Trevor Day School is seeking a full-time Upper School English Teacher for the 2024-2025 academic year. Candidates should be prepared to teach various English classes, which may include 9th-grade English, 10th-grade English, and electives for 11th- and 12th-grade students. All Trevor teachers serve as advisors and are expected to participate actively in the school's daily life. 

Ideal candidates will have considerable experience in teaching English, helping students to write with accuracy and flair, and guiding students to read with insight and sensitivity. They should have a strong desire to work with a diverse student body and faculty in an open and collaborative environment.

Qualifications and Capabilities:

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred, as well as a minimum of three years experience in teaching English.  

• Experience designing and delivering curricula that challenges and inspires students.

• Experience differentiating instruction to accommodate a range of learning styles.

• Proficiency with using technology to enhance classroom learning.

• Enthusiasm for collaborating with colleagues on lesson planning and innovative curriculum development.

• Proven ability to form strong relationships with students, families, and colleagues.

• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

• A growth mindset and passion for learning. 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Flexibility, creativity, patience, and a sense of humor. 

The full-time salary range for this position is $53,000–$169,000, as per the school’s salary scale. When extending an offer for employment, Trevor Day School bases the salary upon several factors that include (but are not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education, training, key skills, and peer salary equity.

About Trevor Day School

Trevor Day School (www.trevor.org) is a Nursery through 12th grade coeducational, independent school in Manhattan serving approximately 725 students. Trevor Day School educates college-bound students to achieve academic and personal excellence in an inquiry-driven, idea-rich community. Trevor celebrates diversity of thought, experiences, and culture; promotes compassion, collaboration, courage, and creativity; and develops in children a recognition of their own unique potential as lifelong learners and leaders who act as responsible global citizens. 

Trevor Day School provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for our community. The school offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

English Department Mission Statement

The Trevor Day School English Department faculty model and facilitate a passion for reading and writing. We present an intentionally multicultural program that promotes intellectual curiosity and independence. With thoughtful guidance from teachers, students develop analytical reading skills and learn to express themselves both critically and passionately as writers as we prepare them for the world they are inheriting. The Lower School embraces a balanced literacy approach to give students a broad range of experiences; the Middle and Upper School builds upon this strong foundation to foster sophisticated thinking and insightful writing on texts from within and outside accepted literary canons. Throughout the curriculum, teachers present diverse perspectives in order to expand students’ worldviews in ethical ways. Ultimately, the English Department graduates accomplished students who read critically, write confidently, strive for originality, and value creative inquiry.