Instructor - History jobs in Altoona, PA

Description

Mercersburg Academy is a private, college-prep boarding school located in south-central Pennsylvania, about 90 minutes from the Baltimore/Washington DC metro area. The school’s mission and core values guide our vision and direction. At Mercersburg, we value diversity and believe in cultivating a safe community where everyone is encouraged to be their authentic selves.

Position Opening

History Teacher

Job Classification

Faculty, Full-Time, Exempt, Academic Year (position starts August 2024)

Reports To

History Department Head & Dean of Academics

Responsibilities and Duties include but are not limited to:

Teaching: Typical assignments will include teaching four sections of history, preparing course objectives and course of study following departmental guidelines and curriculum, conducting varied and frequent assessments of student performance, utilizing appropriate technology in the classroom setting, keeping attendance and grade records as required by school, writing individual grade and comment reports six times a year with additional progress reports as assigned, maintaining regularly scheduled office hours for help sessions with students, attending faculty meetings and professional development opportunities provided by the school

Residential: This position will participate in all aspects of the school including participation in our student life program which includes advisory to a group of students, chaperoning student activities, and student support.

Co-Curricular: All faculty members will participate in a co-curricular within our experiential program which may include coaching, community engagement, outdoor education or art assignments. 

Communication: Communicating positively and proactively with students, advisers, parents, colleagues, and administration in a professional manner in oral and written form

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

The position requires a person who has experience teaching adolescents enjoys working with and relates well to both adults and students, is collaborative, and communicates well. This faculty member needs to be organized as well as possess excellent technology skills. The history department member holds a full-time faculty position and two-thirds of the faculty position is devoted to teaching history. The history department member carries out additional responsibilities such as residential and/or co-curricular assignments. Flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of an ever-changing boarding school environment.

Physical Demands:

The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. 

• Environment: Work is performed mostly in an indoor/office environment.
• Physical: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, using repetitive motions; may frequently lift up 20 lbs. or up to 10 pounds constantly and occasionally up to 50 lbs.; to travel in all modes of transportation; sufficient manual dexterity and eye-hand coordination to grasp, finger, and feel.  
• Vision: Required to have visual acuity, with or without correction, to be able to see close activities such as viewing a computer terminal, distance and focus to operate motor vehicles. 
• Auditory: Must be able to express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken word. Must be able to talk and hear by telephone and in person. 

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience with technology applications such as use of a MacBook Pro and iPad for teaching purposes.
• Prior experience in teaching history and curriculum development preferred.
• A valid driver’s license