About Us
The Jewish Leadership Academy is a world-class Jewish Middle and Upper School dedicated to developing the skills, curiosity, and potential of Miamis most ambitious students for a life of purpose, commitment, and service.
JLA is committed to:
- Challenging inquisitive minds to think critically and creatively in pursuit of the highest academic standards across all disciplines.
- Putting values into action by embedding leadership training and community service into the heart of the educational program.
- Engaging the mind and stirring the soul to connect with the Jewish past and the Jewish present, the Jewish People and the Jewish State, through the broad and embracing lens of Modern Orthodoxy.
JLA seeks an outstanding faculty of all faiths who believe in and actively support the schools mission to educate Jewish students at the highest academic levels while connecting them deeply to their heritage and faith. We are carefully creating a faculty culture that is values-driven, committed to high standards, and rooted in respect for all. Above all, we seek faculty who have a genuine love for teaching.
Mathematics Teaching Faculty
JLA is seeking a teacher who can teach mathematics at the middle and upper school levels.
The STEM Department at JLA provides students with a course sequence of deep and rich curricular core classes and electives. Our program aims to develop an appreciation of learning and ignite curiosity and critical thinking. The Middle School Math Curriculum offers the following honors, honors enriched, and advanced classes based on the Art of Problem Solving (AoPS):
- Math Grade 6
- Math Grade 7
- Pre-Algebra (honors and AoPS)
- Algebra 1 (honors and AoPS)
- Geometry (honors and AoPS)
Responsibilities
Full-time employment for faculty teaching positions will commence on January 2025. Responsibilities will include:
- 20 teaching periods per week (5 periods daily M-Th)
- Advisory, media literacy, research, service learning, or mentorship role as part of our unique Friday schedule.
- Tutorial sessions twice weekly
- Robust professional development throughout the year
- Special onboarding and leadership programming with students for the first 3 weeks of the school year
Qualifications
Applicants must have a minimum of 5 years of teaching experience at the middle/upper school level, as well as a strong foundation in classroom pedagogy. He/She must have an undergraduate degree in a related field, though advanced degrees are preferred. Experience working with gifted and talented students is an asset.
In addition, the successful candidate will demonstrate:
- The ability to connect with and inspire students.
- The ability to take students through guided experimentations and open-ended projects.
- The ability and desire to work collaboratively on high-functioning teams across departments.
- Excellent people skills.
- Mastery of Google Workspace for Education and an overall comfort with new technology.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
- The desire to be a part of a learning community.
- A strong work ethic.
- An understanding of project and inquiry-based learning as well as design thinking.
BENEFITS
A strong benefits package includes:
- Highly competitive salary starting at $82,500
- Full health, dental, and vision for employee
- 8% annual retirement match
- Daily breakfast and lunch
- Generous PTO
- Relocation stipend
- Opportunities for professional development and growth
- Short and long term disability and life insurance