Employment

After fifteen years of transformative leadership, Steve Wilkins is retiring as Head of Carroll School on June 30, 2021. As one of the most well-regarded and innovative learning differences (LD) schools in the nation, Carroll is in an enviable position to attract a bold, visionary educator ready to lead the School. To learn more:

Head of School Position Statement

School Overview:

Located in Lincoln, Wayland, and Waltham Massachusetts, Carroll School is an independent day school that serves students who have language-based learning differences, such as dyslexia. Carroll's Upper School is located on the Wayland campus and serves grades 8-9.

In an effort to address the greatest need of each child, we recognize that diversity and inclusivity are essential to a child’s learning experience. Our work is important, and we welcome candidates who add to the diversity of our community and demonstrate a commitment to equity and inclusion in their work.

Carroll School is an equal opportunity employer that offers competitive salary and benefits, including strong professional development programming, such as Orton-Gillingham training.

Position Summary:

Carroll School seeks teaching candidates with a growth mindset and a true passion and commitment to lifelong learning. Candidates who are motivated by helping students to attain a strong sense of identity, self-worth and who are eager to equip students with skills and strategies for academic success. The ideal candidate brings a collaborative style, is self-directed, child-centered, and values a community of highly engaged, compassionate, motivated educators. We are seeking candidates with experience and/or interest in teaching students with language-based learning differences and who are drawn to acquire the necessary competencies to successfully teach our type of learners.

This position requires a candidate with experience teaching language-learning disabled students, who also has a strong science background and knowledge of the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks for a science teaching position.

Responsibilities:

• Teach a combination of 5 science and math classes/day consisting of 6-14 students: math classes may include pre-algebra, algebra 1, and/or geometry; science classes may include conceptual physics or biology
• Help place students in correct math course, monitor mathematics progress, and communicate math placement needs to families and next school
• Apply a multisensory, diagnostic, prescriptive approach to instruction
• Create highly focused data-informed lesson plans specific to student’s needs
• Work with Upper School team to develop and customize grade level curriculum
• Develop positive working relationships with all constituencies; students, parents, colleagues and administration
• Serve as an advisor for up to 10 students
• Meet regularly with coach and teaching team and with administrators, and/or parents of students as needed
• Supply to school administrators grades, written comments, interim progress reports as required; participate in 4 annual parent conferences
• Integrate technology into academic classes and overall program
• May assist in after-school program activities
• Perform other duties as required

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree preferred
• Massachusetts teaching license in Science, Math, or Moderate Special Needs preferred
• Have the ability to teach using multi-sensory education methods
• Willingness to train in highly specialized approaches to teaching students with language-based learning differences
• Desire to teach multicultural curriculum
• Experience using multi-sensory education methods; familiarity with STEAM, Google Classroom, digital technologies a plus
• Proficient written and verbal communication skills
• Minimum of 3 years teaching experience preferred