2025-26 Middle School English Teacher

Department: Middle School

Reports to: Head of Middle School

FLSA Classification: Exempt (Salary) 10Month

Hours: 40 hours a week

Start Date: August 2025

About Louise S. McGehee School

Louise S. McGehee School is a private independent allgirls school for PreK through grade 12 and open to all qualified girls regardless of race religion national or ethnic origin. The academic program in the upper school offers students the opportunity to prepare for the challenges of college by providing challenging classes at an individual pace for every student. Because of McGehees low teacher to student ratio faculty members tailor their curriculum to meet their students progress and interests. The working environment is supportive and collegial with an emphasis on flexibility and exploration. This fulltime faculty position includes a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits program. The expected start date for the position is August 2025. For more information please visit www.mcgeheeschool.

Position Description:

The Louise S. McGehee School is now accepting applications for a dynamic innovative fulltime English teacher who enthusiastically invests in all aspects of the education process and in the schoolwide community. Qualified candidates will possess an undergraduate degree in English or Education; strong classroom management skills; and will have at least two years of classroom teaching experience at the middle school level ideally in an allgirls or independent school setting. Desired teaching skills include knowledge/experience in the following areas: multiple forms of assessment student differentiation childhood development workshopcentered approaches and curriculum design. A masters degree in education is preferred.

The candidate will primarily teach sixthgrade students and would ideally have the flexibility to teach an additional section of students in middle or upper school. This candidate will be excited to collaborate with colleagues across disciplines and to engage in constant conversation about further strengthening and evolving the English and middle school programs. This fulltime faculty position includes a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits program.

Essential Functions:

• Demonstrate a passion for teaching and learning with an exceptional understanding of the middle school level and adolescent development including ageappropriate techniques and technologies and strong classroom management skills.
• Maintain a fulltime teaching schedule.
• Meet the individual needs of the students through workshopcentered differentiated instruction and advance their learning in reading comprehension and analysis vocabulary independent reading discussion as well as analytical and creative writing.
• Create and design dynamic sequential lesson plans and workshop methods in line with the schools philosophy on studentcentered practices.
• Establish close relationships with students individually to nurture their writing curiosity positive response to feedback and incremental goalsetting.
• Use rubrics and assessments in line with departmental expectations to assess students on a regular basis and communicate with students and parents about their progress.
• Advise a small group of middle school students each year acting as the point person for these students and their families leading progress report conferences building a sense of community in the advisory group and teaching advisory topics that support middle school girls in building a sense of agency selfawareness selfdiscipline and citizenship.
• Fulfill assigned duties to monitor students in various capacities as designated by schoolwide protocols.
• Clearly and effectively communicate with administration faculty students and parents.
• Actively participate as a member of the middle school faculty and the greater school community.

Qualifications/Experience:

• Bachelors degree in English or Education
• Have at least two years of classroom teaching experience ideally in an allgirls or independent school setting.
• A masters degree is preferred.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment:

• Regularly works in standard office or classroom conditions and climate.
• Regularly uses close and distance vision including working at a computer screen for extended periods of time.
• Frequently required to move around the office/classroom; works at a desk for extended periods of time.
• Ability to maintain appropriate boundaries with students fellow staff and community members.
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time.
• Physical agility to lift up to 25 pounds to shoulder height and 50 pounds to waist height; and to bend to stoop to reach to sit on the floor to climb stairs to walk and to reach overhead.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should apply to this position on our careers website and attached a cover letter rsum and educational philosophy.

Louise S. McGehee School is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. McGehee does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race religious creed color national origin ancestry physical disability mental disability medical condition marital status sex gender or gender identity age sexual orientation or any other status protected by applicable federal state or local law.

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