Upper School Math Teacher

Maumee Valley Country Day School
Position Opening: Upper School Math Teacher

Type: Full-time Faculty
Start Date: August 9, 2021 

Maumee Valley is a community of lifelong learners. A Maumee Valley education is Personal, Experiential, and Global. As the only secular, PS-12 independent school in northwest Ohio, Maumee Valley supports an accomplished and diverse student body within a rigorous academic program on their journey to finding the right fit for college and career. Maumee Valley Country Day School’s mission is to enable students to become enlightened, compassionate and contributing citizens of our global community while preparing graduates for their best opportunities in higher education. Maumee Valley’s long-standing commitment to experiential education remains a hallmark of a student’s experience, where each student is guided through a personal journey carefully constructed in partnership with faculty advisors. Students come from all walks of life and all over the world where diverse learners, voices, stories, and experiences are heard in order to empower and educate our community members.

A Maumee Valley employee is a guide who orchestrates learning for students in ways that are engaging, challenging, and relevant. The successful candidate is a resourceful and innovative teacher who utilizes a range of pedagogical techniques in order to reach all learners. The community will feel safe, respected, and confident in the environment created by this candidate. We ask all of our employees to do the following:

• Fully embrace MV’s mission, the MV2020 Vision, and the portrait of an MV graduate;
• Recognize, embrace, and engage in diversity, equity, and inclusion work;
• Work collaboratively;
• Cultivate an environment of continuous growth;
• Place students at the heart of their practice;
• Nurture community through actions and attitudes; and
• Exemplify personal and professional integrity.

Upper School Math Teacher

A Maumee Valley teacher is a guide who orchestrates learning for students in ways that are engaging, challenging and relevant.  The successful candidate is a resourceful teacher who utilizes a range of pedagogical techniques in order to reach all learners. All learners will feel safe, respected and confident in the environment created by this candidate.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• teach 4 sections of high school level math including Accelerated/AP level classes
• manage a student load of between 60 and 80 students
• nurture and support advisee group of between 10 and 15 students
• participate in the life of the school by attending athletics, arts, fundraising, and other school events
• participate on committees and task forces as needed
• sponsor student clubs and activities as needed
• lead/co-teach Intensives (two out of three per year)
• support the school vision and mission

Skills and Competencies:

• STEM experience or experience/interest in developing experiential projects 
• possess an interactive approach to teaching
• ability to collaborate within and between departments
• ideally, have experience with differentiated instruction
• ideally, have experience developing UBD units
• be creative and have ideas for developing intensive math units or courses
• be adept at teaching with graphing calculators and familiar with other technologies
• be enthusiastic about teaching math and pursuing professional development

Credentials:

• Experience teaching upper-level math classes
• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field

Background check:

All Maumee Valley employees and volunteers must agree to a comprehensive background check.

HOW TO APPLY:

Please email your documents in PDF format to hr@mvcds.org. Documents needed: MVCDS Application, cover letter, resume, and three professional letters of reference.  Please use the title of the position in the subject line of your email.