English Teacher and Director of Communications

English Teacher 

• Teach four sections of English
• Advise a group of 12-14 students
• Provide academic support outside of the classroom for students with different learning styles and strengths
• Provide regular feedback to students through the form of formative and summative assessments as well as writing quarterly comments
• Regularly meet with other humanities faculty to discuss issues related to humanities curriculum and instruction at The Downtown School
• Serve as member of the admissions committee
• Participate in the life of the school community, admissions events, faculty meetings, grade-level meetings, and general engagement with student life
• Team teach an interdisciplinary, intensive course at the beginning of the school year.
• Use the City as a Lab, integrating curricular partnerships and excursions into their curriculum
• Take on a major administrative role in the school.

Director of Communications 

• Maintain website content and manage SEO strategy
• Coordinate, proof, post, and sometimes write Internal editorial and school communications
• Support the admissions team with updating materials and executing our advertising efforts
• Leading social media strategy, with support from others to design the visual assets
• Lead or outsource creative production and asset management (photo and video library)

1. A bachelor’s degree (masters preferred) in English, Language Arts education, or a related field
2. Experience teaching writing, research, and advanced topics in a middle and/or high school setting.
3. Experience designing and implementing curriculum across multiple English courses
4. Demonstrated ability to collaborate with faculty both in and out of the humanities department
5. Comfort working with technology to present daily lessons and online learning platforms for tracking assignments and grades (e.g., Canvas is a plus, but experience is not required)
6. High level of organization skills with an attention to detail and deadlines
7. Demonstrated cultural awareness, including knowledge of themselves and the cultural lenses they bring to interactions. The candidate will understand different perspectives; interact respectfully with cultures other than their own; and cultivate meaningful relationships with people that have different cultural frameworks.
8. Satisfactory completion of three criminal background checks.