What are the responsibilities and job description for the Middle School Theme Teacher position at Montclair Cooperative School Inc?
Job Description
Job Description
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MONTCLAIR COOPERATIVE SCHOOL (MCS)
Job Description
JOB TITLE : Middle School Theme Teacher DATE : December 2024
FUNCTIONAL AREA : Instructional Faculty
REPORTS TO : Head of School
The Montclair Cooperative School is seeking a progressive, energetic Middle School Theme Teacher to join our dynamic team beginning September 1st, 2025. Theme study merges the disciplines of history, geography, and cultural anthropology, broadly defined as “Social Studies”.
Founded in 1963, the Montclair Cooperative School (the Co-op) is an independent, progressive, co-educational school, serving approximately 125 students from Early Ages through eighth grade. We are a community of students, teachers and parents dedicated to creating a diverse and nurturing environment where children flourish intellectually, creatively and emotionally while developing exceptional social skills and a deep sense of community responsibility. The Co-op’s whole-child curriculum is interdisciplinary, emphasizing inquiry, diversity, critical thinking and deep understanding, while supporting individualized social and emotional growth.
Specific Responsibilities :
- Plan and design developmentally appropriate educational theme curriculum and differentiated instruction for students in grades 6-8;
- Support students with their social-emotional development;
- Work closely with learning specialists to create and implement both learning support and enrichment activities;
- Provide opportunities that encourage curiosity, exploration, problem-solving, and the use of technology;
- Create and provide a supportive and caring classroom environment in which students can learn and interact positively with one another;
- Conduct informal and formal learning assessments to be responsive to an individualized approach for student growth;
- Assess students’ academic and social growth, keep accurate records and prepare progress reports;
- Communicate with families about students’ learning through frequent updates, parent-teacher conferences, and student progress reports;
- Continue to develop professionally by actively participating in professional development opportunities within the independent school community;
- Develop lesson plans and instructional materials that support individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student;
- Use a variety of instructional strategies;
- Participate in faculty and curriculum development meetings and committees as requested;
- Assess students’ academic and social growth, keep accurate records and prepare progress reports;
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements : Qualifications