Hannah Senesh Community Day School, an open and inclusive, independent K-8 Jewish day school in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, is hiring a sixth grade humanities teacher for a maternity leave replacement position February 10-June 13. Responsibilities include teaching English and Social Studies, leading parent-teacher conferences, writing end-of-year progress reports, and advisory.

Candidates will develop a warm, inclusive, and supportive classroom environment, and work collaboratively with the grade-level team members. Education degree and experience teaching pre-adolescent and adolescent students is required. Applicants should be creative, nurturing, and reflective educators who embrace a “whole child” approach to teaching and learning that focuses on growth in academic, social, and emotional domains.

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume to Tracey Schreier, Middle School Director, Hannah Senesh Community Day School at tschreier@hannahsenesh.org. The salary for this position is $70-80,000 commensurate with experience and pro-rated based on weeks worked.

About the School

Guided by our core values, Hannah Senesh Community Day School is an open and inclusive Jewish Day School committed to the rich mosaic of Jewish life. Our community reflects the great diversity of the modern Jewish people who find a warm and welcoming Jewish home at Senesh. Senesh faculty inspire our students to learn joyfully and live with conviction and strive to achieve purposeful learning, active engagement, and meaningful connections with students, families, and colleagues. Our mission and values guide their work—creating a space that embraces the whole-child and enables our students to cultivate a sense of dignity and self-worth as they grow and become confident individuals and community members beyond our school's walls.

Hannah Senesh Community Day School is an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes candidates who will add to the diversity of our school community including, but not limited to staff of any race, color, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation.