Math Chair

Description

About Us:

Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School is an independent community school with an engaged and motivated student body that participates fully in both Jewish and secular activities. The school cultivates a joyful learning community that builds students’ capacity for critical thinking, creativity, and moral courage by nurturing their natural curiosity and exploring their compelling questions through a complementary curriculum of general and Jewish studies. As a community Jewish day school, Hausner serves families from a wide range of backgrounds and religious affiliations.

Hausner currently enrolls 312 students and provides an exceptional education in science, math, history, literature, Jewish studies, Hebrew language, music, fine arts, sports, and technology. The academic excellence of the program is built on rigorous standards, exceptional faculty, and small student to teacher ratios.We have outstanding academics and a strong sense of community while instilling Jewish values and joyfully celebrating Jewish traditions. We teach to the whole child: social and emotional growth, academic and critical-thinking skills, as well as a wide array of enrichment activities. Our philosophy strongly encourages inclusivity and diversity; ethics and values are infused throughout the TK-8 curriculum.

About the Position: 

Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School seeks a creative, collaborative, dynamic educator to be the Chair of our Math department and join our outstanding upper school math faculty. The successful candidate will teach 2-3 daily math classes in our Upper School Program (grades 5-8) and weekly enrichment classes in our lower school (TK-4). Candidates should be knowledgeable of Common Core Math Standards, familiar with Singapore Math, and experienced in teaching advanced math classes at the middle school level such as algebra and geometry. The successful candidate will work closely with the other members of the math team to provide high quality, engaging, standards-based math instruction. The successful candidate will also work closely with the lower school general studies faculty to ensure that all students develop creative problem solving skills in mathematics and are appropriately challenged to meet their potential.

In addition, the Math Chair will help Hausner develop a plan for the future of math instruction at Hausner, lead math curriculum review and adoption efforts, and help establish a Mathematics Center for Excellence.

Professional Qualities/Skills:

• Strong knowledge of current mathematics curriculum and instructional best practices.
• Passionate, student-centered approach to teaching.
• Ability to differentiate instruction to address the needs of all students and develop curriculum extensions to challenge advanced learners.
• Commitment to meaningful collaboration with colleagues and parents.
• Excellent communication skills and commitment to keeping parents informed and engaged.
• Willingness to take risks and seize leadership opportunities as they arise.
• Interest in professional growth and commitment to continuous learning.
• Commitment to improving the school as a whole and willingness to share best practices with others.
• Ability to be self-reflective and commitment to learning from feedback received from colleagues, administrators, and students.
• Proficient with technology including Google suite of applications, iPads, and typical classroom instructional and management applications.

Responsibilities Include:

• Lead Hausner’s math instructional team.
• In collaboration with the academic leadership team, continue to build and update the mathematics program at Hausner TK-8 to ensure that Hausner students receive outstanding, individualized math instruction.
• Examine current assessment data and develop additional assessments to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of the Hausner mathematics program.
• Provide professional development support to all math and general studies teachers on a regular basis.
• Design and implement challenging, engaging math lessons in 2-3 upper school (grades 5-8) math courses.
• Attend and actively participate in all faculty meetings.
• Participate in special school events including, but not limited to, Open House, Back to School Night, STEM Fair, special student performances. Attendance at other community/school events is encouraged.
• Accompany students on annual overnight field trip.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Required Experience/Education:

• Four-year degree from an accredited college or university, 
• Valid teacher credential and/or previous middle school and/or high school teaching experience preferred.
• Undergraduate degree or at least 24 semester hours, in mathematics. Masters degree in a related field preferred.
• Excellent classroom management skills.

Compensation:

• Competitive salary, $80,000-120,000 dependent on experience.
• Benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, 403b Retirement Plan, Long- and Short-term Disability, Voluntary Life/Accident Insurance, Work-Life Balance Employee Assistance Program (EAP). Pre-tax payroll deduction also available for Commuter Checks and Flexible Spending Account.

Other:

• This job announcement does not necessarily present an exhaustive or all-inclusive list of responsibilities, qualifications, physical requirements, or work conditions.
• The school reserves the right to supplement, modify, or delete any aspects of this job, including the position itself, at any time, as it deems advisable.

Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to an inclusive, welcoming community, where all are accepted and are treated with respect. Hausner does not unlawfully discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of age, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, religion, veteran status, national, or ethnic origin, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.