What are the responsibilities and job description for the Middle School Tanakh and Limudei Kodesh Teach position at The Leffell School?
Our Middle School is seeking a dynamic, warm, experienced Tanakh and Judaic Studies teacher to join our Middle School Limudei Kodesh Team, teaching grades 6 - 8.
The ideal candidate is collaborative and capable of creating active lessons that engage students in content, while teaching critical skills for text learning, all while engendering a love of Judaism in the process. He or she will have mastery in teaching Tanakh, as well as Limudei Kodesh more broadly in a middle school setting, paired with an evidence-based, backward design approach to teaching and learning. We seek to ground our students in rigorous study of Tanakh, to engender a love of Talmud Torah, and to help our students develop the skills to support lifelong learning. This colleague will also participate as a leader in our Middle School Tefilah program and in the life of the school more broadly.
Qualifications: Experience teaching Tanakh and Judaic Studies in a formal classroom setting is required. Experience teaching middle school students specifically will be helpful. The ability to teach in Hebrew, and/or depth of background in teaching Mishnah and Gemara are a bonus. The salary range for this position is $60,000 to $80,000, plus benefits.
