Description:

Teacher of Lower School Learning Skills

The Brearley School, an independent girls’ school serving over 770 students K-12, welcomes candidates for a full-time ongoing position as a Teacher of Learning Skills in the Lower School beginning August 2024.

We invite interested candidates to apply for this position by completing an application and uploading a cover letter and resume at https://www.brearley.org/about/employment-opportunities.

Responsibilities include teaching four to five Lower School Language Arts courses in the Learning Skills curriculum and provide intervention support across the division.  Learning Skills teachers give support primarily in language arts, but offer help in math as needed.

The ideal candidate will have:

• preferably an advanced degree in reading instruction or special education
• preferably Orton-Gilligham certification
• experience in working with students with learning differences and five years of experience in teaching English Language Arts at the elementary level
• experience with Singapore Math is a plus
• strong skills in communication
• the desire to work collaboratively and in consultation
• a commitment to the education of girls
• an understanding of the needs of students at various levels of intellectual and social development
• competence in inclusive, anti-bias, anti-racist pedagogy.

About the School

Founded in 1884, the school is a center of intellectual exuberance, attracting students from across and beyond New York City. Our mission has long combined outstanding academics with an insistence on a larger purpose:  to cultivate in our students a commitment to the greater good. In pursuit of this goal, we actively strive to build, nurture and sustain a diverse faculty and student body. We are committed to creating an inclusive, equitable, and antiracist school community, and we expect our faculty, staff, students, parents, and trustees to pursue meaningful change through deliberate and measurable actions.

Salary

In 2024-25, the total salary for this position ranges from $81,700 to $114,700, depending on experience. Salary ranges are updated annually in January.

Benefits

Benefits offered to eligible employees include a range of options for health insurance coverage with generous employer contributions across the plans; an HSA plan; pre-tax transit benefits; breakfast and lunch without charge; support for professional growth and development; and the opportunity to participate in a community based on collaboration, mutual care, and a commitment to the greater good.

The Brearley School is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to hiring exceptional, dedicated teachers of diverse backgrounds. We consider qualified individuals for employment with the School regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability or any other state or federally-protected classification.