Middle School Math Teacher

Role

The Village School, is seeking a qualified Middle School MathTeacher. The position will begin the 2024-2025 School Year.

Job Duties

• Act as a professional teammate, working productively with and respectfully towards their colleagues so that all feel valued, supported, and part of the team
• Utilize parents as a partner in their child’s education by keeping them regularly informed, particularly when there is a success to celebrate or an issue to address.
• Maintain a learning focused classroom culture based on high expectations, routines, and mutual respect so that all students feel safe to move out of their comfort zone to achieve more
• Be knowledgeable about what they teach and the children they teach so that they can plan for the challenges students face when learning their subject.
• Provide appropriate scaffolding and support such as guided practice and lots of feedback to ensure all ranges of ability gain confidence and progress to independent proficiency.
• Include opportunities for students to explain, discuss, explore, reflect and solve problems so that students  are highly engaged and encouraged to think critically and creatively.

Continued Duties...

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• Be flexible and responsive to student needs by regularly using formative assessment strategies to check for understanding and make adjustments to instruction if necessary. 
• Accurately measure and report student attainment using collaboratively developed assessments so that students can reliably demonstrate the extent of their mastery of content and skills.
• Plan sequences of lessons that introduce knowledge and skills to students in a coherent way so that they deepen understanding, make connections, and master increasingly complex skills.
• Seek to continually improve every year by being open to coaching and engaging in other professional development opportunities in order to improve outcomes for their students and illustrate that teachers are also lifelong learners.
• Other duties as assigned
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Required Skills/Abilities

• Qualified applicants will have demonstrated success teaching a MS Mathematics curriculum for at least 3 years.  
• Bachelor’s Degree in Education or related field of study.
• Training in effective Mathematics instructional methods
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint for producing reports and presentations.
• Good cross-cultural, interpersonal and communication skills to interact with diverse nationalities and cultures.
• Excellent analytical skills – with the passion and drive to demonstrate and quantify success.
• Results orientated with the ability to consistently map efforts against identified KPIs.
• Excellent time management skills and flexibility in dealing with multi-functional tasks.