Humanities Teacher

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EMPLOYEE STATUS: 44-67% FTE, Exempt, Academic-year.

REPORTS TO: Department Chair and Dean of Faculty

WORK SCHEDULE: Bay teachers are expected to attend their classes, tutorial periods, staffulty and collaborative course team meetings, applicable orientations, and professional development days. See the job description for more details.

AGREEMENT TERM DATES: Nov 30, 2026 through May 30, 2027

Job Description

Bay's Humanities department is an interdisciplinary department whose courses incorporate the teaching of writing, literature, social studies, art history, religion, and philosophy. Each semester-long class meets three times a week in a rotating block schedule. Bay's block schedule allows students to delve deeply into project- and inquiry-based learning across all courses. Teachers of our core courses have a common prep block and use it to work collaboratively in weekly required course team meetings to ensure alignment of curriculum and assessment among sections/teachers.

The Bay School does not participate in the USCIS E-Verify program, and we do not sponsor work visas.

Key Responsibilities

Teaching

• Collaboratively designing curriculum and aligning curriculum with course teams, the department goals, and the school's mission;
• Designing skills-based formative and summative assessments;
• Grading student work and providing feedback in a timely manner;
• Communicating regularly with students, parents, guardians, and advisors regarding student progress;
• Having one-on-one student meetings as needed;
• Scheduling and attending course team meetings;
• Attending weekly staffulty or department meetings on Tuesday afternoons.

Community Support

• Attending Morning Meeting three days a week;
• Monitoring a "Flex" block (study hall) one block per week each semester;
• Holding tutorial at the end of the school day three days a week;
• Modeling community engagement by being present throughout the school day, serving as a club leader, serving on committees and participating in admissions events (as examples).

The Ideal Candidate

• Finds resonance with The Bay School mission, philosophy, and precepts;
• Dedicates themselves to anti-bias and equity work and understands the social justice dimensions of education;
• Commits to ongoing professional growth;
• Welcomes and learns from feedback;
• Enjoys being in a high school community;
• Values mindfulness as a practice;
• Is comfortable teaching skills-based courses;
• Values individual learning profiles by teaching in multiple modalities and offering differentiated instruction;
• Employs and is excited by student-centered language teaching strategies (task-based, story-based, culturally grounded, and experiential language learning)
• Has experience teaching secondary education and brings a diversity of teaching and life experiences to their work;
• Values collaboration, teamwork, and feedback as a part of professional growth; demonstrates a commitment to continuous learning and the ability to adapt through both learning and unlearning.
• Commits to innovation, professional development, and reinvention;
• Is curious and resourceful;
• Enjoys working with and inspiring high-school learners in all areas of school life.

Requirements

• EDUCATION: B.A. required, M.A. preferred
• EXPERIENCE: 1-3 years of teaching in the Humanities preferred, including substantial

experience teaching 20th century history, writing and / or literature.

• COMPUTER SKILLS: Proficient in Google Suite and familiarity with PC and Mac

platforms and LMS and SMS systems.

Job offers are contingent upon clear background checks and TB risk assessment. Other requirements include completing first aid/CPR training, mandated reporter training, anti-harassment training, workplace violence prevention training, and bloodborne pathogen training. Access to these mandatory trainings are provided and paid for by the school.

Compensation

Salary is based on years of secondary school work or relevant experience. The full-time faculty salary range for the 2026-27 school year is $91,462- 160,760. Bay also offers a strong benefits package for long-term employees working at least 60% of full time.

Please review our full-time teaching job description here for more details. If interested in the position, please review our website (www.bayschoolsf.org) to familiarize yourself with our school, the world languages curriculum, and our community. If interested in the position, please send all items below to: [email protected], subject line: Humanities Spring 2027

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

• Cover letter describing your interest in the position as well as how you anticipate contributing to The Bay School.
• Resume/C.V.
• A list of references--a minimum of 3, including a current supervisor, departmental colleague, and colleague outside your department.