What are the responsibilities and job description for the Grade 7 English and Social Studies Teacher position at Belmont Day School?
Inspire and challenge.
At Belmont Day School, we foster intellectual curiosity, honor differences, and empower meaningful contribution with excellence, respect, honesty, responsibility, caring, and joy.
Grade 7 English and Social Studies Teacher
Belmont Day School seeks a dynamic, skilled, and creative English and social studies teacher to teach Grade 7 English and social studies and collaborate with a collegial and skilled team of faculty.
This person will serve as an integral member of the middle school team. Deep knowledge of and appreciation of teaching literature, history, the social sciences, and social justice from multiple perspectives, as well as expertise in teaching reading strategies, literary analysis, grammar, writing mechanics, prose, creative writing, and analytical reading, writing, and research are required. A qualified candidate will also possess a strong enthusiasm and deep knowledge of middle school students, a commitment to fostering and modeling our core values, and a clear understanding and dedication to equity and inclusion and infusing anti-bias and culturally responsive pedagogy.
This is a full-time, ten-month, exempt, and benefit-eligible position that reports to the middle school head and begins on August 25, 2025. This position is not eligible for employer-sponsored relocation.
We offer competitive salary and benefits, and a compensation strategy that prioritizes pay equity for faculty with similar years of teaching experience and relevant advanced degrees. Based on the minimum years of experience required for this role, the salary range for this position is $66,700 to $99,150 for twenty years of prior teaching experience..
Responsibilities
Teach two sections of Grade 7 English; teach two sections of Grade 7 social studies.
Engage weekly in collaborative planning meetings with the English department
Run a middle school club
Create and deliver rigorous, effective, and compelling curricular experiences
Maintain documentation of curriculum
Work to ensure academic excellence—the ability of students to approach novel tasks with the confidence, mindset, and skills to accomplish them successfully
Foster an equitable and inclusive community in and outside of the classroom
Serve in one or more roles: Capstone mentor, middle school athletics coach, Growth, Development, and Belonging teacher, or associate teacher mentor
Collaborate with teams of colleagues to support co-curricular programming and the development of students beyond the classroom
Keep careful anecdotal and assessment records to inform and write comprehensive student reports
Lead and assist in parent-teacher conferences focused on the social, emotional, and academic growth of middle school students
Constructively participate in professional evaluation program
Provide regular, constructive, and specific feedback to students to encourage their growth and improvement as readers, writers, and speakers
Establish and maintain strong home-school partnerships with families to ensure students’ success
Engage with students routinely by providing coverage at lunch, recess, and dismissal, or other duties as needed
Perform additional responsibilities as required
Salary : $66,700 - $99,150