Reports To: Upper School Head
FLSA Status (either exempt or non-exempt): Non-exempt
Position Summary: Glenelg Country School in Howard County, MD seeks an Upper School Humanities Long-Term Substitute for the remainder of the 2024-2025 school year. The teaching assignment includes two sections of Grade 11 American Literature, once section of Grade 12 Integrative and one section of AP English Literature and Composition (Grades 11 and 12). The successful candidate will bring to GCS a love of working with adolescents and the ability to differentiate instruction among a wide range of learners with appropriate use of educational technologies. Previous experience with middle- or high school- age students will be a significant advantage. GCS is a thriving community built on the holistic development of its students. All full-time Upper School teachers contribute to clubs and enrichment activities and advise a group of ten or eleven students for their entire Upper School career. GCS offers competitive salary and benefits. See the GCS website, glenelg.org, for more information about the school.
Typical Education and Experience: A B.A. or B.S. is required. Experience working with Middle- or high school-age students is an advantage.
Salary Range: $22.50 – $25.00 per hour
Essential Functions:
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Instruction in literature and its context
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Developing a sense of partnership among students and between students and the teacher
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Assessment and evaluation of student progress
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Implementation of teaching strategies, activities and approaches to learning
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Modeling good judgement and maturity
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Supervision of student behavior and coverage of colleagues’ classes as needed
Typical Level of Interaction:
· Daily class meetings with students
· Daily interactions with department colleagues
· Monthly department and faculty meetings
· Monthly professional development meetings
Competencies:
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
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Ability to Learn and Teach Others – Recognizes the importance of learning and motivates others by own enthusiasm.
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Technology – Proficient with Office365 and related Microsoft applications.
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Time Management – Manages many tasks and projects simultaneously while adhering to deadlines and promises.
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Organizational – Creates action plans to meet divisional goals and objectives. Conducts periodic reviews of progress and measures against goals.
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Written and oral Communication – Effectively communicates respectfully, effectively, and in adherence to community guidelines.
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Problem Solving Skills – Considers a broad range of internal and external factors when solving problems. Grasps complexities and perceives relationships among different problems or issues.
Other Skills and Abilities:
· An appreciation of discovery, contribution and excellence in an educational setting
· Flexibility and patience
· A sense of adventure
· The ability to collaborate successfully with colleagues
Other Qualifications:
All prospective employees must be able to clear background checks, as required by the State of Maryland.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to listen, physically direct, and speak. The employee is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, compute, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus. The employee is also regularly required to climb one flight of stairs and must be able to carry 25 pounds.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those of a school and what an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is moderate; however, variations in noise level may occur when the employee attends school functions such as assemblies, school dances, and other events.