Middle School Faculty

The Rivers School • Weston, MA

18h • Onsite

About The Position

The Rivers School is a co-educational independent day school serving grades 6–12 in Weston, Massachusetts, near Boston. It welcomes professionals interested in joining its dynamic, innovative, and welcoming school community and invites applications from promising candidates for Middle School teaching positions.

Full-time faculty positions involve teaching four classes, advising, and contributing to the school’s co-curricular program as a coach or club advisor. Successful teachers collaborate across disciplines to develop and refine curriculum and pedagogy in response to middle school students’ developmental needs. They demonstrate care for student well-being, a team-first attitude, commitment to professional development, and support for the school’s diversity, equity, and inclusion mission.

The school supports equity and access through BIPOC and LGBTQ+ affinity spaces, white allyship spaces, institutional professional development, peer and supervisor mentorship, and a year-long onboarding program for professional community members. Rivers welcomes candidates with varied backgrounds and pathways whose experience meets the qualifications, including in non-traditional ways.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related subject.
• Commitment to professional development.
• Ability and desire to collaborate effectively with colleagues across disciplines.
• A team-first attitude.
• Sincere care for student well-being.
• Commitment to advancing the school’s DEI mission.

Responsibilities

• Teach four classes.
• Advise students.
• Contribute to the co-curricular program as a coach or club advisor.
• Collaborate with colleagues across disciplines to develop and refine curriculum and pedagogy according to middle school students’ developmental needs.
• Support student well-being and advance the school’s DEI mission.
• Participate in professional development.

Benefits

• Peer and direct-supervisor mentorship.
• Year-long onboarding program.
• Institutional professional development.
• BIPOC affinity spaces, LGBTQ+ affinity spaces, and white allyship spaces for professionals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level