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Job Title: Math Teacher

Academic Year 2023-2024

Department: Instruction

Reports to: Math Department Chair

FLSA Status: Exempt

Summary:

An all-boys, all-boarding college-preparatory school serving 180 students, Blue Ridge School’s 751-acre campus lies along the eastern slope of the Blue Ridge Mountains 20 miles from Charlottesville, Virginia.

Blue Ridge School is innovative in its approach to educating young men. Passionate teachers, small classes, strong relationships, lots of opportunities to participate in athletics and co-curricular activities, and a rigorous but supportive college prep curriculum, empower Blue Ridge graduates to thrive in college. With an average class size of 9 students, faculty members are able to help each student discover the best way to master the course material, and challenge each student to reach beyond self-determined limits and fulfill his untapped potential.

The role of Math Teacher is a full-time, 9-month, position that has primary responsibilities to plan, organize and implement an appropriate instructional program in a learning environment that guides and encourages students to develop and fulfill their academic potential. This teacher will teach 4 sections of Mathematics in a combination of Algebra 1, Geometry, or Algebra 2. Precalculus experience is preferred but not required.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in a Mathematical related field from an accredited institution
• Experience working with students of different academic backgrounds and learning profiles preferred, but not required
• Flexibility, creativity and willingness to play an active role in the life of the School community
• Proficient use of technology in the classroom and the theory behind such use
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with students, parents, peers, and supervisors
• Exceptional organizational, planning, problem solving, decision making and critical thinking skills
• Effective time management skills
• Ability to read and write within the discipline of mathematics to support mathematical understanding, reasoning, and communication

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plan, prepare and deliver instructional activities that facilitate engaging learning experiences
• Develop course syllabi and lesson plans in alignment with the Math Department’s curricular scope and sequence
• Establish and communicate clear objectives for all learning activities
• Provide a variety of learning materials and resources for use in educational activities
• Use relevant technology to support instruction
• Willingness to work with students of different academic backgrounds, utilizing professional development opportunities and experiences to identify and select appropriate instructional resources and methods to meet students’ varying learning profiles.
• Instruct and monitor students in the use of learning materials and resources
• Work with students to make connections between mathematics and other disciplines in order to select the appropriate application of mathematics skills and concepts to solve problems.
• Challenges students to think critically, communicate between mathematics and other disciples in order to problem solve.
• Keep up to date with developments in subject area, teaching resources and methods and make relevant changes to instructional plans and activities
• Assign and grade class work, homework, tests and assignments to include regular constructive feedback on all work and assessments
• Observe, evaluate, and record each student's overall performance and development
• Prepare reports and update all necessary records accurately, completely, and timely as required by school policies regarding students’ behavior and academic achievement
• Participate in department meetings, school meetings, and parent meetings
• Communicate necessary information regularly to students, colleagues and parents regarding student progress and student needs
• Perform certain advisory duties including but not limited to student support, counseling students with academic problems and providing student encouragement
• Maintain discipline in accordance with the rules and disciplinary systems of the school
• Participates on weekday and weekend duty teams
• Participate in two seasons of co-curricular programming
• Attends on-campus special events, such as Registration, Parents Weekend, Alumni Weekend, School sponsored mixers, etc.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

Teaching credential or certification preferred; not required

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions require the following physical demands: occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; some climbing and balancing; frequent stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling; and significant fine finger dexterity. Generally the job requires 25% sitting, 25% walking, and 50% standing.  The job is performed under minimal temperature variations and under conditions with some exposure to risk of injury and/or illness.

About Blue Ridge School

Blue Ridge School is an all-boys college preparatory boarding school, grades 9-12. We serve approximately 180 young men who respond well to small classes, a structured environment, close faculty support and a strong sense of community. Blue Ridge is located 20 miles from Charlottesville, Virginia, home of the University of Virginia. Our campus, which comprises nearly 800 acres, lies at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains. We believe, understand and respect that all boys are different; they grow at different rates, have different interests, learn differently and walk different paths. We know how to relate to boys and teach them to reach: reach their potential, their goals, and their best. We do this by focusing on individual needs, building success, self-confidence and independence. The results are boys who are independent thinkers, creative problem solvers, self-directed and self-reliant.

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