What are the responsibilities and job description for the Middle School MYP German and Homeroom Teacher position at Green Ivy Schools?
Description
Pine Street School is hiring for the 2025-2026 school year!
Starting August 1, 2025
ABOUT PINE STREET SCHOOL
Pine Street School, a member of Green Ivy Schools, is an internationally-minded community dedicated to providing an innovative, engaging, multilingual, and multicultural education that inspires and empowers our students to take mindful action for equity and the environment, making a positive impact on the world. We prioritize authentic student learning, activism, community engagement, and ethical enthusiasm for emerging technology. We offer both Spanish and Mandarin immersion programs for students in grades preschool through 8th grade. Effective Fall of 2025, we will be offering a German language track for intermediate to advanced German language-speakers in our middle school.
JOB DESCRIPTION
We are looking for a dynamic German MYP teacher who will also serve as a homeroom teacher and teach other MYP subjects. Our school welcomes people ready to learn, contribute and collaborate together in order to co-create a curriculum that is significant, relevant, engaging and challenging. The successful candidate will be passionate about education and committed to fostering a love of learning in students.
Pine Street School is an IB school. The IB MYP, or International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme, is an educational framework designed for students aged 11 to 16 (grades 6 to 10). It's part of the International Baccalaureate (IB) continuum, a set of educational programs that aims to develop globally-minded individuals.
HOW YOU WILL SUPPORT PINE STREET SCHOOL STUDENTS
- Develop and implement engaging, student-centered lesson plans that encourage critical thinking and creativity.
- Create a positive and supportive classroom environment that promotes student engagement and collaboration.
- Assess student learning and provide regular feedback to support student growth and development.
- Communicate effectively with students, parents, and colleagues to ensure a strong home-school connection.
- Stay current with education research best practices, and continuously reflect on and improve teaching practices.
- Collaborate with colleagues to design and implement interdisciplinary units of study that connect multiple subjects and real-world issues.
- Participate in professional development opportunities to further personal and professional growth.
- Participate in occasional evening and afterschool obligations, including prep, admissions, ambassador support, parent education, and community building events.
BENEFITS
- We provide Health, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life insurance plans
- We have a generous paid time off policies
- We offer a 401K retirement account with up to 4% matching
- We provide tuition discounts to children of employees
- We provide professional development and training
- We are a professional, dedicated team of teachers who care deeply about our work
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in subject area(s), Master’s degree is highly desired.
- Fluent in German (highly advanced German language skills, C2 level)
- Minimum of three (3) years middle school teaching experience
- Experience in an IB School, Independent School or International Teaching experience strongly preferred
- A valid teaching certification (or equivalent)
- Fluent in English (able to successfully attend workshops, read professional information and work collaboratively in the language.)
- Experience in a 1:1 student device environment
- Experience teaching with Apple learning technologies and Google Workspace
- Desire to participate in co-curricular activities
- Fully authorized to work in the U.S. now and in the future preferred
Salary : $65,000 - $95,000