Total 42 job vacancies by Singapore American School Limited

Position Responsibilities

Elementary School Educator Responsibilities

• Foster a sense of student belonging by cultivating joy and purpose throughout the Elementary School.
• Cultivate a caring and culturally responsive learning community in the classroom, taking into account the physical, emotional, and intellectual well-being of students.
• Utilize the principles of Responsive Classroom to build a community where students feel valued, respected, and motivated to succeed.
• Identify essential learning and use a planning framework with standards, learning targets, real-world issues, and a culturally responsive curriculum.
• Design and implement engaging learning experiences that are collaborative, culturally responsive, and differentiated.
• Employ high-impact instructional practices based on current pedagogical approaches to teach the curriculum.
• Design and deliver engaging, differentiated lessons that align with curriculum standards and meet the academic and social-emotional needs of all students.
• Regularly assess student progress through formative assessments and other data-driven tools.
• Accurately and regularly assess student progress through formative and summative standards-based approaches.
• Continuously monitor student learning and make appropriate modifications of goals and strategies to meet students’ needs.
• Group students flexibly based on their individual needs, abilities, and assets, using data to inform grouping decisions.
• Design quality formative, summative, and self-guided assessments that provide students with frequent feedback and communicate their growth and achievement.
• Integrate technology in innovative ways in daily instruction to enhance learning.
• Respond to learners’ diverse needs using responsive, measurable, and research-informed interventions and extensions.
• Demonstrate experience with current best pedagogical practices, teaching materials, and instructional strategies.
• Engage with students in meaningful activities beyond the classroom that extend student learning experiences (coaching, organizing field trips, sponsorship of clubs, events, overseas travel and/or community service projects, etc.).
• Work closely with team members, PLC teams, and school administration to develop cohesive curriculum materials and establish common instructional goals and assessments.
• Engage in team planning, curriculum review, budgeting, and other school-required activities as needed.
• Collaborate as a member of a Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) that creates a supportive community, plans curriculum, gives and receives feedback with one another, and engages in professional learning and reflection.
• Actively engage in professional learning and growth through regular observation and feedback cycles with Professional Learning Community Coaches and Principals.
• Experience with or interest in co-teaching in a flexible learning environment.
• Engage in co-teaching practices with other members of the PLC and utilize learning community spaces with intention and flexibility.
• Demonstrate an understanding of interdisciplinary teaching and learning.
• Strive for continuous self-improvement as a lifelong learner.
• Model the Core Values in your interactions with all members of the school community.
• Cooperate with and participate in the planning and evaluation of the school program as needed.
• Engage with students in meaningful activities beyond the classroom that extend student learning experiences (coaching, organizing field trips, sponsorship of clubs, events, overseas travel and/or community service projects, etc.).
• Connect with and be available to parents and students during and outside of school hours (in person and via email communication)

Role-Specific Responsibilities

PLC coaches act as champions for their team by focusing on the growth of individual members as well as the collective. They do this in three ways: teaching, coaching, and leading.

• By teaching, they hone their own craft, serve as a model, and experience the same challenges as those they are coaching and leading.
• By coaching, they facilitate feedback, learning, and professional growth for individual team members.
• By leading, they cultivate the health of their team and guide their team’s collective focus on enhancing student learning and well-being.

Teach

• Utilize ACTFL proficiency approach to consistently plan, teach, and assess student learning.
• The World Language (Spanish) Teacher is expected to integrate cultural content related to the language being taught, offering students meaningful insights into the customs, traditions, history, and arts of the target cultures.
• Use an inquiry-based approach to language development that strengthens cultural competency, develops conceptual understandings, nurtures and sustains curiosity, builds transferable skills and dispositions, and develops student agency.

Coach

• Use the SAS Guidebook to Teaching to coach on high quality culturally-responsive instructional practices in the learning space
• Observe instruction, analyze student work, and provide regular direct actionable feedback to coachee(s)
• Focus on individual and collective growth in both hard skills (e.g., pedagogy) and soft skills (e.g., trust, collaboration) and invest in development of own skill set related to teaching, coaching, and leading
• Coordinate team professional learning based on needs emerging from coaching experiences, data and current research
• Facilitate the goal setting, learning, monitoring and reflection process with the team. Support coachees and PLCs to ensure their goals are focused on measurable student learning outcomes and/or school/division priorities
• Demonstrate a willingness and ability to build and sustain trusted professional relationships with teachers, leaders, and other coaches. This may involve demonstrating a willingness to be a learner, to be vulnerable, and to establish a conducive working rapport with educators that enables them to grow and learn in their teaching practice.
• Collaborate with other PLC coaches and participate in PLC coach professional learning related to: working with adult learners, giving feedback, providing coaching, and regularly giving input into the PLC coach model

Lead

• PLC Support and Leadership
  • Lead and/or support PLCs with engaging in the 5 question PLC inquiry cycle and ensuring roles and responsibilities within a PLC are distributed effectively and there are norms for collaboration.
  • Support PLC teams with collecting, organizing, and analyzing common assessment data. Review data across the department and focus on evidence of student learning and not-learning.
  • Support PLC teams with taking action based on student learning data.
  • Collaborate with school leaders on how to best meet team needs and implement school priorities focusing on culturally responsive practices to plan, teach, and assess, as well as social-emotional learning
• Instructional Leadership
  • Provide strong curricular and instructional leadership in the department.
  • Coordinate effective facilitation of department meetings and professional learning
  • Lead department members in fulfilling expectations and best practices in standards-based assessment, grading and reporting.
  • Lead the department and division in our journey towards a more personalized learning environment for students and collaborative work experiences with flexible learning environments.
  • Provide support and/or participate in subject-area reviews and/or coordinate participation of colleagues and lead implementation of the review.
  • Monitor and support subject-area instructional program alignment across all divisions (PS-12). Work with the divisional Principal Leadership team and the Office of Learning to ensure consistency and strong planning, instructional, and assessment practice.
  • Contribute to shaping the academic direction of the division by participating and providing regular input at divisional leadership team meetings.
  • (MS and HS) Provide support as needed to the division and/or Department Coordinators with the annual review of courses and information included in the Program Planning Guide and other division handbooks.
• Program Leadership
  • Collaborate with Department Coordinators and/or divisional Principal/Deputy Principals on aligning talent, resources and the curricular and instructional program of the department.
  • Participate in the hiring process for open positions within the department and provide hiring input to divisional principals.
  • Participate and lead in professional development and new faculty onboarding for designated days during new faculty week each year.
  • Work collaboratively with Department Coordinators and/or team leaders on other needs of the department or grade level as needed.

Position Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field
• Master’s Degree in relevant field preferred
• Teaching license or a degree in education
• At least two years of full time teaching experience preferred
• Standards-based curriculum experience preferred
• Demonstrates a strong track record of effective collaboration
• Experience teaching Spanish as a second language to Elementary School students preferred
• Teacher leadership and instructional coaching skills and experience preferred
• Excellent verbal and written English language skills
• Demonstrates fluency in the Spanish language
• Confident technology skills for teaching and administrative tasks

Working Requirements

• Sponsoring and/or coaching after school activities are part of the responsibility of the professional educator. Therefore, faculty shall be available to coach and/or sponsor an athletic team or other extra curricular activity. Each faculty member is expected to do a minimum of one category 1 activity or sport per year.
• Mandatory attendance of school orientation and participation in a minimum of four evening and/or weekend school activities each year, as assigned (including "Back-to-School Night").
• Attend Responsive Classroom professional learning (virtual), specified by the school, in the months prior to the official start of employment.

