vessels in the early 1800’s and were called “sister sailors”. Our students, modern “sister sailors” at Our Sisters’ School, bravely venture on the high seas of their educational journeys.
In our safe, supportive, and challenging environment, strong academics are coupled with positive character development as OSS students explore our core values of excellence, community, civic engagement, and leadership. Our educational philosophy values experiential, purposeful, and community-oriented learning that honors student choice and voice. Our goal is to build the best educational environment we can imagine as we support the growth of our students. Flexibility, creativity, teamwork, and hard work are some of the things our staff appreciate and value in the work environment.
Visit our Website at www.oursistersschool.org
Please send cover letter, résumé, and references to: Sarah Herman, Head of School, sherman@oursistersschool.org
