What are the responsibilities and job description for the English Teacher | position at Lakeside School?
Position Type : The Downtown School
Date Posted : 1 / 16 / 2025
Location :
The Downtown School The Downtown School is seeking an experienced, dynamic, and collaborative educator who is passionate about teaching English. Successful candidates will hold at least a bachelor's degree in English or a related field, with an advanced degree strongly preferred, and have experience teaching English or Language Arts in a high-school or college setting. The ideal candidate will have a passion and expertise for language and literature, strong interpersonal and team-building skills, loves working with teenagers, and has a positive outlook and growth mindset. Experience with interdisciplinary study and / or teaching is considered an asset. A willingness to collaborate and engage in a dialogue about instructional practices with peers, a commitment to diversity and inclusion, and an interest in taking on administrative leadership at a schoolwide level are essential. The Downtown School's organizational model also allows and requires all faculty to serve in an administrative capacity. The Downtown School will consider applicants with a high profficiency in technology and willingness to engage in professional development in lieu of direct experience.
Responsibilities
- Teach four sections of English
- Advise a group of 12-14 students
- Provide academic support outside of the classroom for students with different learning styles and strengths
- Provide regular feedback to students through the form of formative and summative assessments as well as writing quarterly comments
- Regularly meet with other humanities faculty to discuss issues related to humanities curriculum and instruction at The Downtown School
- Serve as member of the admissions committee
- Participate in the life of the school community, admissions events, faculty meetings, grade-level meetings, and general engagement with student life
- Team teach an interdisciplinary, intensive course at the beginning of the school year.
- Use the City as a Lab, integrating curricular partnerships and excursions into their curriculum
- Take on a major administrative role in the school.
Requirements and Qualifications
Curriculum
Our English program is focused on developing students' writing and critical-thinking skills. Students learn to write analytical, personal, creative, and persuasive texts, and develop a strong command of the English language through a study of grammar and vocabulary. Throughout the four years of English, students hone their ability to understand and articulate-in writing and speaking-why they think what they think, which they accomplish through focused practice of Socratic questioning and active listening, as well as ongoing analysis and discussion of a wide variety of texts from around the world. Students receive intensive and personalized writing instruction that focuses upon delivering clear ideas to the reader.
Over the course of four years, students will learn to :
Salary and Benefits :
Salary Range : $105,000 - $110,000
The Downtown School : A Lakeside School is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding candidates and provides a competitive compensation package. Benefits include :
Working At The Downtown School
The Downtown School : A Lakeside School is committed to sustaining a school in which individuals representing diverse cultures and experiences instruct one another in the meaning and value of community. To learn more about working at The Downtown School, please visit our Careers page on the The Downtown School : A Lakeside School website.
Equity in hiring : According to various studies, women and people of color are more likely to not apply for a job if they see themselves as not meeting every requirement of the posting, which means employers miss meeting potentially ideal candidates. The Downtown School : A Lakeside School is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community where employees from diverse cultures are affirmed and equipped to lead an inclusive learning environment for our students. Please apply even if you don't meet every single requirement.
Participate in the 2025 Diversity Career Fair hosted by POCIS Northwest
Virtual : Sunday, February 9, 2025, 9am-12pm PST on Zoom
In-Person : Saturday, March 8, 2025, 9am-12pm at The Bush School
For more information and to register, visit Diversity Career Fair
Salary : $105,000 - $110,000
