English Teacher

Oakwood has an opening for the 2024-2025 academic year and is accepting applications for a f ull-time faculty member within the English Department .

Teacher will teach a full load of classes and participate in duties and responsibilities as assigned, including work on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

Faculty reports to the English Department Chair and is part of the High School Faculty. Responsibilities : Teaches English classes (Grade 9-12) Collaborates with other members of the department in preparing lessons for teaching and learning in alignment with Oakwood’s mission and philosophy.

Works closely with students to help them develop critical thinking and research skills. Evaluates student progress through a variety of assessment modes.

Maintains student records, including online grades. Implements a wide array of classroom activities to address multiple learning styles.

Communicates regularly with student-support team members : parents, teachers, student services, deans, and other administrators.

Provides ongoing student feedback, both informal and formal, including written narrative evaluations. Meets with students and families, as needed.

Treats students equitably, is sincerely interested in them as individuals, and responds to their needs. May serve as an Advisor to a grade-level group of students.

May serve as an Advisor to an Affinity Group. Will teach in Oakwood’s Immersion program. Actively engages in the life of the school.

• QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 3+ years of English teaching experience desired; Knowledge and experience with backwards design process for planning;
• Maintains high quality standards and pays rigorous attention to details; Excellent interpersonal communication skills; possesses curiosity and has an enthusiasm for learning;
• and Passion to find and creatively tell stories in a variety of styles and forms (published articles, social media posts, and email campaigns);

Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and social justice both in and out of the classroom; and Positive attitude, flexible approach, and ability to develop close working relationships with students and colleagues.

Expected compensation : $68,896 - $85,192 - plus full benefits Oakwood School is a K-12 coeducational day school in North Hollywood, California that opened its doors in 1951.

• The school has remained faithful to its original mission ever since : to create a diverse educational environment where young people are partners with the adults who teach them and learn from them;
• where the best means of preparing students for the future is to immerse them in the present; where a healthy learning environment requires joy and humor as well as rigorous intensity;

and where students’ intellectual and aesthetic depth along with their capacity for empathy and moral courage emerge out of authentic engagement with their teachers, one another, and the world around them.

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