Microschool Lead Teacher
Microschool Lead Teacher
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Job Description
Primary Position Objectives
The UWC-USA program - a two-year experience that integrates our academic co-curricular and residential curricula - prepares students to serve as catalysts for greater unity peace and sustainability in the world. We support students in the practice of our mission during their two years on campus and challenge them to live our mission for a lifetime.
In the 2025-2026 school year UWC-USA will pilot a microschool for the children of employees. The microschool will be a homeschool pod of 5th 6th and 7th graders learning together. A teaching fellow will teach the small number of different-grade-level students be responsible for developing lesson plans and working with faculty-parents to shape a new program. The first year will be an adaptive creative environment and work to establish a foundation for a program that may continue to grow. As a result UWC-USA will hire an experienced educator as a Lead Teacher to support the Teaching Fellow on a part-time (15 hours/week) basis.
As with all teachers at UWC-USA the Lead Teacher will be employed on a 10-month agreement that runs from 1 August to 31 May and paid over the course of 12 months. Their summer and winter holiday travel plans should not interfere with their professional obligations at the beginning of August mid-December early January and late May.
Position Responsibilities
Academic Responsibilities:
- Teaching: Support the Teaching Fellow as they teach a differentiated classroom of 5th 6th and 7th grade curricula running from 8:30am to 3:30pm Monday-Friday.
- Course Content and Assessment: Support the Teaching Fellow as they develop lesson plans to follow UWCSEAs bespoke curriculum for the relevant grade years. The teaching fellow will be responsible for developing lesson plans and assessments relevant to the way that the curriculum is grounded for our students. Teachers should incorporate cross-curricular connections and scaffold learning to enhance accessibility for all types of learners and support holistic learning approaches.
- The teaching fellow will need to cover the full range of curricular content from language arts to mathematics.
- Grades and Reports: Support the teaching fellow as they compile assessments and write a narrative report for each student at designated times of the year.
Other Program Responsibilities:
- Connection with UWC-USA: As an employee of UWC-USA the Lead Teacher will have all the benefits and hold all the responsibilities of hourly/part-time employees.
Position Qualifications
At least 10 years of elementary or middle school years of education experience
Employment Type
Part-Time
