Job: Middle and Upper School Japanese Teaching Position at Charles Wright Academy (WA)
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Position: Middle and Upper School Japanese Teacher
Posted by: Charles Wright Academy
Type: Full-time
Location: Tacoma, WA
Salary: N/A
Start Date: N/A
Company Overview:
Charles Wright Academy is an independent coeducational day school offering a broad curriculum in the liberal arts. Founded in 1957, the school enrolls 680 students in grades preschool through twelve. We are located in a suburban neighborhood southwest of Tacoma, approximately 1 mile from Puget Sound and within the shadow of Mt. Rainier.
The Mission of Charles Wright Academy is to provide a rigorous liberal arts program guided by an ethos of excellence and compassion. Within a diverse learning community, we foster self-reliance, integrity, social responsibility, and humor empowering our students to achieve their personal best in mind, body, and spirit.
This position is a full-time faculty appointment for the 2013-14 academic year. This position will teach Middle School and advanced Japanese.
Responsibilities:
• Teaches three sections of Middle School Japanese, grades 6-8.
• Teaches one section of advanced Japanese at our Upper School.
• Acts as an advisor to a group of Middle School students.
• Involvement in extracurricular activities and/or coaching.
• Chaperones one overnight class trip.
• Plans for the diversity of abilities and learning styles within the classroom, providing a variety of learning opportunities, methods, and materials.
• Imparts enthusiasm for learning to students and encourages the growth of moral character.
• Practices appropriate and effective classroom management techniques.
• Conducts ongoing assessments of students’ development and growth and maintain record of such.
• Maintains communication with parents to keep them abreast of students’ performance.
• Communicates in a professional and timely manner with parents, colleagues, and administration.
• Supervises students in all areas of the building.
• Develops a team approach for research and research-driven instruction.
• Attends all scheduled faculty and community meetings.
Qualifications:
The successful candidate will be fluent in Japanese and have earned a bachelor’s degree; a master’s degree is preferred. Demonstrated effective teaching experience in middle school is preferred, in either a public or independent school setting. The candidate must have experience in dynamic, flexible pedagogical techniques appropriate to a variety of learning styles. A sense of humor, ability to work cooperatively with peers, and a passion for working with emerging adolescents is essential.
Salary/Benefits:
Competitive and dependent upon background, and breadth of experience.
Application Process:
Interested candidates should send a letter of interest (that includes where you learned about this opportunity) and resume to:
Email:humanresources@charleswright.org
In-person application: Please follow signs to “Upper School”, using Upper School visitor parking. The Office of Human Resources is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
No phone calls, please. Charles Wright Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer: M/F/V/D.
http://www.charleswright.org/about-us/employment/Middle-and-Upper-School-Japanese-Teacher
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