Westtown School·West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania
The teacher will deliver World Religions courses using a nondevotional, academic approach rooted in Quaker traditions. Responsibilities include developing hands-on lessons, integrating technology, and supporting students' social-emotional and identity development.
Westtown School seeks an experienced teacher to teach three sections of World Religions 1 or World Religions 2 each semester. The successful candidate will join a team of experienced religion educators and professionals in a department that values collaboration. Together, the team passionately promotes religious literacy through a nondevotional and academic approach to religious studies.
The department’s work is rooted in our Quaker traditions and guided by our school's mission to cultivate each student’s voice as we challenge our students to realize their individual gifts. We seek an experienced educator who will encourage students to ask big, essential questions, find value in the study of religion for creating social change, and see the study of religion as a way to promote understanding in a religiously diverse world.
Westtown School is an independent, pre-K to 12, college preparatory day and boarding school located in suburban West Chester, PA, approximately 30 miles from Philadelphia. Situated on a beautiful 600-acre campus, Westtown offers state-of-the-art facilities where our committed faculty and staff inspire and prepare our students to be stewards and leaders of a better world.
Essential Responsibilities
Develops lessons and hands-on learning activities that promote problem-solving, creative and critical thinking, collaboration, and effective communication skills while encouraging risk-taking in learning;
Actively involves students in the classroom through group work, project-based learning, exploration, questioning, discussion, and other cooperative teaching techniques;
Communicates effectively with all constituents – colleagues, administrators, parents, and students;
Helps students hone the essential skills of critical thinking, communication, and empathy, and empowers them to draw out those skills in other people;
Supports students’ social-emotional and identity development;
Contributes to building and sustaining an inclusive school community and a program that embodies diverse cultures and perspectives;
Integrates technology seamlessly into teaching strategies and practices, including the use of a learning management system;
Contributes to students’ development of Quaker values;
Engages in decision-making aligned with Quaker process in service to the school community;
Enthusiastically seeks out and participates in both school-sponsored and self-selected professional development opportunities to grow as an instructional leader and community member.
For additional information about Westtown School and to explore current career opportunities, please visit our website, westtown.edu/careers [https://www.westtown.edu/about/employment/]. Interested applicants can apply online by submitting their resume, cover letter, and three professional references directly to the specific job posting on the faculty employment portal [https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=a000e3a1-b58f-4479-a97a-7b41277dd466&ccId=9200690577830_2&lang=en_US].
Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree and have 3-5 years of relevant classroom teaching experience, preferably in an independent school. A commitment to social justice, cultural competence, and Quaker values is required.
Market context
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