The School for Independent Learners (SIL) is seeking a part-time, in-person Biology teacher. The candidate must have a minimum of one year of teaching experience, preferably at the high-school level and above. They must be comfortable teaching Biology at the College Prep, Honors, and AP level. Due to the demand, this position requires anywhere between 12 to 16 hours of teaching per week. This may fluctuate depending on enrollment and the teaching schedule is flexible to accommodate both students' families and teachers. Experience in teaching Environmental Sciences and Human Anatomy & Physiology is a plus, but not required. All labs will be conducted on-site.
We are a small, WASC-accredited private high school located in Los Altos, CA. Our academic environment provides our students with a safe, nurturing, and close-knit learning community that utilizes personally developed, UC-approved curriculum. Our instruction is primarily conducted in a one-to-one setting, allowing teachers to move at the pace of each individual student. All our classes are done real-time, majority in-person, with the few exceptions of virtual. Our teachers are dedicated to their craft, with the average tenure being 7 years. We provide a supportive and encouraging environment to teachers of all levels and backgrounds. The flexible nature of our school not only caters to students, but also teachers. In the past, several teachers have been able to pursue advanced degrees while concurrently remaining committed to their position here.
We do not have the ability to assist in any personal move to the area nor can we sponsor any work visas. Ideally, we are seeking to start this new role by the end of August-early September 2024. Since we are a private school, a teaching credential is not required.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $35.00 - $45.00 per hour
Benefits:
● Dental, Vision, Health Insurance
● Flexible schedule
Schedule:
● Monday to Friday
● Weekend availability, if possible
Education:
● A Bachelor’s Degree ( minimum)
Experience:
● Teaching: 1 year
Work Location: In person
About Us
OUR MISSION
With a focus on mastery outcomes, School for Independent Learners (SIL) individualizes curriculum, instruction, and assessment—along with student support programs—in order to help each student become a self-aware individual, invested community member, and life-long learner.
HISTORY
SIL is a progressive, independent, college-preparatory school for students grades 8-12. SIL serves families throughout Silicon Valley, primarily those in the Santa Clara, San Mateo, and San Francisco counties.
The school’s founders, Dr. Herman Ohme and Mrs. Jean Ohme, first established SIL in the early 1980s. Before the center’s founding, Dr. Ohme was a teacher and principal in California public K-12 schools from the 1950s through the 1970s. During his tenure, he witnessed the current education system do more harm than good. Schools punished students for learning differently from their peers, rather than working with them to find a method that worked. They expelled and failed students with no second chances. After decades of battling the status quo, Dr. Ohme and Mrs. Ohme decided to build a school that, in Dr. Ohme’s words, “Does no harm”, and where “one size does not fit all.”
SIL center began offering classes for high school credit in 2001, and shortly after began accepting full-time students. In 2005, SIL earned its accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), and is currently accredited.
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