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Posted: 13-Feb-25
Location: Los Angeles, California
Type: Full Time
Salary: Pay Scale: $75,000- $85,000
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Salary Details:
Preferred Education:
Internal Number: 1
Position Title: English Teacher for 2025/26 School Year
Department: English
Reports to: Department Chair
Status: Exempt
Start Date: August 2025
About Marymount:
As part of an international network of Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary (RSHM) schools, Marymount High School is an independent, Catholic all-girls school with the core purpose of educating and empowering young women to live lives of consequence as ethical leaders with a global perspective and an unshakable commitment to the common good.
Position Overview:
The English Teacher is a full-time teacher and member of the English Department, reporting to the Department Chair. The ideal candidate is comfortable working in a highly collaborative environment where value is placed on the skills and passions of the instructor.
Responsibilities:
- Work as a team player with other English teachers to coordinate lesson plans and course sequencing, share materials, and embrace a community approach to teaching
- Design lessons that are well-planned in terms of content, developmental appropriateness, and department sequencing
- Monitor the progress of each student’s writing, providing intervention or differentiation when necessary and appropriate, consistent high-quality feedback
- Offer collaborative and individual learning opportunities that support student growth
- Create an environment that emphasizes learning where students feel safe and welcome
- Meet with students during office hours and in the department Writing Center to assist with individual writing assignments
- Serve as grade-level advisor
- Serve as moderator for the student newspaper
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- A Master’s degree in a relevant field preferred
- Minimum of three (3) years of previous teaching experience, preferably at the high school
- level, that emphasizes teaching literature and writing
- Strong background and understanding of teaching writing as a process
- Experience integrating technology into the English classroom