Horizons at Episcopal Academy Lead Middle School Teacher

Horizons at Episcopal Academy Lead Middle School Teacher

The Position

Horizons at The Episcopal Academy seeks a dedicated and enthusiastic Lead Middle School Teacher to inspire a lifelong love of learning in children. This summer position runs from June 22July 30 2026 and is ideal for a passionate collaborative educator who supports the Horizons mission and fosters a joyful inclusive and academically engaging learning environment. The Lead Teacher works closely with a teaching assistant Reading and Math Specialists and a Counselor and is supported by the Executive Director. Horizons encourages staff to return for multiple summers to help strengthen the program and community.

Key Responsibilities

Before the Summer Program:

• Attend orientation and professional development sessions.
• Design and teach high-quality culturally responsive project-based curriculum in language arts and math.

During the Summer Program:

• Lead engaging lessons community-building games and experiential learning opportunities.
• Support students during swim lessons field trips meals and recess.
• Identify individual learning profiles and coordinate resources to meet each students academic and social-emotional needs.
• Mentor assistant teachers and collaborate with volunteers or interns to support instruction and classroom management.
• Maintain a safe respectful challenging and fun learning environment.
• Attend weekly faculty meetings and contribute to program evaluation.
• Communicate regularly with caregivers and school-year teachers.

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in education or a related field.
• Completion of all required state and federal clearances; CPR/AED certification required.
• Commitment to Horizons mission and educational equity.
• Knowledge of instructional best practices and practical teaching experience.
• Flexibility strong organization initiative and enthusiasm for teaching and learning.
• Ability to relate to children and families from diverse racial cultural religious and neurodiverse backgrounds.
• Expertise in classroom management social-emotional learning and fostering noncognitive skills such as focus perseverance empathy and self-discipline.
• Commitment to understanding systemic impacts on the families and communities served and ongoing personal growth and reflection.

About Horizons at Episcopal Academy

HEA is a community-centered education program serving students from the Greater Philadelphia area. HEA advances educational equity through long-term partnerships with students families schools and communities. Its core offering is a six-week summer enrichment program on Episcopal Academys campus complemented by a growing school-year program that includes tutoring community service and cultural programming. HEA is part of a national network of more than 70 Horizons programs across the country.

Horizons at Episcopal Academys Commitment to Equity Diversity and Inclusion

HEA strives to create an inclusive affirming and welcoming environment that allows all team members to thrive. As an organization whose central purpose is to mitigate inequities in education Horizons is strongly committed to Equity Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all forms and we strongly denounce racism sexism and discrimination of any kind. Focus on EDI is central to Horizons National and our National Network which actively engages in diverse and inclusive partnerships; representative councils and working groups; provides robust professional development opportunities; evaluates internal and external communications with an asset- based lens; and facilitates conversations across different communities to ensure that all Horizons voices are heard and represented.

Required Experience:

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