Upper School Computer Science Teacher

Upper School Computer Science Teacher

Position Type Faculty Start 08 / 12 / 2024 School Name City, State Wilmington, DE Posted 05 / 07 / 2024

Upper School Computer Science Teacher

Exempt

10 month

Wilmington Friends School offers a college preparatory curriculum including athletics, the arts and community service in which Quaker values and high expectations are mutually supportive.

The defining belief of Quakerism is that there is that of God in everyone. That belief gives rise to a school community that welcomes a variety of faith traditions and where we share an obligation to seek and answer what is best in ourselves and in others.

Students at Friends are challenged to realize their potential : as learners, well prepared to succeed in college and career;

as leaders, recognizing their power and opportunity to be agents of change; and as active and responsible members of communities, from the classroom to the world.

The school seeks to serve students, age two through grade twelve, who demonstrate ongoing promise in their ability to succeed at Friends, both academically and in meeting expectations for integrity and conduct.

Wilmington Friends School is a Preschool to 12 Quaker, college preparatory, day school located in Wilmington, Delaware and enrolling approximately 720 students, has an exciting employment opportunity for a full-time Upper School Computer Science teacher for the 2024-2025 school year.

A highly qualified candidate is one who :

• Has strong coursework (graduate level preferred) in teaching computer science
• Has experience teaching in an independent school
• Is passionate about programming and digital design, and can foster this same enthusiasm in young scholars
• Has experience teaching or can learn to teach applications and concepts including, but not limited to : Programming / Computational thinking concepts (Processing / Java, Python / Idle, Micro : Bit, Godot Game Engine and / or Unity Game Engine, HTML / CSS, etc.

Data analysis, data abstraction, algorithmic thinking and computational problem-solvingSTEM and project-based learning

• Is familiar with current research, trends, best practices and pedagogy
• Understands and loves working with high school aged students
• Is a collaborative colleague who embraces opportunities to work across grade levels and divisions
• Is committed to and interested in working in a diverse, multicultural environment
• Is willing and eager to take on significant co-curricular responsibilities outside of the classroom as assigned by the Upper School Division Head

Specifically, the highly qualified candidate will be able to teach all courses related to computer science, grades 9-12.

Experience working in the International Baccalaureate diploma program is desired.

Wilmington Friends School is an International Baccalaureate world school and offers the Diploma Programme in grades 11th and 12th.

All teachers and departments are expected to participate in the preparation of our students for this international standard.

If interested, please send a cover letter, resume, and list of three references electronically to Candice Culmer-Smith, Upper School Administrative Assistant, cculmersmith@wilmingtonfriends.

org. Address the cover letter to Rebecca Zug, Head of the Upper School.

It is Wilmington Friends School’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, first responder status, or other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.

It is the intent and resolve of Wilmington Friends School to comply with the letter and the spirit of the law in the implementation of all facets of equal opportunity.

This equal opportunity policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, training, promotion, compensation, termination, and retirement.