Journalism Teacher & Yearbook Advisor, Upper School at The Harker School

About the Employer

The Harker School is a coeducational, nonsectarian, college preparatory school serving TK through grade 12. Harker has three campuses (lower, middle, and upper schools) located within minutes of San Jose. For more than 100 years, Harker's mission has remained constant: to create an environment that promotes academic excellence, inspires intellectual curiosity, expects personal accountability, and forever instills a genuine passion for learning. We are tremendously proud of our century-old tradition of excellence in education and the international recognition our students, faculty, and programs have earned. We believe the best way to prepare our students is to provide the best academic and extracurricular programs possible. Harker provides a challenging and balanced education. The Harker experience comprises the following cornerstones: students and families, teachers, curriculum, and the learning environment, including inspiring facilities. The Harker School is in the Santa Clara Valley of California. We enjoy 300-plus days of sunshine per year, a perfect climate to take advantage of our beautiful mountain ranges, great for hiking, camping, and biking. We’re just a short drive to Santa Cruz, where one can enjoy being by the ocean and among the beautiful redwood trees. Santa Clara is home to a variety of startup companies and tech giants. We are fortunate to live in a diverse community with various socioeconomic backgrounds, religious beliefs, and cultural identities.

Job Summary

Job Summary

Harker attracts teachers who are experts in their fields, love working with children and who, through their teaching, inspire students to reach their highest potential. The Harker teacher creates a rich learning environment within and beyond the classroom so that students can find their places in the world today. Harker teachers, like the students, also care about the community, fostering the values that contribute to a successful and happy life. We seek to hire a highly qualified individual for a full-time position teaching Jounralism as well as being a Yearbook Advisor at our Upper School Campus. The position starts in August for the 2022-2023 school year. For information about our academic programs, please visit us at https://www.harker.org. Qualifications Has at minimum, a bachelor's degree in subject area; MA preferred Has three+ years of teaching experience in relevant subject area and appropriate grade level division Has ability to create and communicate well-organized, meaningful, and creative lesson plans that incorporate teaching strategies in a thoughtful manner to further and maximize student learning Demonstrates collaboration, collegiality, and organization About The Harker School: Harker is a coeducational, non-sectarian, college preparatory school serving TK through grade 12. Harker has three campuses (lower, middle, and upper schools) located within minutes of each other in San Jose. For more than 100 years, Harker's mission has remained constant: to create an environment that promotes academic excellence, inspires intellectual curiosity, expects personal accountability, and forever instills a genuine passion for learning. Were tremendously proud of our century-old tradition of excellence in education, and the international recognition our students, faculty and programs have earned.

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