Part-Time Lower School Math/Science Teacher

Friends Community School (FCS) is a progressive co-ed Quaker K-8 day school serving a diverse student body from the greater Washington, D.C. area. FCS offers a challenging curriculum imbued with strong values of equality, integrity, community, environmental stewardship, simplicity, and peaceful conflict resolution, rooted in our Quaker heritage. Faculty and staff are highly engaged and enjoy flexibility, autonomy, and creativity. FCS’s LEED-certified building is situated on 17 acres surrounded by Greenbelt National Park, nine minutes from the University of Maryland, College Park, and thirty minutes from Washington, D.C. Now in its 35th year, FCS serves 257 students with 54% self-identifying as people of color. 

FCS seeks an individual to teach Grade 4 Math and Grade 1/2 Science. The qualified candidate should possess and demonstrate:

• An understanding of child development and progressive pedagogy.  
• Experience with project-based and experiential learning. 
• Strong classroom management skills and the ability to create a welcoming and supportive classroom environment using Responsive Classroom. 
• Respect for and understanding of issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion with the ability to incorporate this knowledge into their practice and the curriculum. 
• Experience with designing curriculum including units of study and assessment tools. 

The successful candidate will teach 15 hours a week and eleven classes.  There are 3-½ sections for Science, and 1 section of 4th grade for Math. Class periods  are 45 minutes in duration. Science is taught twice a week. Math is taught 5 days a week. 

Responsibilities include:

• Designing and implementing first and second grade curriculum, highlighting problem-based, hands-on lessons using Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) as a guide
• Coordinating math units with the 4th grade teachers and using TERC Investigations to teach multi-digit addition and subtraction, place value, multiplication, division, and fractions 
• Possessing and demonstrating optimism toward teaching and student learning
• Assessing the needs of students and implementing effective lessons using anecdotal observations and formal assessments
• Evaluating, assessing, and enhancing curriculum and materials
• Providing differentiated instruction and designing project-based and experiential units of study 
• Creating a safe and respectful learning environment that reflects Quaker values and supports diverse learning styles
• Utilizing conflict resolution, Responsive Classroom, and other developmentally appropriate methods of classroom management
• Maintaining an attractive, welcoming, and organized classroom environment conducive to learning
• Seeking professional development opportunities which will be paid for by the school, in order to enhance knowledge of and practice in teaching
• Documenting curriculum annually using Rubicon Atlas (training provided)
• Communicating with parents on a regular basis via email, telephone, or in-person
• Writing detailed progress reports and conducting two parent-teacher conferences each school year as well as a Back-to-School Night presentation
• Fulfilling additional duties such as lunch and recess duty

Qualifications and experience:

• 4-year college degree; advanced degree(s) preferred
• A minimum of 3 years of teaching experience
• Strong classroom management skills ll be provided)
• Supervising lunch and recess for students
• and knowledge of Responsive Classroom
• Effective and strong oral and written communication skills
• Knowledge and skill using technology (such as Google Suite, Blackbaud)

To apply, please address a cover letter to Yonnette Moore, Head of Lower School, and submit via email the cover letter, resume, and the contact information of three professional references to yonnettem@friendscommunityschool.org.

FCS is committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive educational community and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, gender, gender identity, color, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin.