Position Summary

The Miami Valley School’s (MVS) mission is to challenge young people of promise to become self-sustaining learners and compassionate global citizens. For a half-century, MVS has provided a unique learning option for families in the Dayton, Ohio community. Here, faculty are educators who are ready to help refine a truly differentiated educational opportunity as MVS becomes a nationally-recognized leader in experience-based learning.

MVS is seeking a dynamic, innovative and culturally inclusive Upper School Learning Support Specialist. The ideal candidate is passionate and skillful as an intervention specialist, eager to invest their talents in implementing the MVS Learning Support program and collaborating with a team of learning specialists. The Specialist provides day-to-day management of student academic learning support for 9-12th grades. The Learning Support Specialist works closely with the Upper School Division Director, College Counselor, School Counselor, and teachers to provide support for individual students.

This new team member will establish a supportive and engaging environment for upper school students, work collaboratively with colleagues and parents, possess excellent communication skills, and demonstrate a teaching proficiency and comfort with using diverse strategies suited to students’ broad array of abilities, intelligences, and learning styles. Attention to clerical detail and meticulous record-keeping are required. Additional duties include co-teaching and designing a month-long immersive and interdisciplinary course, which may involve domestic and/or international travel. Ideal candidates will possess prior experience with learning support in upper school settings, advising clubs, coaching athletics, and/or leading student travel learning programs. Candidates without prior experience will also be considered.

Expectations:

• Demonstrate a commitment to culturally inclusive curricula and inclusive classroom practices by collaborating with classroom teachers to ensure each student has the tools and support they need to reach the expectations of the general curriculum
• Build collaborative partnership with students, parents, faculty, counselors, division director and any outside resources.
• Collaborate with the Learning Support Team to develop continuity of the Learning Support Program from EC through 12th grade
• Demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning through engagement in ongoing professional development
• Flexibility in response to the needs and requirements of individual students

Primary Responsibilities:

• Review/maintain student records/files, analyze psycho-educational reports, and provide recommendations based on these reports
• Create learning support profiles and submit applications for standardized test accommodations for students with diagnosed learning issues (i.e., PSAT, SAT, and ACT)
• Provide academic support for students, meeting with students to discuss and develop strategies for learning difficulties
• Work directly with students in both one-on-one and small group settings on topics such as effective study strategies, time management, organization, executive functioning, and self-advocacy
• Consult with faculty members, administration, parents and outside professionals regularly to monitor student progress and amend Learning Profile as needed
• Lead/Co-lead an Immersion program in January

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate or masters degree in special education or intervention specialist
• Intervention specialist licensure
• Knowledge of various learning styles and the impact of disabilities on learning
• The desire to work with teenage students in an experiential setting
• Ability to use Google Suite applications to facilitate communication and record management

The Miami Valley School is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any application for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic testing, veteran status, physical or mental disability, or any other basis prohibited by law.

To Apply:

Eligible candidates should submit a completed MVS employment application, cover letter, resume, outline your suitability for the position and interest in the mission of the school to deborah.spiegel@mvschool.com. For more information on the school, follow the embedded links. Please do not call the school directly. Applications due by May 15, 2020.

Position Summary

The Miami Valley School’s (MVS) mission is to challenge young people of promise to become self-sustaining learners and compassionate global citizens. For a half-century, MVS has provided a unique learning option for families in the Dayton, Ohio, community. Here, faculty are educators who are ready to help refine a truly differentiated educational opportunity as MVS becomes a nationally-recognized leader in experience-based learning.

The Miami Valley School is seeking a middle school English teacher committed to developing critical and creative thinkers who collaborate and communicate effectively. This new faculty member will be joining a department that strives to represent the diversity of the MVS community through its text selections, offers assessments that provide a range of opportunities for self-expression, and integrates coursework with other academic departments and the world at large. The faculty member will teach 4 sections of 6th through 8th grade middle school English, contingent upon enrollment. In each of these roles, the new faculty member should be dedicated to developing curriculum that is literature-rich, writing-intensive, and culturally-inclusive. The literature curriculum should seek a balance between canonical and contemporary works of fiction and non-fiction. Writing instruction should place emphasis on argumentative, analytical, and research-based writing.

This new faculty member will establish a supportive and engaging environment for middle school students (grades 6-8), demonstrate the ability to create developmentally appropriate and inclusive curricula, work collaboratively with colleagues and parents, possess excellent communication skills, and demonstrate a teaching proficiency and comfort with a variety of different teaching and learning styles. Additional duties include co-teaching and designing a 3-week immersive and interdisciplinary course, which may involve domestic travel. Ideal candidates will possess prior experience teaching English in middle and/or upper school settings, advising clubs, coaching athletics, and/or leading student travel learning programs. Candidates without prior teaching experience will also be considered.

Reports to: Director of the Middle School

Expectations:

• Demonstrate a commitment to culturally inclusive curricula and inclusive classroom practices
• Build collaborative partnership with students and parents
• Demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning through engagement in ongoing professional development

Primary Responsibilities:

• Teach 4 sections of 6th through 8th grade middle school English, depending on enrollment
• Lead/Co-lead an Immersion program in January
• Develop and propose new courses each year, including new Immersion programs
• Serve as an advisor for a group of 10-12 middle school students
• Lead and/or advise extracurricular activities, which include student clubs and athletics

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate or advanced degree(s) in English, English education, or other humanities degree
• The desire to work with pre-teen and teenage students in an experiential setting

The Miami Valley School is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any application for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic testing, veteran status, physical or mental disability, or any other basis prohibited by law.

To Apply:

Eligible candidates should submit a completed MVS employment application, cover letter, resume, outline your suitability for the position and interest in the mission of the school to mike.boyer@mvschool.com. For more information on the school, follow the embedded links. Please do not call the school directly. Applications due by May 15, 2020.

Position Summary

The Miami Valley School’s mission is to challenge young people of promise to become self-sustaining learners and compassionate global citizens. For a half-century, MVS has provided a unique learning option for families in the Dayton, Ohio community. Here, faculty are educators who are ready to help refine a truly differentiated educational opportunity as MVS becomes a nationally-recognized leader in experience-based learning.

The Miami Valley School is seeking a lower school teacher committed to developing critical and creative thinkers who collaborate and communicate effectively. This new faculty member will be joining a team  that strives to represent the diversity of the MVS community by creating and implementing culturally inclusive and responsive curricula as well as demonstrating a teaching proficiency and comfort with a variety of different teaching and learning styles. 

The Lower School Classroom Teacher must be a passionate and skillful teacher, who is eager to invest his/her talents in our lower school program. They must establish a supportive and engaging environment for lower school students (grades K-5), work collaboratively with colleagues and parents, have excellent communication skills, and demonstrate a desire to embrace immersion method into their teaching. In addition, this teacher will have completed coursework or possess teaching experience in specific subfields of elementary education (e.g.classroom/behavior management, social and emotional learning, child development, subject expertise etc.) related to his/her teaching responsibilities. 

Reports to: Director of the Lower School

Expectations:

• Demonstrate a commitment to culturally inclusive curricula and inclusive classroom practices
• Demonstrate  a lifelong appreciation for healthy and creative decision-making in their students
• Build collaborative partnership with students, parents, and colleagues
• Demonstrate an ability to develop rapport with students
• Commit to lifelong learning through engagement in ongoing professional development

Primary Responsibilities:

• Teach a single grade classroom within grades K-2
• Lead/Co-lead 2 week Winter Mini Immersion 
• Develop and propose new units each year, including new Mini Immersions
• Fulfill all other faculty responsibilities that may occur outside the school day, including writing progress reports and planning, attending school-related functions, which include but are not limited to: Parent Information Night (PIN), Parent-Teacher Conferences, Promotion Ceremonies, Graduation
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate or Master Degree in Education
• Certificate in Elementary Education, preferred
• Desire to work with lower school students in an experiential setting

The Miami Valley School is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any application for employmen on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic testing, veteran status, physical or mental disability, or any other basis prohibited by law.

To Apply:

Eligible candidates should submit a completed MVS employment application, cover letter, resume, outline your suitability for the position and interest in the mission of the school to michele.gaudet@mvschool.com. For more information on the school, follow the embedded links. Please do not call the school directly. Applications due by May 15, 2020.

Position Summary

The Miami Valley School’s mission is to challenge young people of promise to become self-sustaining learners and compassionate global citizens. For a half-century, MVS has provided a unique learning option for families in the Dayton, Ohio community. Here, faculty are educators who are ready to help refine a truly differentiated educational opportunity as MVS becomes a nationally-recognized leader in experience-based learning.

The Miami Valley School is seeking a lower school teacher committed to developing critical and creative thinkers who collaborate and communicate effectively. This new faculty member will be joining a team  that strives to represent the diversity of the MVS community by creating and implementing culturally inclusive and responsive curricula as well as demonstrating a teaching proficiency and comfort with a variety of different teaching and learning styles. 

The Lower School Classroom Teacher must be a passionate and skillful teacher, who is eager to invest his/her talents in our lower school program. They must establish a supportive and engaging environment for lower school students (grades K-5), work collaboratively with colleagues and parents, have excellent communication skills, and demonstrate a desire to embrace immersion method into their teaching. In addition, this teacher will have completed coursework or possess teaching experience in specific subfields of elementary education (e.g.classroom/behavior management, social and emotional learning, child development, subject expertise etc.) related to his/her teaching responsibilities. 

Reports to: Director of the Lower School

Expectations:

• Demonstrate a commitment to culturally inclusive curricula and inclusive classroom practices
• Demonstrate  a lifelong appreciation for healthy and creative decision-making in their students
• Build collaborative partnership with students, parents, and colleagues
• Demonstrate an ability to develop rapport with students
• Commit to lifelong learning through engagement in ongoing professional development

Primary Responsibilities:

• Teach a single grade classroom within grades 3-5
• Lead/Co-lead 2 week Winter Mini Immersion 
• Develop and propose new units each year, including new Mini Immersions
• Fulfill all other faculty responsibilities that may occur outside the school day, including writing progress reports and planning, attending school-related functions, which include but are not limited to: Parent Information Night (PIN), Parent-Teacher Conferences, Promotion Ceremonies, Graduation
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate or Master Degree in Education
• Certificate in Elementary Education, preferred
• Desire to work with lower school students in an experiential setting

The Miami Valley School is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any application for employmen on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic testing, veteran status, physical or mental disability, or any other basis prohibited by law.

To Apply:

Eligible candidates should submit a completed MVS employment application, cover letter, resume, outline your suitability for the position and interest in the mission of the school to michele.gaudet@mvschool.com. For more information on the school, follow the embedded links. Please do not call the school directly. Applications due by May 15, 2020.