Position Responsibilities

Elementary School Educator Responsibilities

• Foster a sense of student belonging by cultivating joy and purpose throughout the Elementary School.
• Cultivate a caring and culturally responsive learning community in the classroom, taking into account the physical, emotional, and intellectual well-being of students.
• Utilize the principles of Responsive Classroom to build a community where students feel valued, respected, and motivated to succeed.
• Identify essential learning and use a planning framework with standards, learning targets, real-world issues, and a culturally responsive curriculum.
• Design and implement engaging learning experiences that are collaborative, culturally responsive, and differentiated.
• Employ high-impact instructional practices based on current pedagogical approaches to teach the curriculum.
• Design and deliver engaging, differentiated lessons that align with curriculum standards and meet the academic and social-emotional needs of all students.
• Regularly assess student progress through formative assessments and other data-driven tools.
• Accurately and regularly assess student progress through formative and summative standards-based approaches.
• Continuously monitor student learning and make appropriate modifications of goals and strategies to meet students’ needs.
• Group students flexibly based on their individual needs, abilities, and assets, using data to inform grouping decisions.
• Design quality formative, summative, and self-guided assessments that provide students with frequent feedback and communicate their growth and achievement.
• Integrate technology in innovative ways in daily instruction to enhance learning.
• Respond to learners’ diverse needs using responsive, measurable, and research-informed interventions and extensions.
• Demonstrate experience with current best pedagogical practices, teaching materials, and instructional strategies.
• Engage with students in meaningful activities beyond the classroom that extend student learning experiences (coaching, organizing field trips, sponsorship of clubs, events, overseas travel and/or community service projects, etc.).
• Work closely with team members, PLC teams, and school administration to develop cohesive curriculum materials and establish common instructional goals and assessments.
• Engage in team planning, curriculum review, budgeting, and other school-required activities as needed.
• Collaborate as a member of a Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) that creates a supportive community, plans curriculum, gives and receives feedback with one another, and engages in professional learning and reflection.
• Actively engage in professional learning and growth through regular observation and feedback cycles with Professional Learning Community Coaches and Principals.
• Experience with or interest in co-teaching in a flexible learning environment.
• Engage in co-teaching practices with other members of the PLC and utilize learning community spaces with intention and flexibility.
• Demonstrate an understanding of interdisciplinary teaching and learning.
• Strive for continuous self-improvement as a lifelong learner.
• Model the Core Values in your interactions with all members of the school community.
• Cooperate with and participate in the planning and evaluation of the school program as needed.
• Engage with students in meaningful activities beyond the classroom that extend student learning experiences (coaching, organizing field trips, sponsorship of clubs, events, overseas travel and/or community service projects, etc.).
• Connect with and be available to parents and students during and outside of school hours (in person and via email communication)

Role Specific Responsibilities:

• Co-planning, co-teaching, co-assessing, and co-reflecting in a homeroom learning community with a language-additive lens
• Developing and modeling content and language-integrated lessons that include language targets, language scaffolds, and language strategies in core curriculum
• Use of WIDA ELD Standards Framework with Common Core standards to monitor language development and develop instructional next steps for multilingual learners

Position Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field
• Master’s Degree in relevant field preferred
• Teaching credential in ELL/EAL preferred
• Extensive experience working with elementary-aged multilingual learners of English and professional knowledge of additive language acquisition and language curriculum development
• Bilingual or multilingual candidates preferred
• Experience with WIDA ELD Standards Framework, collaborative teaching, and tiered systems of support including but not limited to Response to Intervention (RTI) framework or Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS)
• Training and experience with science of reading-aligned early literacy approaches
• Excellent verbal and written English language skills
• Confident technology skills for teaching and administrative tasks

Working Requirements

• Sponsoring and/or coaching after school activities are part of the responsibility of the professional educator. Therefore, faculty shall be available to coach and/or sponsor an athletic team or other extra curricular activity. Each faculty member is expected to do a minimum of one category 1 activity or sport per year.
• Mandatory attendance of school orientation, chaperone and participate in a minimum of four evening and/or weekend school activities each year, as assigned (including "Back-to-School Night").
• Attend Responsive Classroom professional learning (virtual), specified by the school, in the months prior to the official start of employment.

Position Responsibilities

Middle School Educator Responsibilities

• Foster a sense of student belonging by cultivating joy and purpose throughout the Middle School.
• Cultivate a caring and culturally responsive learning community in Advisory, as well as the classroom, taking into account physical, emotional, and intellectual well-being of students.
• Identify essential learning and use a planning framework with standards, learning targets, real-world issues, and a culturally responsive curriculum.
• Design quality formative, summative and self-guided assessments that provide students with frequent feedback and communicate students’ growth and achievement.
• Plan and implement engaging learning experiences that are inquiry-based, collaborative, culturally responsive, and differentiated.
• Respond to learners’ diverse needs using responsive, measurable, and research-informed interventions and extensions.
• Collaborate as a member of a Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) that creates a supportive community, plans curriculum, gives and receives feedback with one another, and engages in professional learning and reflection.
• Actively engage in professional learning and growth through regular observation and feedback cycles with Professional Learning Community Coaches and Principals.
• Design and implement inquiry-based learning experiences in and beyond the classroom to prompt learners to question, investigate, create, and reflect.
• Experience with or interest in co-teaching in a flexible learning environment.
• Demonstrate an understanding of interdisciplinary teaching and learning.
• Integrate technology in innovative ways in daily instruction to enhance learning.
• Engage with students in meaningful activities beyond the classroom that extend student learning experiences (coaching, organizing field trips, sponsorship of clubs, events, overseas travel and/or community service projects, etc.).
• Strive for continuous self-improvement as a life-long learner.
• Model the Core Values in your interactions with all members of the school community.
• Lead and engage with students in meaningful activities beyond the learning spaces, which extend learning experiences for students (supervision, overnight Classroom Without Walls trips, sports coaching, field trips, sponsorship of clubs, events, TRi Time, community service projects, etc.)
• Connect with and be available to parents and students during and outside of school hours (in person and via email communication)

Role-Specific Responsibilities

• Understand and utilize the Illustrative Mathematics curriculum in order to provide lessons aligned to the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.
• Employ research-based teaching practices that nurture students’ positive identities as knowers, doers, and sense-making of mathematics.
• Provide access and challenge to all students by utilizing data from formative and summative assessments as well as classroom observations.
• Foster positive relationships outside of the classroom by engaging with students in math-specific clubs and activities (sponsorship of Math Counts, Math Olympiad and/or grade-level Math Help).

Position Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field
• Master’s Degree in relevant field preferred
• Teaching license or a degree in education
• At least two years of full-time teaching experience preferred
• Standards-based curriculum experience preferred
• Excellent verbal and written English language skills
• Confident technology skills for teaching and administrative tasks

Working Requirements

• Sponsoring and/or coaching after-school activities are part of the responsibility of the professional educator. Therefore, faculty shall be available to coach and/or sponsor an athletic team or other extracurricular activity. Each faculty member is expected to do a minimum of one Category 1 activity or sport per year.
• Required attendance at school professional learning days
• Chaperone and participate in evening and/or weekend school activities each year, as assigned (including “Back-to-School Night”).

