Roycemore School Upper School Math Teacher (High School)
Roycemore School seeks an Upper School Math Teacher (grades 9-12) for the 2024-2025 school year. Now in its 108th year, Roycemore is a highly regarded, co-educational independent school for students from 3 years old through 12th grade. Located in Evanston, Illinois, on the north side of Chicago, Roycemore enjoys a long-standing relationship with Northwestern University.
Roycemore School Mission
Roycemore: Our diverse and intimate community, rooted in academic excellence, inspires students to discover their passions, think without limits, find their voice, and live courageously.
Roycemore’s Vision
Launching responsible citizens, innovative thinkers, and compassionate leaders.
Essential Functions
- Prepares course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts
- Maintains student attendance records, grades, and other required records
- Evaluates, provides rich feedback and grades students’ class work, assignments, and papers
- Creates and teaches high school level courses
- Compiles, administers, and grades examinations
- Plans, evaluates, and revises curricula, course content and course materials and methods of instruction, at times developing courses that are brand new to the school
- Uses effective class management techniques to ensure effective learning
- Sponsors a student club and/or coaches an athletic team
- Serves as an adviser to 10-14 students, guiding them in academic, extracurricular, social and personal development and acting as primary liaison to parents/ guardians
- Maintains expertise in subject matter through professional development
- Performs other duties as assigned by the Middle and Upper School Division Head
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in subject area required; a Master’s degree preferred
- Three or more years of teaching experience at the high school or college level preferred.
- Strong passion for teaching & commitment to student learning & development
- Excellence in classroom management techniques
- Enthusiasm for professional development
- Enthusiasm for embracing the independent school model of mentoring, advising and supporting students outside the classroom
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to adapt teaching to meet the needs of the students and school
- Ability to interface and communicate effectively with students, parents and other staff members
- Working knowledge of Windows and/or Macintosh operating systems
- Experience with Google Workspace (preferred)
- Committed to curriculum design and growth
- Embraces authentic assessment, innovative pedagogies, and project-based learning
- Comfortable using online texts, iPads, student information system, and other computer systems
- Able to use basic office equipment
POLICY OF NON-DISCRIMINATION
Roycemore is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.
For best consideration please email or send cover letter and resume with three references to
Adrienne Floro:
Afloro@roycemoreschool.org
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary
Pay: $55,000.00 - $72,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
Grade school specialties:
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Work setting:
Work Location: In person