High School (Upper School) English Teacher – (F/T Temporary Long-Term Substitute)

High School (Upper School) English Teacher
High School (Upper School) English Teacher
(F/T Temporary Long-Term Substitute)
Academic Year 2024-2025 (1.0 FTE)
Immediate start – June 6, 2025

Who We Are
At San Domenico, we believe that what students do with their education is as important as their academic performance. Everyday we encourage our students to not just study, but also to reflect on their learning, find their purpose, and celebrate in community, because an exceptional education, where values and academics join together, creates more than just great students – it develops great people. San Domenico is a K-12, co-ed school with international boarding and day students in our Upper School.

Position Statement
The ideal candidate will be an experienced and accomplished high school teacher who can teach a range of courses in the English Department, including but not limited to teaching college prep and honors English classes and 9th-12th grade English classes. They will be experienced in numerous modalities of instruction in which learning is academically rigorous as well as engaging, lively, and communication-based. In addition to classroom teaching, all teachers:

Attend all faculty meetings and department meetings
Participate in Upper School activities that support the boarding and day programs of the School
Participate once a semester in retreats and/or experiential learning outside of the classroom
Responsibilities of an Upper School Teacher
The School’s faculty strives to set for its students an example of high ethical standards, moral behavior, and devotion to excellence. This responsibility involves the following:

Maintains a climate of trust and mutual respect which encourages students to risk the questions, the opinions and mistakes necessary to learn.
Offers students clear educational objectives for each course supported by appropriate assignments, activities and evaluation.
Accurately assesses each student’s progress and inform the student, the parents, the academic mentor and the appropriate administrator immediately of any serious difficulty.
Shows concern for and nurtures the student’s intellectual, social, emotional, and ethical development.
Works collaboratively with colleagues
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in English or related discipline
Previous experience teaching a variety of English courses at the high school level
Proficiency with technology
Experience designing content for and delivering a course through an LMS
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s degree in related subject or education; California Single Subject Teaching Credential
Experience working with ELL and international students
Compensation
The salary range for this position is $70,000 – $140,000 annually, commensurate with skill set and experience. This is considered a temporary position and is ineligible for most School-sponsored benefits. This position does receive daily lunch on work days.

How to apply
Please send a cover letter and resume to hr@SanDomenico.org describing how your experience and skills will contribute to the position, along with your salary requirements.  Please put the title of the position in the subject line of your email. No phone calls, please.

Or mail to:

San Domenico School
1500 Butterfield Road
San Anselmo, CA 94960
Attn: Long -Term Substitute Upper School English Teacher

San Domenico School is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, age, disability, medical condition, religion, veteran status, marital-status or any other classification protected by applicable local, state or federal laws.