Job Overview:

The Singapore American School is seeking a neurodiverse affirming School-Based Occupational Therapist to join our faculty. This role involves conducting assessments, creating individualized support plans, and providing professional development for teachers while fostering collaborative relationships with students, parents, and staff. The successful candidate will bring their expertise to support our inclusive educational environment and enhance the holistic development of our students.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Initial Student Assessments: Conduct comprehensive assessments to identify the needs of students requiring occupational therapy services.
• Support Plan Creation: Design individualized support plans tailored to each student's developmental needs.
• Documentation: Maintain accurate and thorough documentation for all assessments, plans, and interventions.
• Teacher Consultation: Consult with classroom teachers to ensure successful implementation of strategies and adaptations.
• Parent Meetings: Attend and contribute to parent meetings, providing clear information and recommendations regarding their child’s needs.
• Professional Development: Provide professional development workshops for classroom teachers on topics related to occupational therapy and inclusive education.
• Collaboration: Participate in a professional learning community with other support service providers to create an integrated approach to student support.

Other Responsibilities:

• Stay current with evidence-based practices in pediatric occupational therapy.
• Engage in continuing education opportunities to enhance skills.
• Advocate for and promote inclusive education practices within the school community.
• Assist with school-wide initiatives to promote students' health and well-being.

Personal Requirements:

• Must be registered with the Allied Health Professional Council in Singapore and hold a Practicing Certificate (PC).
• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited institution.
• Valid licensure or certification to practice as an occupational therapist.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in pediatric or school-based occupational therapy.
• Strong understanding of the educational environment and inclusive education practices.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with a collaborative approach to problem-solving.
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.

If you are passionate about helping students achieve their full potential and fostering an inclusive learning environment, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity at Singapore American School.

Key Candidate Qualities:

• Exemplifies the SAS core values of Compassion, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, and Honesty and enjoys actively contributing towards a positive, professional environment
• Embrace differences in culture, background, ability, identity, and perspective and believe that they should be respected and celebrated
• You are the type of person who will enthusiastically step up and help your colleagues when needed or just because it feels like the right thing to do
• A sense of humor, humility, and optimism, and this is reflected in your work and leadership
• Be committed to safeguarding children and will willingly commit to and actively follow the safeguarding policies of SAS
• Familiarity and experience with the Long Term Athlete Development model
• Performs in a manner that reflects positively on Singapore American School
• Demonstrates a passion for softball and baseball and a genuine willingness to help our student-athletes reach their maximum potential in the classroom and on the field all while demonstrating SAS Core Values
• Committed to establishing an environment that fosters positive team attitudes, encourages self-discipline, sportsmanship, leadership, responsibility, and an appreciation for the importance of academics with student-athletes
• Advise and counsel players who wish to pursue development opportunities and/or collegiate competition, including writing letters of recommendation, if requested
• Able to communicate clearly with the coaching staff, students, and parents
• Enjoys working collaboratively

Scope of Responsibilities:

• Driving force for an Eagle Club Softball development program, forming skills groups and competitive teams for travel tournaments
• Coordinate and perform administrative duties as assigned by the Head of Baseball in addition to coaching duties
• Liaise with on-island teams to coordinate games/events
• Daily and weekly management and communication of program schedules to families which includes training, scrimmage games, and private lessons
• Enhancing the program by structuring training drills for members as appropriate, sourcing new coaching techniques and teaching methods
• Monitoring and reporting individual player progress with an administrative overview
• Ensuring facilities, equipment, and training methods are in line with SAS standards and protocols
• Move equipment as required
• Managing and announcing team rosters for specific tournaments throughout the year
• Preparing the team for tournament games with drills, exercises, and team talks
• Coach age group(s) and team(s) assigned by the Head of Baseball at tournaments
• Identifying volunteer assistant coaches and team ambassadors who will help coordinate teams as needed
• Carrying out any administrative matters as needed for the programs assigned by the Head of Baseball
• Assisting with player drafting in order to achieve balance among teams
• Organizing and conducting coaches clinics for volunteer parents
• Assisting or leading team practices
• Assisting with Little League in a similar capacity as outlined above, time and resources permitting

Work Schedule

The work schedule shall be set by the Head of Eagle Club Baseball in conjunction with the SAS School Eagle Activities and Athletics office and will be structured to ensure smooth overall program operations.

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Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree (or similar), from an accredited college or university, or equivalent professional experience
• National Federation High School softball coaching certification, or equivalent
• High School Varsity level playing experience, or equivalent; Pitching/Catching experience preferred
• Minimum two years Head Coaching experience at youth or High School level
• American Red Cross First Aid & CPR or equivalent
• Able to read, write, and perform basic math and should have strong organizational, budgetary, and computer (especially Google Suite, SchoolsBuddy, and Finalsite) skills
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills

Required SAS Health, Safety, and Safeguarding Protocols:

• Ensure that program areas, equipment, and supplies are maintained in an orderly and safe manner.
• Report any items that may provide a health or safety hazard to staff, members, or guests to your supervisor or the person responsible for those items at your site
• Follow all policies and procedures related to keeping children safe in our facilities and programs, including those related to managing visitors and guests at our facilities
• Complete all child safeguarding training as required

Position Responsibilities

Elementary School Educator Responsibilities

• Foster a sense of student belonging by cultivating joy and purpose throughout the Elementary School.
• Cultivate a caring and culturally responsive learning community in the classroom, taking into account the physical, emotional, and intellectual well-being of students.
• Utilize the principles of Responsive Classroom to build a community where students feel valued, respected, and motivated to succeed.
• Identify essential learning and use a planning framework with standards, learning targets, real-world issues, and a culturally responsive curriculum.
• Design and implement engaging learning experiences that are collaborative, culturally responsive, and differentiated.
• Employ high-impact instructional practices based on current pedagogical approaches to teach the curriculum.
• Design and deliver engaging, differentiated lessons that align with curriculum standards and meet the academic and social-emotional needs of all students.
• Regularly assess student progress through formative assessments and other data-driven tools.
• Accurately and regularly assess student progress through formative and summative standards-based approaches.
• Continuously monitor student learning and make appropriate modifications of goals and strategies to meet students’ needs.
• Group students flexibly based on their individual needs, abilities, and assets, using data to inform grouping decisions.
• Design quality formative, summative, and self-guided assessments that provide students with frequent feedback and communicate their growth and achievement.
• Integrate technology in innovative ways in daily instruction to enhance learning.
• Respond to learners’ diverse needs using responsive, measurable, and research-informed interventions and extensions.
• Demonstrate experience with current best pedagogical practices, teaching materials, and instructional strategies.
• Engage with students in meaningful activities beyond the classroom that extend student learning experiences (coaching, organizing field trips, sponsorship of clubs, events, overseas travel and/or community service projects, etc.).
• Work closely with team members, PLC teams, and school administration to develop cohesive curriculum materials and establish common instructional goals and assessments.
• Engage in team planning, curriculum review, budgeting, and other school-required activities as needed.
• Collaborate as a member of a Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) that creates a supportive community, plans curriculum, gives and receives feedback with one another, and engages in professional learning and reflection.
• Actively engage in professional learning and growth through regular observation and feedback cycles with Professional Learning Community Coaches and Principals.
• Experience with or interest in co-teaching in a flexible learning environment.
• Engage in co-teaching practices with other members of the PLC and utilize learning community spaces with intention and flexibility.
• Demonstrate an understanding of interdisciplinary teaching and learning.
• Strive for continuous self-improvement as a lifelong learner.
• Model the Core Values in your interactions with all members of the school community.
• Cooperate with and participate in the planning and evaluation of the school program as needed.
• Engage with students in meaningful activities beyond the classroom that extend student learning experiences (coaching, organizing field trips, sponsorship of clubs, events, overseas travel and/or community service projects, etc.).
• Connect with and be available to parents and students during and outside of school hours (in person and via email communication)

Position Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field
• Master’s Degree in relevant field preferred
• Understanding of child development and experience addressing social-emotional needs.
• Experience working with diverse learners, including learners of English as an Additional Language (EAL).
• Knowledge of child development and social-emotional learning strategies.
• Excellent verbal and written English language skills

Role Specific Requirements:

• Experience teaching art to all grade levels (K-5): Develop age-appropriate art lessons that stimulate creativity and imagination in students from various age groups.
• Knowledge and understanding of National Core Art Standards (NCAS), effective instructional strategies, and assessment driven instruction related to elementary art teaching and learning.
• Expertise in multiple mediums: Teach using a variety of materials, including painting, sketching, sculpting, digital media, and more, encouraging students to explore different forms of artistic expression.
• Practicing artist: Actively engaged in own art practice; sharing this with students to inspire and demonstrate the value of artistic exploration and lifelong creativity.
• Collaborate with educators: Work closely with colleagues to integrate art into broader curriculum goals and support students’ overall learning experiences.

