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About the Role
Ethical Culture Fieldston School is seeking a full-time Math Teacher for the Middle Division for the 26/27 school year. The role requires confidence in teaching all areas of middle school mathematics and employing a range of pedagogical approaches. The ideal candidate will be committed to fostering equity, belonging, and inclusion, and have a passion for working with middle school students.
Responsibilities
- Teaching 4 total sections of math in grade 6, 7 or 8
- Collaborating with colleagues, sharing resources and communicating about curriculum and students
- Preparing for and communicating details about student performance and growth with parents and/or guardians at scheduled conferences
- Attending all departmental and division meetings
- Serving as an advisor for a group of 11-12 MS students
- Addressing student behavioral issues and other challenges to maintain a safe environment
- Maintaining accurate student record keeping including grades and attendance
- Providing encouragement to students to support their social and emotional growth
- Ensuring confidentiality of student information
- Maintaining compliance with all school policies, state regulations, and educational standards
- Performing other related projects and duties as needed and assigned
Requirements
- A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mathematics, Mathematics Education, or a closely related field required; Master’s degree preferred
- A minimum of 2 years of relevant teaching experience, preferably with middle school students
- Ability to teach all areas of arithmetic, Pre-Algebra and Algebra
- A passion for teaching with a pleasant and positive demeanor toward all forms of teaching and learning
- A positive attitude and the ability to listen effectively and be receptive to feedback
- Ability to collaborate and build strong relationships with faculty, administrators, students, parents, and the overall community
- Commitment to cultural competency and to fostering an inclusive environment that supports students of all backgrounds
- Ability to manage time effectively, stay organized, and prioritize required tasks
- Excellent verbal, written, and oral communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to use varied teaching approaches: listening, cooperative learning, lecture, flipped classroom
- Commitment to engaging in ongoing professional development and proficiency in utilizing and learning new technologies (i.e., Google Workspace tools)
- Reliability, punctuality, and consistent attendance
- Ability to cultivate a welcoming culture in which all members of our community feel valued and appreciated
Skills
- Integers
- Order of operation
- Decimals
- Ratios and proportions
- Fractions
- Rate
- Percent and percent of change
- Proportion
- Rules of exponents
- Variable expressions
- Solving equations and inequalities
- Solving multi-step equations
- Solving linear equations in two variables
- Solving systems of equations
- Exponents
- Polynomials
- Radicals
- Quadratics
- Graphing on the coordinate plane
- Direct instruction
- Project-based learning
- Cooperative group work
- Google Workspace tools
Location
- Onsite
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Minimum 2 years of relevant teaching experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Mathematics Education, or a closely related field
- Master's degree in Mathematics, Mathematics Education, or a closely related field preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $75,261-$184,830
About the Company
- Ethical Culture Fieldston School is a progressive PreK-12 independent school founded in 1878.
- ECFS offers a rich curriculum in the arts, sciences, and humanities.
- It is a co-ed, nonsectarian school serving an inclusive community of about 1,700 students on two campuses.
- The school has a long history of inclusion and belonging rooted in its mission and the educational philosophy of its founder, Felix Adler.
- ECFS embraces all aspects of an individual, including their ancestry, family, identity, culture, and beliefs.
- The school affirms differences and commonalities, striving to balance individuality and community.
- ECFS is dedicated to increasing students’ cultural literacy to help them understand multiple perspectives and see the world beyond the self.
- Members of the community are expected to engage in open dialogue about living and learning in an inclusive environment.
- The school is committed to making its vision of a democratic, pluralistic, and progressive school a reality.
Equal Opportunity
- ECFS is an equal opportunity employer.
- We seek to be a welcoming community of professionals that broadly reflects the people of the metropolitan New York City area, our students, and families.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion or religious practices, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, citizenship status, national origin, age, ability status, military status, unemployment status or any other category protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws.
- We are committed to hiring practices that ensure all candidates are given fair consideration in alignment with our institutional mission and goals.