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The Nueva School
Middle School Math Teacher
Starting August 2024
The Position
The Nueva School seeks a Middle School math teacher. Well-qualified candidates will be creative, energetic, and passionate people with experience implementing curriculum that emphasizes a constructivist, student-centered pedagogical approach. Candidates will be excited to collaborate about mathematics with students and colleagues, including daily short-term work and long-term projects. They will have experience collaboratively developing, adapting, and implementing curriculum to appropriately challenge students with varied experiences and abilities. They will have a strong content and pedagogical background allowing them to support students in discovering and applying concepts, along with improving problem-solving abilities. They will have experience teaching high school level math concepts. Our full-time teachers also participate in the middle school by being an advisor, teaching a quarter of electives or coaching, supporting our DEI work, and doing student supervision duties.
We are seeking applicants who represent the full diversity of our community in the Bay Area. Our ideal candidate will possess an understanding of the diverse socioeconomic, racial, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, academic, and ethnic backgrounds present in our community. In joining our MS team at Nueva, you will become a part of an inclusive, iterative and equity-minded community that recognizes that social justice is a lens with which we examine all aspects of our school community in order to ensure an educational experience where all students can thrive. In deciding whether to apply for a position at Nueva, you are strongly encouraged to consider whether your values align with Nueva’s Mission, Vision, and Values.
General Responsibilities for Teachers in the Middle School Division
§ Lead by example in commitment to Nueva’s mission: “Our school community inspires passion for lifelong learning, fosters social and emotional acuity, and develops the student’s imaginative mind.”
§ Develop and expertly teach the course of study with the highest standards for each student; full time teachers teach four sections, with one to three preps
§ Serve as an advisor to students; full time teachers advise a group of 8-12 students each year
§ Design instruction that emphasizes critical thinking and problem solving
§ Engage in the life of the school by chaperoning trips and events, supporting students through supervisory duties, serving on committees, and attending meetings to collaborate about student success
§ Share enthusiasm for content and intellectual inquiry by teaching an elective for one quarter annually
§ Lead a workshop in preparation for our grade-level trips or an exploration of community building with groups of students (Grade Level Time)
§ Support community building by leading “Mav Dives” activities that emphasize fun, creativity, and connection
§ Co-lead a “lit club” class
§ Write narrative evaluations quarterly (Nueva does not give grade in middle school)
Qualifications and Responsibilities for Math Teachers in the Middle School Division
§ Experience teaching child-centered lessons
§ Experience developing open-ended activities
§ Experience teaching 6th through 9th grade math content; additional high school experience might be a bonus
§ Enjoys developing challenge problems and projects
§ Ability to develop lessons by curating problems from a variety of sources, including developing one’s own problems; Nueva does not use textbooks to teach math
§ Ability to create assessments using standards-based grading
A Successful Candidate Demonstrates the Ability to
§ Work with gifted learners and learn more about this population
§ Collaborate with colleagues in the development and execution of curriculum and instruction both within the discipline and across disciplines
§ Create hands-on, project-based learning experiences
§ Form a collaborative and effective partnership with families, students and colleagues
§ Model flexibility in implementing best learning practices
§ Support the development of the whole child in the classroom, with particular attention to the social and emotional development of the students
§ Implement accommodation plans for students
§ Demonstrate a commitment to social justice, equity and inclusion through pedagogy and incorporate an anti-racist and anti-oppressive lens into teaching practice
§ Integrate appropriate technology to enhance learning
Position Qualifications
§ Bachelor’s or advanced university degree
§ Minimum three years of experience working with adolescents
§ Demonstrated mastery in area of study and ability to teach within and across academic disciplines
§ Excellent communication skills
§ A desire to integrate curriculum with other subjects and to teach and work collaboratively
Compensation
The full-time equivalent salary range for this position is $75,000 – $138,200. The starting salary is based upon, but not limited to, several factors that include type and years of experience, education level, and expertise.
We offer a full benefits package that includes fully paid medical, dental, vision, life insurance for employees, employer contribution toward dependent insurance premium, a generous match on our retirement plan, flexible spending account, and free lunch. Eligibility rules must be met.
To Apply
Please submit your application information to the Nueva Employment Website. To address specific questions, please email Karen Tiegel, at ktiegel@nuevaschool.org
The Nueva School is an Equal Opportunity Employer we do not discriminate against any employee or job applicant on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability or sex. We welcome applications from people of color and those with experience outside the education field.
About The Nueva School
The Nueva School, an internationally-recognized, nonprofit, independent day school, has served gifted and talented students since 1967. Today, Nueva serves nearly 1000 students PK-12. Nueva is located in the neighboring towns of Hillsborough and San Mateo, equidistant between San Francisco and Silicon Valley, serving six different counties throughout the Bay Area of Northern California.
A constructivist school, Nueva is known for its distinctive inquiry-based interdisciplinary studies, project-based learning, and pioneering work in social-emotional learning and design thinking. The Nueva community instills a passion for lifelong learning, fosters social and emotional acuity, and develops the imaginative mind. Our school has received the US Department of Education National Blue Ribbon Award, the US Department of Education National Green Ribbon Award, and the American Institute of Architects Award for School Design and Sustainability; has been recognized as an Apple Distinguished Program and appointed an Ashoka Changemaker School; co-founded the Common Ground Speaker Series; hosts the biennial Innovative Learning Conference, and was highlighted by the Pulitzer Prizewinning and New York Times best-selling author Thomas Friedman in his book That Used to Be Us in the chapter Average Is Over.
For more information about The Nueva School, visit our website:www.nuevaschool.org
