The Madeira School is seeking a History Teacher to join its faculty beginning August 2025. The successful candidate will support and achieve the School’s mission and vision by effectively facilitating learning in student-centered college preparatory classrooms.

Responsibilities:

• Manage a full-time faculty load that will include a combination of teaching, facilitate one season of an after-school activity, and participate in collaboration and on campus professional development.
• Know how girls learn and use this knowledge to guide instructional and curricular decisions; apply principles of student-oriented learning when developing curriculum and assessing student learning
• Develop a classroom culture that is inclusive, safe, joyful, and fosters a sense of belonging for students of all identities and backgrounds
• Work collaboratively with a team of faculty, colleagues, administrators and parents
• Maintain accurate student records such as grades and comments and communicate such data in accordance with the Academic Calendar and School expectations.
• Perform all duties associated with advising including participation in the first-year advisor orientation program and serving as an advisor in subsequent years.

Requirements:

• Teaching experience required. A preference for content knowledge and teaching experience in World History and/or Asian History and/or Latin American History and/or African History.
• Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree preferred
• Ability to demonstrate growth mindset, optimism, and belief that all students can learn required
• Ability to innovate and think creatively about education
• Ability to and interest in contributing to the school outside one’s academic department including to the activities program, residential program, and interdisciplinary offerings.
• Ability to use and adapt to a wide-array of technology as tools to support and deepen student learning and instruction
• Strong cross-cultural competencies and a commitment to inclusive and equitable practices  Uphold the School’s professional standards including punctuality, courtesy and discretion

About The Madeira School

The Madeira School is an independent boarding and day school that educates girls in grades 9-12. The scenic 376-acre campus is just 10 miles from Washington, DC. Enrolling 335 students from 21 states and 38 countries, Madeira was founded with the vision of leading innovation in girls’ education and the mission of launching women who change the world

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