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Berkeley, California
Posted: 27-Mar-22
Location: CARPINTERIA, California
Type: Full Time
Preferred Education: 4 Year Degree
Salary: TBD based on experience.
Internal Number: 8
For over 100 years, Cate has been combining the best of East Coast tradition and West Coast energy and innovation in the service of highly motivated, independent-minded kids. Residential life is structured to develop well-being and leadership through the practice of self-discipline and service. In addition to an inquiry-driven curriculum designed to elicit the greatest possible growth in every student, all students participate in an extracurricular program that includes athletics, drama, music, dance, community service, and an extensive outdoor program. With more than 50 honors and advanced courses, the Cate curriculum can meet the demands of the most ambitious students. A typical applicant to Cate has impeccable character, a history of high academic achievement, is mature, curious, and adventurous, and willing to assume responsibility and independence.
At Cate School Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) work are integral to our mission because we recognize that academic excellence and productive citizenship are impossible without intercultural competency. While DEI work at Cate has historically focused on increasing racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic diversity amongst students and faculty, today’s efforts must also provide the skills and competencies that will allow all stakeholders to thrive in increasingly diverse environments, beginning with the one we are constructing at Cate.
Cate’s approach is to “meet students where they are,” and ensure, through education and practice, that they graduate with the foundational skills necessary to excel in institutions of higher learning and in the 21st Century workplace. This approach embodies Cate’s mission as an educational institution rooted not only in character development, but in skill building. Likewise, faculty cultural competency is evaluated during the hiring process and then supported and evaluated at regular intervals as part of Cate’s ongoing professional development. Continually honing these skills is essential to ensuring that each member of the Cate community feels a genuine sense of belonging and is able to achieve their greatest growth.
To that end, Cate’s curricular, co-curricular, and extracurricular programming relies upon a community-wide, skills-based framework that acknowledges the centrality of DEI competency to teaching, professionalism and collaboration, and, for students, meaningful interpersonal connections and post-secondary success. This framework is important because one can value difference immensely and never become interculturally competent. Put simply, awareness and sensitivity must be augmented with greater knowledge of myriad cultures, ideologies, faiths, and ways of living and the practical tools that will enable the most proactive and inclusive behaviors.
At Cate, we often talk about the deep sense of community that attends the “spirit of this place.” While the “spirit” manifests in many ways, it is rooted in the full recognition of the dignity of each person. We encourage all members of the Cate community to share their background, interests, identities, and beliefs so that we can collectively work to broaden our perspectives, deepen our capacity for empathy, and strengthen our resilience. In doing so, we can continue the daily work of creating and building community
Cate School is committed to a policy of Equal Opportunity Employment and nondiscrimination in the treatment of employees or applicants for employment without consideration of race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, gender or gender identity.
POSITION PURPOSE:
Overview
Cate School is committed to attracting and retaining a highly talented and diverse community. We seek applications from candidates who are eager to live among and teach young people from all over the world. A small co-educational boarding school on the Central Coast of California, Cate School offers a career opportunity for educators whose priorities and purposes mirror the four pillars of our mission statement--commitment, scholarship, companionship, and service. A small co-educational boarding school, Cate School anticipates and encourages work with our students well beyond the classroom, as faculty members serve as advisors, dorm parents, coaches, and mentors.
Job Description for Mathematics Instructor
Cate School is currently seeking applications from candidates for a full-time mathematics instructor. The position will formally begin August 2022. The teacher will instruct four sections in the Math Department and report to Annalee Salcedo, Chair of the Mathematics Department.
Cate students, teachers, and parents have high expectations for teaching and learning. Consequently, we expect our teachers to...
- Collaborate
- work with course team teachers to deliver consistent, high quality instruction
- participate in department, school, and parent meetings
- communicate necessary information regularly to students, colleagues, and parents regarding student progress and student needs
- Teach
- prepare and facilitate learning experiences that help students master content and develop mathematical thinking through active investigation and inquiry (Math Dept Inquiry Model)
- practice inclusive teaching by creating lessons and instructional moves customized to students’ learning needs
- guide and monitor student learning and growth through formative assessment and appropriate feedback
- assign and grade class work, homework, tests and assignments in a timely, fair, and consistent manner
- maintain accurate and complete records of students' progress and development
- Continue to Learn
- maintain a commitment to continuous professional growth through reflective practice, evaluative feedback, and evolving school needs
- stay up-to-date with Standards for Mathematical Practices, developments in math education, teaching resources and methods, and incorporate new learning into teaching practices
- help advance the department’s objectives with regard to problem-based learning pedagogy and curriculum (Cate PBL Math Courses)
- Demonstrate commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Work
- foster a sense of belonging for each student
- help advance the department’s objectives with regard to anti-racist pedagogies and curriculum
Key Competencies
- self motivation
- high energy level
- verbal and written communication skills
- attention to detail
- high work standards
- problem solving
- decision making
- organizing and planning
- learning orientation
- critical thinking
- stress tolerance
- flexibility and adaptability
- initiative
In terms of education and experience, applicants for this position will have:
- minimally a BS in a quantitative field
- experience teaching secondary mathematics or, if a mid-career change, comparable work experience where these skills are demonstrated
- demonstrated facility with or ability to learn and adapt to evolving technologies (ie, Google Suite)
- demonstrated commitment to / love for working with teenagers as role model, mentor, advisor
- demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion work
- demonstrated commitment to professionalism, collaboration, and growth
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