Middle and Upper School Latin Teacher

About All Saints’

Located on 147 acres in west Fort Worth, All Saints’ Episcopal School is a premier co-educational Age 3 - Grade 12 college-preparatory day school serving approximately 1,260 students who benefit from small class sizes, an award-winning arts program, and championship caliber athletic program. We are one of the largest Early Childhood - Grade 12 Parish-independent Episcopal day schools in the country, and our graduates attend a wide variety of selective colleges and universities. The school is dual-accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest and the Southwestern Association of Episcopal Schools and is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools and the National Association of Episcopal Schools.Read about what makes our Episcopal learning environment so dynamic by visiting www.aseschool.org.

Job Title: Middle School Latin Teacher

Job Description

All Saints’ Episcopal School is currently seeking a dynamic, energetic, and collaborative educator who is passionate about teaching sections of Latin to students at all Middle School and Upper School levels (Grades 6 to 12). The ideal candidate holds a master’s degree and has a minimum of three years’ experience teaching at an independent school with experience teaching Latin and the classics. A strong understanding of the importance of Latin and the classics to younger students, especially as a lens into their other studies, such as the connections between Latin and English grammar, Roman culture, and European history.

The ideal candidate will have enthusiasm to engage and lead the Middle School and Upper School age learner in and out of the classroom. The candidate must have knowledge of teaching at various levels and courses as well as best practices for maintaining a positive learning environment. The teaching position calls for energy, optimism, enthusiasm, flexibility, patience, perseverance, and a sense of humor. It also requires the ability and willingness to learn from and collaborate with colleagues within the division and throughout the entire school.

Job Responsibilities

• Teach multiple sections of Middle School and Upper School Latin.
• Provide integral and varied support, planning, oversight, and communication as an advisor to 8-12 students.
• Teach student-centered Latin courses that emphasize inquiry and authentic assessment.
• Create activities and lessons that center on skill-development and content acquisition.
• Maintain a classroom culture that promotes civil discourse and student engagement.
• Promote a positive and energetic learning environment while advancing the cognitive, emotional, and social well-being of the students.
• Create and implement rigorous and engaging lessons that reflect accommodations for differences in student learning styles.
• Differentiate instruction through learning strategies, activities, materials, and equipment that reflect understanding of the learning styles and needs of students.
• Integrate technology to strengthen the teaching/learning process.

• Set clear short-term and long-term goals to drive instruction.
• Create a classroom environment conducive to learning and appropriate for the physical, social, and emotional development of students.
• Maintain open and effective communication with parents throughout the year as well as during Parent/Teacher conferences.
• Be a team player and willing to help colleagues as needed.
• Collaborate with department members to design innovative curriculum.
• Participate in on-going curriculum review and revision, aligning content and learning objectives with the school’s mission and goals.
• Serve on school committees as needed.
• Enforce school policies and rules consistently.
• Stay updated on current science education trends and best practices.
• Participate in professional development opportunities and contribute to curriculum improvement.
• Participate in daily Chapel services and weekly Eucharist services.
• Lead a Middle School and/or Upper School Advisory Group and follow Advisor Expectations.
• Required to use with technology and online platforms using 1:1 student device.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree; Master's degree preferred in Education or Classics-related fields.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
• Passionate about working with Middle School and Upper School students, grades 6th-12th
• Committed to creating a student-centered, engaging classroom experience.

• Dynamic, energetic, and able to incorporate lessons and activities that support a highly
• motivated learning environment.
• This position reports to the Middle School and Upper School Division Head and Department Chair.

All Saints’ Episcopal School of Fort Worth is an equal-opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, veteran or marital status, age, national or ethnic origin. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, veteran or marital status, age, or national and ethnic origin in administration of all phases of the employment relationship, including recruitment, advertising, hiring, promotion, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay, and all other forms of selection, training, and compensation.