Working Requirements

• Sponsoring and/or coaching after school activities are part of the responsibility of the professional educator. Therefore, faculty shall be available to coach and/or sponsor an athletic team or other extra curricular activity. Each faculty member is expected to do a minimum of one category 1 activity or sport per year.
• Mandatory attendance of school orientation, chaperone and participate in a minimum of four evening and/or weekend school activities each year, as assigned (including "Back-to-School Night").
• Attend Responsive Classroom professional learning (virtual), specified by the school, in the months prior to the official start of employment.

Do you have a knack for crafting captivating content? Do you dream in hashtags and emojis? Singapore American School is on the lookout for a social media specialist to join our dynamic team. This role will specifically create and manage the content for both the current community social media platforms and the alumni social media platforms, bringing our school community to life in the digital world.

The Communications Specialist supports communications, marketing, recruitment, and engagement activities for SAS. The position will work closely with a variety of team members to implement cost-efficient and effective marketing campaigns, utilizing web-based and digital platforms.

Daily tasks:

• Craft content that captivates, inspires, informs, and delights our audience and distribute it into articles, news items, social media posts, fact sheets, event collateral, and more
• Create content for external vendors and media outlets
• Monitor brand mentions across the vast digital landscape—social media, news sites, or the web
• Spark conversations, build relationships, and spread smiles across our digital community. Be the friendly face behind our social media accounts, connecting with students, parents, educators, and alumni
• Create streamlined processes to ensure content reaches audiences at the right time
• Be a team player. Collaborate with all departments to publicize our stories across multiple platforms and amplify student voice
• Dive into data and uncover insights that drive our social media strategy forward. Define KPIs and analyze content effectiveness by leveraging web metrics, community insights and feedback, conduct content inventories, gap analyses, and competitive audits
• Explore new platforms to continually improve communications to parents, students, faculty, donors, alumni, community leaders, and media
• Capture captivating moments, craft compelling stories, and guide the flow of social media and website traffic to increase community engagement and improve visibility
• Assist with special projects pertaining to the online efforts of the department including helping with the web redesign project and other related web assets
• Keep centralized repositories of graphics, logos, and photographs; catalog publications, designs, and images, ensuring they're readily accessible for use across departments.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of all records, correspondence, etc. in a well-organized and accessible manner
• Fulfill the duties and responsibilities of the position and abide by all Board policies

Candidate Requirements:

• Experience in and passion for all things social media and a keen interest in exploring digital media and keeping up with the latest trends in the space. Experience with blogs, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram is critical
• Creative thinker and problem solver
• Experience planning and overseeing execution of a variety of content spanning text, photos, and video
• A natural techie with the interest and excited to learn new technologies and new applications
• Analytically inclined with a knack for understanding what data means and how to use it to continually increase the value you deliver through your content
• High-performing self-starter, with proven ability to work both independently as well as a member of teams
• Excellent organization and project management skills with the ability to coordinate projects, determine priorities, set deadlines, complete projects accordingly, and respond well to pressure

Additional Preferred Skills:

• Experience with digital photography
• Experience with recording/editing video

Sound like you? If you have the DNA to work in a fast-moving, dynamic, and exciting environment we want to hear from you.

Overview

We are seeking a dynamic Communications Professional to join our team, focusing on advancing Singapore American School’s fundraising and alumni engagement efforts. This role will create compelling, donor-centric content across multiple platforms, supporting the school’s first-ever comprehensive fundraising campaign. Working closely with the Advancement and Communications teams, the professional will craft impactful stories, manage multi-channel communications, and engage key stakeholders to inspire philanthropic support. The ideal candidate will have strong writing skills, a deep understanding of donor motivations, and experience in nonprofit or advancement communications.

Responsibilities:

• Conceptualizes, writes, and edits a variety of materials including, but not limited to, compelling and persuasive communications in support of the school’s fundraising and alumni engagement programs. Examples of such communications could include: impact-driven personalized major gift stewardship reports, collaterals to promote campaign gift priorities, annual giving appeals signed by school leaders, event invitations,, special publications, feature articles, website copy, blog posts, speaking notes for school leaders at events, multimedia scripts, social media posts, and others
• Work with content creators to create content across a variety of media
• Research content and gather information relating to assigned writing projects, which may include interviewing subject matter experts
• Fact-checks and proofreads written materials for sign-off by Chief Advancement Officer.
• Liaises with internal and external individuals, including donors, prospects, and alumni, to ensure the completeness, accuracy, and consistency of messaging and content in relevant communications programs.
• Develops and manages timelines and work plans for writing projects, ensuring multiple, overlapping deadlines are met.
• Problem-solving on writing-related projects, ensuring that all necessary factual material has been included in the written materials, and that feedback has been considered and incorporated into the final product while maintaining a focus on the audience’s needs.
• Create processes to effectively manage content distribution
• Be a team player. You’ll work closely with all departments to publicize our stories across multiple platforms
• Maintain strict confidentiality of all records, correspondence, etc. in a well-organized and accessible manner
• Fulfill the duties and responsibilities of the position and abide by all Board policies
• Creates content for the school community to be published in the appropriate channels based on the targeted audience (eNews, Journeys, social media, advertorials, webinars, etc.)
  

Requirements:

• Experience in creating communications for development
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and a high level of proficiency in English grammar, spelling, and punctuation are essential
• Ability to adapt writing styles for various purposes, for different media requirements, and for different audiences
• Ability to manage projects and work with a variety of stakeholders to see projects to fruition
• Ability to synthesize concepts and ideas into clear, concise, and compelling written and designed documents
• Demonstrated ability in storytelling and persuasive writing
• Ability to work effectively in a team-based environment but to also work independently and exercise good judgment
• Ability to be thorough, accurate, and exercise a high level of attention to detail
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
• Tact and diplomacy skills in addition to awareness and ability to work within an environment that requires confidentiality
• Ability to work effectively under pressure of high volume and meet daily deadlines.
• Advanced research, fact-checking, communications planning and interviewing skills
• Ability to track and plan numerous communications initiatives and create communications products through in-depth questioning and interpretation of complex ideas

Additional Preferred Skills:

• Chinese fluency

Sound like you? If you want to work in a fast-moving, dynamic, and exciting environment we want to hear from you.

