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Employment

The Carroll School actively seeks employees who are dedicated to supporting the educational needs of children with language-based learning disabilities, such as dyslexia.

The Carroll School offers a competitive salary and benefits package as well as professional development opportunities. Carroll School is an equal opportunity employer.

Current Employment Opportunities

Grade 8/9 Science Teacher

School Overview:

Carroll School is a dynamic, independent day school for students in grades 1 through 9 who have been diagnosed with language-based learning disabilities, such as dyslexia.

Position Summary:

The position instructs language learning-disabled students in a biology curriculum at the ninth grade, college-prep level and general science at the eighth grade level. Responsibilities will include teaching content, supporting focus and organizational skills, advising students, and serving as a liaison between the ninth grade and the middle school.

Responsibilities:

  • Create a culture of academic rigor, goal setting and attainment, and strategic purposefulness
  • Formulate lesson plans that meet the curriculum guidelines
  • Help students design and implement individualized study skill programs according to their needs
  • Team-teach classes in discipline of up to 16 students
  • Assist in managing the academic program and progress of each student throughout the year
  • Design, monitor, and manage the focused support for each student
  • Design and implement off-campus educational experiences for students
  • Plan strategically for the growth of the program each year
  • Serve as advisor
  • Collaborate with the Transition Director to plan for each student’s next school
  • Supply to school administrators: grades, writing comments, interim progress reports
  • May assist in after-school program activities
  • Integrate technology into academic classes and overall program
  • Perform duties as required

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree required and Massachusetts licensure by the DOE required or willing to pursue
  • Master’s Degree preferred
  • Experience teaching science at the high school level
  • Minimum of 3 years teaching experience
  • Have the ability teach using multisensory education methods

Carroll School offers a competitive salary and benefits package as well as professional development opportunities. Carroll School is an equal opportunity employer.

Grades 8/9 Math Teacher

Grades 8/9 Math Teacher

School Overview:

The Carroll School is a dynamic independent day school for elementary and middle school students who have been diagnosed with language-based learning disabilities, such as dyslexia.

Position Summary:

This position requires a candidate with experience teaching language-learning disabled students, who also has a strong math content background and knowledge of the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks for a teaching position. This instructor teaches children in Grades 8 – 9.

Responsibilities:

  • Teach five classes each day consisting of 4-8 students each in Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1, and Geometry
  • Support focus & organization skills
  • Formulate lesson plans that meet the curriculum guidelines
  • Work with 8-9 curricular team to develop grade-level, program-wide curriculum
  • Meet individually with students needing extra help
  • Serve as advisor for up to 8 students
  • Meet with advisors and/or parents of students as needed
  • Supply to school administrators: grades, written comments, interim progress reports       
  • Participate in school sponsored professional development
  • May assist in grade-level program activities
  • Perform other duties as required

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree required and Massachusetts licensure by the DOE required or willing to pursue
  • Master’s Degree preferred
  • Have the ability teach using multisensory education methods

Carroll School offers a competitive salary & benefits package as well as professional development opportunities. Carroll School is an equal opportunity employer.

Middle School Performing Arts Teacher For Music and Drama Program

School Overview:

Carroll School is a dynamic independent day school for elementary and middle school students who have been diagnosed with language-based disabilities, such as dyslexia.

Position Summary: This position is a full-time Middle School Performing Arts Teacher in the medium of music and drama for 6th through 9th grade.

Responsibilities:

  • Enrich the Carroll Middle School with a love of music and drama; singing, instrumental playing, acting and dramatic/musical performance
  • Create and implement a music/drama curriculum that aligns with the Massachusetts Frameworks and supports the learning needs of the individual student
  • A keen interest in understanding the relationship between music/drama and language learning, especially as it relates to dyslexia
  • Strong background in jazz and classical music as it relates to choral and instrumental teaching
  • Direct a middle school chorus to perform at various school wide events
  • Facilitate latest educational music technology, i.e. Garage Band, Pro Tools, sequencer, notation programs, music game software, etc.
  • Set up and operate audio support equipment and tech theater needs
  • Direct a spring musical and be proficient in piano accompaniment
  • Instruct pitched and non-pitched percussion instruments
  • Instruct theater games, improv, and scene building
  • Work with classroom teachers to collaborate on subject specific Performing Arts themed projects; Interdisciplinary Project-Based Learning
  • Available for teaching and directing after school music/drama program
  • Complete quarterly assessments of each student for grading purposes
  • Formulate daily lesson plan
  • Work with students to promote positive self-esteem
  • Maintain effective classroom management
  • Perform daily duties as assigned by Head of School, for example, morning or lunch duty.
  • Committed to understanding and pursuing research related to music, drama and the brain

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education or BFA degree, Massachusetts licensure by the DOE required or in the process of obtaining
  • Minor or Double Major in Theater Education preferred
  • Minimum of two years’ experience teaching preferred
  • Choreography and creative dramatics experience a plus
  • Experience composing original music, sound effects and stories
  • Teaching with special needs population a plus, particularly in the field of Art Education
  • Strong creative and unique imaginative thinker
  • Understand the value of “process work” versus “product work”
  • Competent keyboardist and vocal coach
  • Knowledge of Orton-Gillingham a plus as well as multisensory teaching style
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Flexible working style

Carroll School offers a competitive salary and benefits package as well as additional pay for extended day and some overnight trips. Carroll School is an equal opportunity employer.

