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Teacher / Tutor
History Teacher - Cranbrook Upper School
Teacher / Tutor
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Remote / WFH
Job Description
Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School is seeking an enthusiastic, creative, and innovative History Teacher. Collaboration within a dynamic History department, creation of powerful learning experiences for a globally diverse student body, commitment to making a positive impact on the lives of adolescents through personal relationships, setting a positive tone, and treating students as individuals within the context of a broader community, are all critical components of this position. An ability to teach across the History curriculum, especially both American History and Ancient History and Religions, and including AP level courses, is significantly beneficial.
This full-time member of the Upper School faculty teaches four sections of History and contributes to a large extra-curricular program such as Athletics, Debate, or Wilderness. Additionally, it is understood that the successful candidate has a demonstrated commitment to work in an extraordinarily diverse and inclusive community, and to participate in an enriching residential program.
Cranbrook is a PK-12 school with a vibrant boarding component in grades +-12, allowing the school to provide teachers with the opportunity to live and work on our architecturally famous 31+-acre campus. Often living and working in our residence halls, faculty engage students and support their development as members of a shared community. Eagerness to live among students, and to engage them in the evenings and on the weekends as a part of an exciting residential program, is considered significantly beneficial.
Founded by Detroit philanthropists George and Ellen Booth in 1+04, Cranbrook Educational Community is one of the world’s leading centers of education, science, and art. Comprised of a graduate Academy of Art, contemporary Art Museum, Center for Collections and Research, House and Gardens, Institute of Science, and more than 1,600 students attending our Pre-K through 12 independent college preparatory Schools, Cranbrook welcomes thousands of visitors and students to its campus each year. Critics have called Cranbrook “the most enchanted and enchanting setting in America” and in 1+8+ it was designated a National Historic Landmark. The campus is located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, about 20 miles north of downtown Detroit. For more, please visit our website: www.cranbrook.edu , and take an aerial tour of the campus .
This position requires a Bachelor’s degree in History or a related field, with a Master’s degree preferred. Enthusiasm for teaching and working with adolescents and excellent communication skills are expected of all teachers.
Cranbrook offers competitive compensation and benefits that include medical, dental, life insurance, long-term and short-term disability, and retirement programs with employer contribution.
Interested candidates should submit a curriculum vitae or résumé, copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts, a statement of educational philosophy in relation to this position, and two or three letters of recommendation with contact information. Please be sure all documents are uploaded at the same time you submit your application.
For consideration, please click here to apply: History Teacher - Upper School Cranbrook Faculty Employment Opportunities
This full-time member of the Upper School faculty teaches four sections of History and contributes to a large extra-curricular program such as Athletics, Debate, or Wilderness. Additionally, it is understood that the successful candidate has a demonstrated commitment to work in an extraordinarily diverse and inclusive community, and to participate in an enriching residential program.
Cranbrook is a PK-12 school with a vibrant boarding component in grades +-12, allowing the school to provide teachers with the opportunity to live and work on our architecturally famous 31+-acre campus. Often living and working in our residence halls, faculty engage students and support their development as members of a shared community. Eagerness to live among students, and to engage them in the evenings and on the weekends as a part of an exciting residential program, is considered significantly beneficial.
Founded by Detroit philanthropists George and Ellen Booth in 1+04, Cranbrook Educational Community is one of the world’s leading centers of education, science, and art. Comprised of a graduate Academy of Art, contemporary Art Museum, Center for Collections and Research, House and Gardens, Institute of Science, and more than 1,600 students attending our Pre-K through 12 independent college preparatory Schools, Cranbrook welcomes thousands of visitors and students to its campus each year. Critics have called Cranbrook “the most enchanted and enchanting setting in America” and in 1+8+ it was designated a National Historic Landmark. The campus is located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, about 20 miles north of downtown Detroit. For more, please visit our website: www.cranbrook.edu , and take an aerial tour of the campus .
This position requires a Bachelor’s degree in History or a related field, with a Master’s degree preferred. Enthusiasm for teaching and working with adolescents and excellent communication skills are expected of all teachers.
Cranbrook offers competitive compensation and benefits that include medical, dental, life insurance, long-term and short-term disability, and retirement programs with employer contribution.
Interested candidates should submit a curriculum vitae or résumé, copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts, a statement of educational philosophy in relation to this position, and two or three letters of recommendation with contact information. Please be sure all documents are uploaded at the same time you submit your application.
For consideration, please click here to apply: History Teacher - Upper School Cranbrook Faculty Employment Opportunities