Position Responsibilities

Elementary School Educator Responsibilities

• Foster a sense of student belonging by cultivating joy and purpose throughout the Elementary School.
• Cultivate a caring and culturally responsive learning community in the classroom, taking into account the physical, emotional, and intellectual well-being of students.
• Utilize the principles of Responsive Classroom to build a community where students feel valued, respected, and motivated to succeed.
• Identify essential learning and use a planning framework with standards, learning targets, real-world issues, and a culturally responsive curriculum.
• Design and implement engaging learning experiences that are collaborative, culturally responsive, and differentiated.
• Employ high-impact instructional practices based on current pedagogical approaches to teach the curriculum.
• Design and deliver engaging, differentiated lessons that align with curriculum standards and meet the academic and social-emotional needs of all students.
• Regularly assess student progress through formative assessments and other data-driven tools.
• Accurately and regularly assess student progress through formative and summative standards-based approaches.
• Continuously monitor student learning and make appropriate modifications of goals and strategies to meet students’ needs.
• Group students flexibly based on their individual needs, abilities, and assets, using data to inform grouping decisions.
• Design quality formative, summative, and self-guided assessments that provide students with frequent feedback and communicate their growth and achievement.
• Integrate technology in innovative ways in daily instruction to enhance learning.
• Respond to learners’ diverse needs using responsive, measurable, and research-informed interventions and extensions.
• Demonstrate experience with current best pedagogical practices, teaching materials, and instructional strategies.
• Engage with students in meaningful activities beyond the classroom that extend student learning experiences (coaching, organizing field trips, sponsorship of clubs, events, overseas travel and/or community service projects, etc.).
• Work closely with team members, PLC teams, and school administration to develop cohesive curriculum materials and establish common instructional goals and assessments.
• Engage in team planning, curriculum review, budgeting, and other school-required activities as needed.
• Collaborate as a member of a Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) that creates a supportive community, plans curriculum, gives and receives feedback with one another, and engages in professional learning and reflection.
• Actively engage in professional learning and growth through regular observation and feedback cycles with Professional Learning Community Coaches and Principals.
• Experience with or interest in co-teaching in a flexible learning environment.
• Engage in co-teaching practices with other members of the PLC and utilize learning community spaces with intention and flexibility.
• Demonstrate an understanding of interdisciplinary teaching and learning.
• Strive for continuous self-improvement as a lifelong learner.
• Model the Core Values in your interactions with all members of the school community.
• Cooperate with and participate in the planning and evaluation of the school program as needed.
• Engage with students in meaningful activities beyond the classroom that extend student learning experiences (coaching, organizing field trips, sponsorship of clubs, events, overseas travel and/or community service projects, etc.).
• Connect with and be available to parents and students during and outside of school hours (in person and via email communication)
• The World Language (Spanish) Teacher is expected to integrate cultural content related to the language being taught, offering students meaningful insights into the customs, traditions, history, and arts of the target cultures.

Position Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field
• Master’s Degree in relevant field preferred
• Teaching license or a degree in education
• At least two years of full time teaching experience preferred
• Standards-based curriculum experience preferred
• Demonstrates a strong track record of effective collaboration
• Experience teaching Spanish as a second language to Elementary School students preferred
• Teacher leadership skills and experience preferred
• Excellent verbal and written English language skills
• Demonstrates fluency in the Spanish language
• Confident technology skills for teaching and administrative tasks

Working Requirements

• Sponsoring and/or coaching after school activities are part of the responsibility of the professional educator. Therefore, faculty shall be available to coach and/or sponsor an athletic team or other extra curricular activity. Each faculty member is expected to do a minimum of one category 1 activity or sport per year.
• Mandatory attendance of school orientation and participation in a minimum of four evening and/or weekend school activities each year, as assigned (including "Back-to-School Night").
• Attend Responsive Classroom professional learning (virtual), specified by the school, in the months prior to the official start of employment.

Position Responsibilities

High School Educator Responsibilities

• Foster a sense of student belonging by cultivating joy and purpose throughout the High School.
• Contribute to our commitment to extraordinary care by acting as an advisor for a small group of students and by teaching our advisory social-emotional learning curriculum.
• Identify essential learning and use a planning framework with standards, learning targets, real-world connections, and a culturally responsive curriculum.
• Design quality standards-based formative, summative and self assessments that provide students with frequent feedback and communicate students’ growth and achievement.
• Plan and implement engaging learning experiences that are inquiry-based collaborative, culturally responsive, and differentiated.
• Respond to learners’ diverse needs using responsive, measurable, and research-informed interventions and extensions.
• Utilize flexible, rigorous and adaptive Tier I instructional practices to allow students of all diverse language and learning styles to effectively access learning.
• Collaborate as a member of a Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) that creates a supportive community, plans curriculum, gives and receives feedback with one another, and engages in professional learning and reflection.
• Actively engage in professional learning and growth through regular observation and feedback cycles, walkthroughs, and reflection with Professional Learning Community Coaches and Principals, and participate in external opportunities.
• Design and implement inquiry-based learning experiences in and beyond the classroom to prompt learners to question, investigate, create, and reflect.
• Demonstrate an understanding of interdisciplinary connections, teaching and/or learning.
• Creatively leverage flexible learning spaces and flexible grouping to provide for a variety of learning styles, ability levels, and educational backgrounds
• Integrate technology in innovative ways in daily instruction to enhance learning.
• Engage with students in meaningful activities beyond the classroom that extend student learning experiences (coaching, organizing field trips, sponsorship of clubs, events, overseas travel and/or community service projects, etc.).
• Strive for continuous self-improvement as a life-long learner.
• Model the Core Values in your interactions with all members of the school community.
• Lead and engage with students in meaningful activities beyond the learning spaces, which extend learning experiences for students (i.e. travel on Interim Semester, sports coaching, field trips, sponsorship of clubs, attend events beyond the school day, community service projects, etc.)
• Connect with and be available to parents and students during and outside of school hours (in person and via email communication)

Role-Specific Responsibilities

• Demonstrate an understanding of interdisciplinary teaching and learning (for example, teaching in a co-taught interdisciplinary Social Studies & English courses such as Humanities 9 and American Studies which require familiarity with English Language Arts and Social Studies curriculum)
• Demonstrate willingness to teach a variety of different Social Studies courses from grade 9 through 12, including co-taught, foundational, and advanced studies courses
• Demonstrate understanding and experience with the C3 Framework, National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies, English Language Arts standards, and strong inquiry-based practices
• Be able to co-teach in a flexible learning environment for any courses assigned and/or with a Learning Support educator

Position Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field
• Master’s Degree in relevant field preferred
• Teaching license or a degree in education
• At least two years of full time teaching experience preferred
• Standards-based curriculum experience preferred
• Excellent verbal and written English language skills
• Confident technology skills for teaching and administrative tasks

Working Requirements

• Sponsoring and/or coaching after school activities or sports are part of the responsibility of the professional educator. Therefore, faculty shall be available to coach and/or sponsor an athletic team or other extra curricular activity. Each faculty member is expected to do a minimum of one category 1 activity or sport per year.
• Mandatory attendance of weekly faculty meetings beyond the school day, new hire orientation and educator professional learning days.
• Chaperone and participate in a minimum of four evening and/or weekend school activities each year, as assigned (including Back-to-School Night, conferences, and more).
• SAS faculty members are expected to commit to chaperoning learning experiences including those requiring overseas and/or overnight excursions, including but not limited to High School Interim Semester and curricular trips.