 

Outdoor Education and Physical Education Instructor

 

Outdoor Education and Physical Education Instructor

(Lower School Campus)

School Overview:

Carroll School is a dynamic independent day school for elementary and middle school students who have been diagnosed with language-based learning disabilities, such as dyslexia.

Position Summary:

The Carroll School Multi’s Department is seeking a dynamic full time Bounders Instructor to teach Outdoor Experiential Education classes as well as assist and/or lead Physical Education classes for grades 1-5. Bounders is an outdoor and experiential education program.

This unique position allows the instructor to lead a Bounder; Outdoor Experience Ed Lower School Program and teach/assist in the Physical Education program. This design allows instructors to alternate the subject areas every three weeks. This instructor may be asked to assist with grades 6-9 for one quarter of the school year. This instructor will work collaboratively with the Lower School Physical Education Teacher as well as assisting with the Middle School Bounders program. After school extended day programs and various weekend Bounders trips will be incorporated into the weekly responsibilities.

Daily Routine Responsibilities:

  • Teach up to five or six classes during the day
  • Implement and build upon a Bounders curriculum for the Lower School in conjunction with teaching and or assisting PE classes during the PE portion of the term
  • Willingness to blend some aspects of the curriculum together. For example, aerobic warm up in a Bounder’s class and Team Building in a PE class; flexibility, creativity and collaboration required
  • Lead portable challenge course initiatives, cooperative adventure based games for the purpose of skill building, team building and productive play
  • Incorporate environmental education by designing curriculum and taking advantage of teachable moments
  • Teach basic outdoor living skills; for example, camp cooking and shelter building
  • Instill a love for the outdoors in students
  • Facilitate structured “play” and create a culture of respect for nature and the environment
  • Lead and/or assist in PE classes with activities such as soccer, basketball, floor hockey, baseball, track and field, circuit training, and general fitness activities, etc.
  • Active daily participation in all lessons. Able to research, model, play, and execute curriculum
  • Interdisciplinary work; for example, making connections with science, history and Bounders/PE curriculum

Additional Responsibilities:

  • Demonstrate a passion to work with children with language-based learning disabilities and a willingness to learn new approach to teaching this unique population
  • Able to instruct students in a multisensory, highly structured manner that promotes comprehension of material, self-esteem building; setting students up for success
  • Collaborate, innovate, and communicate with co-instructor and other staff employees
  • Assist with up-keep and maintenance of equipment
  • Ability to effectively manage risk
  • Attend program, departmental, school-wide trainings, meetings, and activities as required

After School Responsibilities:

  • Be available to lead and create an after-school program from 3:10-5:00 PM twice a week to enhance and support the Bounders Program
  • To implement and lead a lower school Friday afternoon Bounder Program or general extended day activities when not involved in weekend trips, 3:10 -5:00 PM

Overnight, Weekend, and April Break Trip Responsibilities:

  • Plan, lead and assist off-campus overnights, trips, and expeditions throughout the year, including on-going formal communication/marketing to the parents and Carroll community about the offered programs
  • Be willing to research and scout local areas to create and design new trips as well as transporting students in a Carroll School Bus

Qualifications:

  • BA or BS in Outdoor Education, Environmental Education, Physical Education, or related degree
  • Current Wilderness First Responder Certification;
  • An interest in pursuing certifications such as Challenge Course, Single-Pitch Instructor, and Naturalist Training, etc.
  • Experience with “hard and soft skills of Outdoor Education
  • Strong communication skills in order to facilitate group and individual discussions with students, parents, and colleagues;
  • Experience teaching physical education a plus
  • Experience teaching students with learning disabilities a plus
  • Strong classroom management skills and willingness to learn and incorporate “Responsive Classroom” techniques into teaching
  • Minimum of two years teaching experience with elementary students, having taught middle school students a plus
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), digital photography, and website creation a plus

Carroll School offers a competitive salary and benefits package as well as additional pay for extended day and some overnight trips.  Carroll School is an equal opportunity employer.

If you are interested in future opportunities, please send your resume to jobs@carrollschool.org.