Grade 5 Teacher (Middle School)
About The Position
McLean School, a K-12 co-educational independent school in Potomac, Maryland, seeks applicants for a Grade 5 teacher position beginning in August 2026. McLean School has, for over 70 years, been helping bright students realize their full potential by providing a comprehensive college-preparatory program that emphasizes small classes and differentiated instruction. Through our Abilities Model®, we embrace both traditional learners and ones with mild to moderate learning challenges. We recognize and teach to individual strengths, responding to areas of challenge, but never defining students by them. The Grade 5 teacher will teach students history, literature, English, math, and support a homeroom.
Requirements
- Experience working with students with learning challenges, including dyslexia, academic performance anxiety, and attention issues, as well as gifted students.
- Skilled at assessing students’ strengths and areas of need to craft lessons that meet their academic needs.
- Creativity, flexibility, and strong communication skills are a necessity.
- Committed to student-centered pedagogy, differentiated instruction, and multi-sensory learning.
- Willing to collaborate, innovate, and grow as teachers.
- Must subscribe to our Core Values, our Mission, and our Philosophy and will seek passionately to uphold and promote them.
Responsibilities
- Teach students history, literature, English, and math.
- Support a homeroom.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