Position Responsibilities

Middle School Educator Responsibilities

• Foster a sense of student belonging by cultivating joy and purpose throughout the Middle School.
• Cultivate a caring and culturally responsive learning community in Advisory, as well as the classroom, taking into account physical, emotional, and intellectual well-being of students.
• Identify essential learning and use a planning framework with standards, learning targets, real-world issues, and a culturally responsive curriculum.
• Design quality formative, summative and self-guided assessments that provide students with frequent feedback and communicate students’ growth and achievement.
• Plan and implement engaging learning experiences that are inquiry-based, collaborative, culturally responsive, and differentiated.
• Respond to learners’ diverse needs using responsive, measurable, and research-informed interventions and extensions.
• Collaborate as a member of a Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) that creates a supportive community, plans curriculum, gives and receives feedback with one another, and engages in professional learning and reflection.
• Actively engage in professional learning and growth through regular observation and feedback cycles with Professional Learning Community Coaches and Principals.
• Design and implement inquiry-based learning experiences in and beyond the classroom to prompt learners to question, investigate, create, and reflect.
• Experience with or interest in co-teaching in a flexible learning environment.
• Demonstrate an understanding of interdisciplinary teaching and learning.
• Integrate technology in innovative ways in daily instruction to enhance learning.
• Engage with students in meaningful activities beyond the classroom that extend student learning experiences (coaching, organizing field trips, sponsorship of clubs, events, overseas travel and/or community service projects, etc.).
• Strive for continuous self-improvement as a life-long learner.
• Model the Core Values in your interactions with all members of the school community.
• Lead and engage with students in meaningful activities beyond the learning spaces, which extend learning experiences for students (supervision, overnight Classroom Without Walls trips, sports coaching, field trips, sponsorship of clubs, events, TRi Time, community service projects, etc.)
• Connect with and be available to parents and students during and outside of school hours (in person and via email communication)

Role-Specific Responsibilities

PLC coaches act as champions for their team by focusing on the growth of individual members as well as the collective. They do this in three ways: teaching, coaching, and leading.

• By teaching, they hone their own craft, serve as a model, and experience the same challenges as those they are coaching and leading.
• By coaching, they facilitate feedback, learning, and professional growth for individual team members.
• By leading, they cultivate the health of their team and guide their team’s collective focus on enhancing student learning and well-being.

Teach

• Utilize ACTFL proficiency approach to consistently plan, teach, and assess student learning.
• Use an inquiry-based approach to language development that strengthens cultural competency, develops conceptual understandings, nurtures and sustains curiosity, builds transferable skills and dispositions, and develops student agency.

Coach

• Use the SAS Guidebook to Teaching to coach on high quality culturally-responsive instructional practices in the learning space
• Observe instruction, analyze student work, and provide regular direct actionable feedback to coachee(s)
• Focus on individual and collective growth in both hard skills (e.g., pedagogy) and soft skills (e.g., trust, collaboration) and invest in development of own skill set related to teaching, coaching, and leading
• Coordinate team professional learning based on needs emerging from coaching experiences, data and current research
• Facilitate the goal setting, learning, monitoring and reflection process with the team. Support coachees and PLCs to ensure their goals are focused on measurable student learning outcomes and/or school/division priorities
• Demonstrate a willingness and ability to build and sustain trusted professional relationships with teachers, leaders, and other coaches. This may involve demonstrating a willingness to be a learner, to be vulnerable, and to establish a conducive working rapport with educators that enables them to grow and learn in their teaching practice.
• Collaborate with other PLC coaches and participate in PLC coach professional learning related to: working with adult learners, giving feedback, providing coaching, and regularly giving input into the PLC coach model

Lead

• PLC Support and Leadership
  • Lead and/or support PLCs with engaging in the 5 question PLC inquiry cycle and ensuring roles and responsibilities within a PLC are distributed effectively and there are norms for collaboration.
  • Support PLC teams with collecting, organizing, and analyzing common assessment data. Review data across the department and focus on evidence of student learning and not-learning.
  • Support PLC teams with taking action based on student learning data.
  • Collaborate with school leaders on how to best meet team needs and implement school priorities focusing on culturally responsive practices to plan, teach, and assess, as well as social-emotional learning
• Instructional Leadership
  • Provide strong curricular and instructional leadership in the department.
  • Coordinate effective facilitation of department meetings and professional learning
  • Lead department members in fulfilling expectations and best practices in standards-based assessment, grading and reporting.
  • Lead the department and division in our journey towards a more personalized learning environment for students and collaborative work experiences with flexible learning environments.
  • Provide support and/or participate in subject-area reviews and/or coordinate participation of colleagues and lead implementation of the review.
  • Monitor and support subject-area instructional program alignment across all divisions (PS-12). Work with the divisional Principal Leadership team and the Office of Learning to ensure consistency and strong planning, instructional, and assessment practice.
  • Contribute to shaping the academic direction of the division by participating and providing regular input at divisional leadership team meetings.
  • (MS and HS) Provide support as needed to the division and/or Department Coordinators with the annual review of courses and information included in the Program Planning Guide and other division handbooks.
• Program Leadership
  • Collaborate with Department Coordinators and/or divisional Principal/Deputy Principals on aligning talent, resources and the curricular and instructional program of the department.
  • Participate in the hiring process for open positions within the department and provide hiring input to divisional principals.
  • Participate and lead in professional development and new faculty onboarding for designated days during new faculty week each year.
  • Work collaboratively with Department Coordinators and/or team leaders on other needs of the department or grade level as needed.

Position Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field
• Master’s Degree in relevant field preferred
• Teaching license or a degree in education
• At least two years of full-time teaching experience preferred
• Standards-based curriculum experience preferred
• Excellent verbal and written English language skills
• Confident technology skills for teaching and administrative tasks

Working Requirements

• Sponsoring and/or coaching after-school activities are part of the responsibility of the professional educator. Therefore, faculty shall be available to coach and/or sponsor an athletic team or other extracurricular activity. Each faculty member is expected to do a minimum of one Category 1 activity or sport per year.
• Required attendance at school professional learning days
• Chaperone and participate in evening and/or weekend school activities each year, as assigned (including “Back-to-School Night”).

Position Responsibilities:

Role-Specific Responsibilities

The curriculum and instruction coordinators will play a leading role with providing teachers, PLCs, and PLC coaches advice and support on curriculum and pedagogical practice. The curriculum and instruction coordinator is responsible for supporting all facets of academic programming at SAS through the lens of equity and inclusion. In addition, they are responsible for supporting school leaders and PLC Coaches on the use of quality instructional practices.

The curriculum and instruction coordinator will serve as a liaison between the office of learning and division leadership to ensure alignment and coordination of the development, implementation, and monitoring of our academic programs in support of SAS2027. This role will ensure that this important work is embedded within the divisions and closely aligned to the work of the divisions. The curriculum and instruction coordinator works with PLC coaches and PLCs, provides professional development to faculty, works closely with the instructional assistant coordinator to provide professional development to instructional assistants, and helps support PLC coaches provide high-quality coaching to teachers.

• As directed by the Executive Director of Teaching and Learning, the curriculum and instruction coordinator will use a lens of inclusive, equitable, culturally responsive practices to:
  • Support the implementation of the SAS strategic plan;
  • Lead curriculum review processes from research through implementation;
  • Facilitate curriculum and interdisciplinary development and student assessment-related systems;
  • Support the development of PLC coaches to act in their capacity as instructional leaders;
  • Support school leaders in their capacity as instructional leaders and deepen their ability to lead PLC coaches;
  • Support PLCs to embed competencies and learning progressions within curriculum units;
  • Meet with teacher leaders and/or PLCs to provide support as they plan units, examine assessments and student data, and provide feedback on instruction and curriculum design;
  • Use assessment and feedback data to refine curriculum and inform instructional practices;
  • Conduct classroom walkthroughs to provide observational data on implementation of curricular programs;
  • Implement effective internal assessment and feedback systems to monitor implementation of curricular programs;
  • Support the development and implementation of a personalized learning platform;
  • Develop and lead instructional professional development sessions;
  • Engage families as partners in their children’s education;
  • Facilitate and develop positive and effective communication and relationships with the various constituents of the community including parents, faculty, division leadership, and central administration;
  • Participate in professional development activities, exploring educational research; and
  • Complete other duties as assigned by the Executive Director of Teaching & Learning.

