What are the responsibilities and job description for the Middle and High School Teaching Faculty position at Headwaters School?
Headwaters School, a Pre-K through grade 12 independent day school serving over 520 students across its three campuses in Austin, TX, will be hiring Middle School and High School Teaching Faculty for the 2025-2026 school year which begins on August 1st, 2025.
At Headwaters, our faculty and staff nurture a school culture that promotes a growth mindset, a collaborative spirit, a joyful environment, and the achievement of high expectations. Our faculty and staff ensure all members of our school community understand their role in advancing issues of justice, equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging. Headwaters School supports the professional growth of our school employees in order to contribute to their feelings of fulfillment, to provide a model of lifelong learning for our students, and to advance the strategic goals of the school.
Our faculty and staff are responsible for bringing our Purpose statement to life: to cultivate identity formation, foster empathy, and embrace diversity to bring more peace to the world. In addition, they guide our students to live authentically, think expansively, and create bravely. We invite our students, guides, staff, parents, and trustees to be Peacemakers, Advocates, Creators, and Thinkers.
Teaching Faculty are responsible for:
- Teaching 4 sections of their designated subject;
- Contributing to two other areas of school life, including athletic or extracurricular programs;
- Serve as a student advisor, supervise students during lunchtime, study halls, recess periods (if applicable), afternoon activities, library, chaperone at student events, participate in student retreats, community service days, and attend team meetings, as assigned.
Qualified candidates will have a degree in their teaching subject or a closely related field and prior teaching experience in grades 6-8 or grades 9-12.
Interested applicants should email a resume, cover letter, and statement of educational philosophy to Leslie Hirsch, Director of Human Resources at hr@headwaters.org to apply or visit our school website at https://www.headwaters.org/page/about/employment.
Headwaters School welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. As a 501(c)3 non-profit school, Headwaters provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local anti-discrimination law. The School’s equal employment opportunity practices extend to recruitment, hiring, selection, compensation, benefits, transfer, promotion, training, discipline, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment. All Employees are responsible for complying with the School’s equal employment opportunity policy.
