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JOB TITLE: Science Department Chair
REPORTS TO: Head of Upper School
JOB STATUS: FLSA Status: Exempt 1.0 FTE
ABOUT ATHENIAN
The Athenian School is an independent college preparatory boarding and day school that serves students in grades 6 – 12, from throughout the East Bay, California, the US and the world. Since our founding, we have been dedicated to educating students through experiential, collaborative and interdisciplinary learning. We foster critical thinking and value reasoned discourse, mutual respect, and social justice. Please read through our site to learn more about our community. We look forward to meeting you as you consider Athenian!
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
The Athenian School seeks a department chair for our Upper School science department to begin in the 2024-25 school year. The department chair will teach a total of three year-long science courses in addition to leading a department of eight faculty. We welcome interest from candidates with experience in biology, chemistry and/or physics. Successful candidates will have experience as pedagogical and curricular leaders for their discipline, experiential education, project based learning and demonstrate capacity for leading reviews of curriculum and classroom practices to ensure vertical continuity and appropriateness of content, skills, and assessment. The department chair will help to identify professional development opportunities for themselves and others within their department, seek out new ideas and initiatives, and supervise teachers in the department. They will develop and assume responsibility for the departmental budget, serve as a hiring manager, and onboard new faculty to their department. They will partner with the Dean of Faculty for evaluations and provide regular feedback to members of their department on areas of excellence and growth.
CORE REQUIREMENTS
We seek candidates with a purposeful approach towards leading an academic department and demonstrating excellent classroom management skills. They will have experience seeking both informal and formal feedback and showcase effort to strengthen their leadership skills. Candidates should hold a Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in science (chemistry, biology, or physics). The ability to teach other emerging and interdisciplinary subjects, and experience in curriculum design, would be a plus.
In addition to these responsibilities, faculty have the chance to apply for and serve as part of our residential life team which would include dormitory housing when these opportunities are open. Faculty also have the opportunity to coach a sport for a supplemental stipend.
BENEFITS, COMPENSATION, PROFESSIONAL GROWTH & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Athenian provides excellent benefits and salaries are competitive and commensurate with work experience and education. Community members enjoy meals on campus and use of athletics facilities, including a pool, gym and fitness center. Our faculty salary range is $75,900 – $137,800. Department chairs receive an additional stipend of $3,000 as well as additional stipends for completed Masters and Doctoral degrees.
All employees participate in school wide professional development, and have the opportunity to pursue a range of additional professional growth opportunities. These include, but are not limited to, funded participation in professional conferences and continuing education opportunities. Athenian provides needed training for CPR/AED certification.
All employees are expected to attend all-school functions relevant to their role and to participate in supporting the student experience with other school duties as requested by their direct supervisor.
NON DISCRIMINATION COMMITMENT
The Athenian School is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to basing judgments concerning the employment of individuals upon their qualifications and abilities. The School is firmly committed to equal employment and advancement opportunities for all employees and applicants in all areas of employment. The School does not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, color, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic characteristic or genetic information, physical or mental disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Please apply directly on our careers site: https://athenian.applytojob.com/apply/OrrV0tZOMm/Upper-School-Science-Department-Chair?source=POCIS
