Teacher High School Math Teacher
Job Description
About Girard College:
Girard College is a place that speaks to Philadelphia’s historic past as well as the promise of its future. Located on a sprawling 43-acre campus in North Philadelphia, Girard is home to a full-scholarship, grades 1-12 residential boarding school for children from single-parent families with limited financial resources.
More than 20,000 students have passed through the gates of Girard College since its founding, all of whom have been beneficiaries of fully-funded scholarships that today are valued at approximately $65,000 a year. Girard’s intentional racial segregation was successfully challenged and overturned in 1968, due to the work of the legendary local attorney Cecil B. Moore the College became the focal point of Philadelphia’s civil rights movement in the 1960s. Girard College’s desegregation led to other schools and city wide agencies in Philadelphia desegregating. The Girard protests featured national civil rights leaders, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and scores of local “Freedom Fighters” who marched around the 10-foot wall that marks the College’s perimeter. Gender restrictions were dropped in 1984, when the school first admitted female students.
Today, Girard chooses to acknowledge its lived history and is simultaneously focused on leveraging resources and seizing opportunities to meet the moment and lead, as it continues to deliver on its promise to educate children from limited financial circumstances. With a student enrollment of approximately 300 children, Girard features a 100% college acceptance rate and continues to provide guidance and support for its students during and even after graduation with a range of scholarship opportunities that help them become lifelong learners and productive public citizens.
The Opportunity:
Girard College seeks an experienced and full-time High School Math Teacher to join our team to grow a project-based approach to mathematics. As a Math Teacher at Girard College you will work relentlessly to foster a love of math with your students while growing and developing in your craft. The high school is a small team of approximately 20 instructors that support 120 students so an ability to collaborate is crucial to this role’s success. Teaching math at Girard College you will set high expectations and provide high support so that all of your students are able to succeed. Experience teaching some of the following courses are desirable: Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Precalculus, Calculus, Statistics. This position reports to the High School Principal and Assistant Principal.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ability to drive student achievement, ability to set and maintain high expectations for ALL students
- Commit to professional growth, self-reflection, receptiveness to feedback, and a desire to continuously improve
- A deep commitment to Girard’s mission and alignment with Girard’s values
- Committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) demonstrated by a demonstrated willingness to examine personal identity and biases and comfort engaging in conversations around race, class, and privilege
- Work closely with school leaders (Principal & Assistant Principal) to analyze student assessment data to measure progress and use data to inform instruction
- Collaborate with grade level teams to discuss student work, share best practices, plan events for joy and humor, and ensure student mastery of standards
- Engage student families and support systems in their children’s education by building relationships and maintaining regular communication
- Demonstrate authentic interest, investment, belief, and care for students’ personal and academic success
- Respond positively and effectively to challenges with a solutions-oriented mindset
Job Qualifications:
Education, Experience, and Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree required with a record of personal, professional, and/or academic achievement
- PA Teacher certification – completed or in process, Out of State Teacher Certification accepted as well
- Demonstrated expertise in your subject area
- Outstanding instructional skills driven by data and delivered through rigorous and engaging strategies
Salary:
52K – 80K (Sliding scale based on years of experience and degree completed)
Bonus Compensation:
$5,000 (one-time bonus paid out within 90 days of your start date.)
Girard College is an equal opportunity employer and actively encourages applications from people of all backgrounds. Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience. We offer a complete benefits program and opportunities for professional growth.
UPDATE AS OF MAY 2022 – Please review Girard College’s Health and Safety Plans here to learn about our approach to vaccination and testing and our response to COVID-19 for the 2022-23 school year. For ongoing positions, Girard College’s roles are designated as in-person, with regular on-site responsibilities, unless otherwise noted. As such, Employees must be able to support Girard College’s academic plan and business strategies on-site.
Exceptions to this requirement will be considered on an individualized basis.