Position Requirements & Qualifications:

• Advanced Degree in Education or a relevant field preferred
• At least 5 years of successful teacher leadership and/or school instructional coaching experience preferred
• Experience and knowledge of early learning, elementary, middle or high school curriculum and instructional practices
• Proven record of having successfully led in a faculty leadership capacity preferred
• Excellent interpersonal skills, facilitation skills, and communication skills
• Knowledge and understanding of research-proven pedagogical practices, including professional learning communities (PLCs), response to intervention, personalized learning, and standards-based assessment/grading/reporting
• Knowledge and experience in research-proven instructional strategies
• Technology expertise, with a strong understanding of the role of technology in 21st century learning environments
• Experience leading major school initiatives from conception to completion
• Ability to motivate and collaborate with other teachers and leadership team members
• Results-oriented, with demonstrated skill in using data to inform and improve student learning and school programs
• Self-motivated, energetic, and creative
• Ability to give, receive, and grow and learn through feedback is essential

Working Requirements:

• Sponsoring and/or coaching after-school activities are part of the responsibility of the professional educator. Therefore, faculty shall be available to coach and/or sponsor an athletic team or other extracurricular activity. Each faculty member is expected to do a minimum of one Category 1 activity or sport per year.
• Required attendance at school professional learning days
• Chaperone and participate in evening and/or weekend school activities each year, as assigned (including “Back-to-School Night”).

Position Responsibilities

High School Educator Responsibilities

• Foster a sense of student belonging by cultivating joy and purpose throughout the High School.
• Contribute to our commitment to extraordinary care by acting as an advisor for a small group of students and by teaching our advisory social-emotional learning curriculum.
• Identify essential learning and use a planning framework with standards, learning targets, real-world connections, and a culturally responsive curriculum.
• Design quality standards-based formative, summative and self assessments that provide students with frequent feedback and communicate students’ growth and achievement.
• Plan and implement engaging learning experiences that are inquiry-based collaborative, culturally responsive, and differentiated.
• Respond to learners’ diverse needs using responsive, measurable, and research-informed interventions and extensions.
• Utilize flexible, rigorous and adaptive Tier I instructional practices to allow students of all diverse language and learning styles to effectively access learning.
• Collaborate as a member of a Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) that creates a supportive community, plans curriculum, gives and receives feedback, and engages in professional learning and reflection.
• Actively engage in professional learning and growth through regular observation and feedback cycles, walkthroughs, and reflection with Professional Learning Community Coach and Principals, and participate in external opportunities.
• Design and implement inquiry-based learning experiences in and beyond the classroom to prompt learners to question, investigate, create, and reflect.
• Demonstrate an understanding of interdisciplinary connections, teaching and/or learning.
• Creatively leverage flexible learning spaces and flexible grouping to provide for a variety of learning styles, ability levels, and educational backgrounds
• Integrate technology in innovative ways in daily instruction to enhance learning.
• Engage with students in meaningful activities beyond the classroom that extend student learning experiences (coaching, organizing field trips, sponsorship of clubs, events, overseas travel and/or community service projects, etc.).
• Strive for continuous self-improvement as a life-long learner.
• Model the Core Values in your interactions with all members of the school community.
• Lead and engage with students in meaningful activities beyond the learning spaces, which extend learning experiences for students (i.e. travel on Interim Semester, sports coaching, field trips, sponsorship of clubs, attend events beyond the school day, community service projects, etc.)
• Connect with and be available to parents and students during and outside of school hours (in person and via email communication)

Role-Specific Responsibilities

• Utilize Next Generations Science Standards (NGSS) to plan, teach and assess.
• Demonstrate willingness to teach a variety of different foundational to advanced studies Physics and Chemistry courses for grade 9 through 12
• Demonstrate an understanding of interdisciplinary and inquiry-based teaching and learning

Position Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field
• Master’s Degree in relevant field preferred
• Teaching license or a degree in education
• Experience teaching physics across a broad range of levels preferred
• Next Generations Science Standards (NGSS) curriculum experience preferred
• At least two years of full time teaching experience preferred
• Excellent verbal and written English language skills

Working Requirements

• Sponsoring and/or coaching after school arts, activities or sports are part of the responsibility of the professional educator. Therefore, faculty shall be available to direct, coach and/or sponsor an athletic team or other extra curricular activity or arts. Each faculty member is expected to do a minimum of one category 1 activity or sport per year.
• Mandatory attendance of weekly faculty meetings beyond the school day, new hire orientation and educator professional learning days.
• Chaperone and participate in a minimum of four evening and/or weekend school activities each year, as assigned (including "Back-to-School Night", learning conferences, musicals, concerts, and more).
• SAS faculty members are expected to commit to chaperoning learning experiences including those requiring overseas and/or overnight excursions, including but not limited to High School Interim Semester, IASAS Music and other curricular and co-curricular trips.

Position Responsibilities

High School Educator Responsibilities

• Foster a sense of student belonging by cultivating joy and purpose throughout the High School.
• Contribute to our commitment to extraordinary care by acting as an advisor for a small group of students and by teaching our advisory social-emotional learning curriculum.
• Identify essential learning and use a planning framework with standards, learning targets, real-world connections, and a culturally responsive curriculum.
• Design quality standards-based formative, summative and self assessments that provide students with frequent feedback and communicate students’ growth and achievement.
• Plan and implement engaging learning experiences that are inquiry-based collaborative, culturally responsive, and differentiated.
• Respond to learners’ diverse needs using responsive, measurable, and research-informed interventions and extensions.
• Utilize flexible, rigorous and adaptive Tier I instructional practices to allow students of all diverse language and learning styles to effectively access learning.
• Collaborate as a member of a Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) that creates a supportive community, plans curriculum, gives and receives feedback, and engages in professional learning and reflection.
• Actively engage in professional learning and growth through regular observation and feedback cycles, walkthroughs, and reflection with Professional Learning Community Coach and Principals, and participate in external opportunities.
• Design and implement inquiry-based learning experiences in and beyond the classroom to prompt learners to question, investigate, create, and reflect.
• Demonstrate an understanding of interdisciplinary connections, teaching and/or learning.
• Creatively leverage flexible learning spaces and flexible grouping to provide for a variety of learning styles, ability levels, and educational backgrounds
• Integrate technology in innovative ways in daily instruction to enhance learning.
• Engage with students in meaningful activities beyond the classroom that extend student learning experiences (coaching, organizing field trips, sponsorship of clubs, events, overseas travel and/or community service projects, etc.).
• Strive for continuous self-improvement as a life-long learner.
• Model the Core Values in your interactions with all members of the school community.
• Lead and engage with students in meaningful activities beyond the learning spaces, which extend learning experiences for students (i.e. travel on Interim Semester, sports coaching, field trips, sponsorship of clubs, attend events beyond the school day, community service projects, etc.)
• Connect with and be available to parents and students during and outside of school hours (in person and via email communication)

Role-Specific Responsibilities

• Utilize Next Generations Science Standards (NGSS) to plan, teach and assess.
• Demonstrate willingness to teach a variety of different foundational to advanced studies Physics courses for grade 9 through 12
• Demonstrate an understanding of interdisciplinary and inquiry-based teaching and learning

Position Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field
• Master’s Degree in relevant field preferred
• Teaching license or a degree in education
• Experience teaching physics across a broad range of levels preferred
• Next Generations Science Standards (NGSS) curriculum experience preferred
• At least two years of full time teaching experience preferred
• Excellent verbal and written English language skills

Working Requirements

• Sponsoring and/or coaching after school arts, activities or sports are part of the responsibility of the professional educator. Therefore, faculty shall be available to direct, coach and/or sponsor an athletic team or other extra curricular activity or arts. Each faculty member is expected to do a minimum of one category 1 activity or sport per year.
• Mandatory attendance of weekly faculty meetings beyond the school day, new hire orientation and educator professional learning days.
• Chaperone and participate in a minimum of four evening and/or weekend school activities each year, as assigned (including "Back-to-School Night", learning conferences, musicals, concerts, and more).
• SAS faculty members are expected to commit to chaperoning learning experiences including those requiring overseas and/or overnight excursions, including but not limited to High School Interim Semester, IASAS Music and other curricular and co-curricular trips.

