Hebrew Teacher

JCDS, Boston's Jewish Community Day School, is hiring a Hebrew Teacher for grades 3-8. A JCDS teacher models the core values of a JCDS education: integrity, perseverance/resiliency, curiosity, multiple perspectives/empathy, problem solving, reflection and evidence, and creates a student-centered, rigorous, play-infused learning environment for students.

Requirements

• Hebrew language acquisition using the Proficiency approach
• Teaching a class of up to 24 students in the Lower School, and up to 15 in the Middle School
• Lead instruction in Hebrew Language teaching and development
• Evaluate the progress of students and discuss progress results with students, parents and administrators
• Develop course materials and curriculum content
• Set up and maintain a classroom space that supports a project based approach to instruction
• Identify children’s individual learning needs and design learning experiences to support them

Benefits

• Health insurance, including a Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Tax-exempt retirement accounts
• Life insurance, short-and long-term disability; paid family and medical leave
• Flexible Spending and Dependent Care accounts
• Paid time off, including sick and personal days, time off for all Jewish, national, and state holidays, and early release Fridays