Position Responsibilities:

High School Educator Responsibilities

• Foster a sense of student belonging by cultivating joy and purpose throughout the High School.
• Contribute to our commitment to extraordinary care by acting as an advisor for a small group of students and by teaching our advisory social-emotional learning curriculum.
• Identify essential learning and use a planning framework with standards, learning targets, real-world connections, and a culturally responsive curriculum.
• Design quality standards-based formative, summative and self assessments that provide students with frequent feedback and communicate students’ growth and achievement.
• Plan and implement engaging learning experiences that are inquiry-based collaborative, culturally responsive, and differentiated.
• Respond to learners’ diverse needs using responsive, measurable, and research-informed interventions and extensions.
• Utilize flexible, rigorous and adaptive Tier I instructional practices to allow students of all diverse language and learning styles to effectively access learning.
• Collaborate as a member of a Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) that creates a supportive community, plans curriculum, gives and receives feedback with one another, and engages in professional learning and reflection.
• Actively engage in professional learning and growth through regular observation and feedback cycles, walkthroughs, and reflection with Professional Learning Community Coaches and Principals, and external opportunities.
• Design and implement inquiry-based learning experiences in and beyond the classroom to prompt learners to question, investigate, create, and reflect.
• Demonstrate an understanding of interdisciplinary connections, teaching and/or learning.
• Creatively leverage flexible learning spaces and flexible grouping to provide for a variety of learning styles, ability levels, and educational backgrounds
• Integrate technology in innovative ways in daily instruction to enhance learning.
• Engage with students in meaningful activities beyond the classroom that extend student learning experiences (coaching, organizing field trips, sponsorship of clubs, events, overseas travel and/or community service projects, etc.).
• Strive for continuous self-improvement as a life-long learner.
• Model the Core Values in your interactions with all members of the school community.
• Lead and engage with students in meaningful activities beyond the learning spaces, which extend learning experiences for students (i.e. travel on Interim Semester, sports coaching, field trips, sponsorship of clubs, attend events beyond the school day, community service projects, etc.)
• Connect with and be available to parents and students during and outside of school hours (in person and via email communication)

Role-Specific Responsibilities

PLC coaches act as champions for their team by focusing on the growth of individual members as well as the collective. They do this in three ways: teaching, coaching, and leading.

• By teaching, they hone their own craft, serve as a model, and experience the same challenges as those they are coaching and leading.
• By coaching, they facilitate feedback, learning, and professional growth for individual team members.
• By leading, they cultivate the health of their team and guide their team’s collective focus on enhancing student learning and well-being.

Teach

• Demonstrate willingness to be open to teaching a variety of different English courses from grade 9 through 12 with foundational to advanced studies courses
• Demonstrate an understanding of interdisciplinary teaching and learning (for example, teaching in interdisciplinary courses such as Humanities 9 and American Studies which require familiarity with Social Studies curriculum)
• Be able to co-teach in a flexible learning environment for any interdisciplinary courses assigned and/or with a Learning Support educator

Coach

• Use the SAS Guidebook to Teaching to coach on high quality culturally-responsive instructional practices in the learning space
• Observe instruction, analyze student work, and provide regular direct actionable feedback to coachee(s)
• Focus on individual and collective growth in both hard skills (e.g., pedagogy) and soft skills (e.g., trust, collaboration) and invest in development of own skill set related to teaching, coaching, and leading
• Coordinate team professional learning based on needs emerging from coaching experiences, data and current research
• Facilitate the goal setting, learning, monitoring and reflection process with the team. Support coachees and PLCs to ensure their goals are focused on measurable student learning outcomes and/or school/division priorities
• Demonstrate a willingness and ability to build and sustain trusted professional relationships with teachers, leaders, and other coaches. This may involve demonstrating a willingness to be a learner, to be vulnerable, and to establish a conducive working rapport with educators that enables them to grow and learn in their teaching practice.
• Collaborate with other PLC coaches and participate in PLC coach professional learning related to: working with adult learners, giving feedback, providing coaching, and regularly giving input into the PLC coach model

Lead

• PLC Support and Leadership
  • Lead and/or support PLCs with engaging in the 5 question PLC inquiry cycle and ensuring roles and responsibilities within a PLC are distributed effectively and there are norms for collaboration.
  • Support PLC teams with collecting, organizing, and analyzing common assessment data. Review data across the department and focus on evidence of student learning and not-learning.
  • Support PLC teams with taking action based on student learning data.
  • Collaborate with school leaders on how to best meet team needs and implement school priorities focusing on culturally responsive practices to plan, teach, and assess, as well as social-emotional learning
• Instructional Leadership
  • Provide strong curricular and instructional leadership in the department.
  • Coordinate effective facilitation of department meetings and professional learning
  • Lead department members in fulfilling expectations and best practices in standards-based assessment, grading and reporting.
  • Lead the department and division in our journey towards a more personalized learning environment for students and collaborative work experiences with flexible learning environments. Collaborate with the CUP FLE Leader and DEI specialist to support individuals and teams transition to new practices.
  • Provide support and/or participate in subject-area reviews and/or coordinate participation of colleagues and lead implementation of the review.
  • Monitor and support subject-area instructional program alignment across all divisions (PS-12). Work with the divisional Principal Leadership team and the Office of Learning to ensure consistency and strong planning, instructional, and assessment practice.
  • Contribute to shaping the academic direction of the division by participating and providing regular input at divisional leadership team meetings.
  • (MS and HS) Provide support as needed to the division and/or Department Coordinators with the annual review of courses and information included in the Program Planning Guide and other division handbooks.
• Program Leadership
  • Collaborate with Department Coordinators and/or divisional Principal/Deputy Principals on aligning talent, resources and the curricular and instructional program of the department.

Position Requirements and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field
• Master’s Degree in relevant field preferred
• Teaching license or a degree in education
• At least two years of full time teaching experience preferred
• Standards-based curriculum experience preferred
• Excellent verbal and written English language skills
• Confident technology skills for teaching and administrative tasks

Working Requirements:

• Sponsoring and/or coaching after school activities or sports are part of the responsibility of the professional educator. Therefore, faculty shall be available to coach and/or sponsor an athletic team or other extra curricular activity. Each faculty member is expected to do a minimum of one category 1 activity or sport per year.
• Mandatory attendance of weekly faculty meetings beyond the school day, new hire orientation and educator professional learning days.
• Chaperone and participate in a minimum of four evening and/or weekend school activities each year, as assigned (including Back-to-School Night, conferences, and more).
• SAS faculty members are expected to commit to chaperoning learning experiences including those requiring overseas and/or overnight excursions, including but not limited to High School Interim Semester and curricular trips.