Employment Opportunities at Atrium School
Atrium School's PreK – Grade 8 progressive education encourages academic curiosity, creativity, and exploration while fostering each child's intellectual growth. Our students develop confidence in themselves and respect for others within a joyful, vibrant community of nurturing teachers, engaged parents, and enriching partnerships. Atrium School, an independent school in Watertown, serves about 125 students, with each grade typically consisting of 10-17 students.
Atrium School is committed to building and sustaining a richly diverse community that includes a wide range of family structures, racial, cultural, and socio-economic backgrounds, and students with various learning styles. Atrium School’s curriculum and school culture are inclusive of, and responsive to, the diversity within and beyond our community. Our motto, Excellence with Joy, embodies the balance we strive for each day.
Current Openings:
Middle School Social Studies Teacher
To begin in the 2024–2025 year, Atrium School seeks a passionate, collaborative, energetic, and experienced full-time Middle School Social Studies Teacher and team member to work with all of our 6th–8th graders, bringing history to life through hands-on, engaging, and student-centered learning opportunities.
This teaching position is for Grade 6–8, as part of a middle school team and a full faculty, PreK – Grade 8. We seek a candidate with the following qualifications and the ability to advance the school’s mission and core values.
Qualifications:
The spirit and qualities of innovation, reflection, initiative, collaboration, and kindness
Bachelor’s degree required, master’s degree in history or teaching-related field preferred
Minimum of three years teaching social studies, with middle school experience; knowledge and understanding of middle school student’s emotional, physical, cognitive, and intellectual development
Excellent communication skills with students, colleagues, parents, and greater community
Experience and capacity to teach diverse, multicultural perspectives
Strong ability to problem-solve and work both independently and collaboratively
Interest in sustaining a dynamic, progressive middle school program
Commitment to professional development and reflective practice
Fluency and ease with Chromebooks, Google Workspace, and an interest in further developing effective instructional technologies
Orientation towards curriculum development and interdisciplinary projects
Responsibilities:
Teach one section per grade of social studies centered on essential questions and grade level themes that connect to other disciplines, and develop chronological and geographical reasoning, economical systems, reasoning, perspective taking, and analytical thinking
Develop, refine, and further align our social studies curriculum and instructional program, following Atrium benchmarks and Massachusetts Common Core content and standards; assess student growth using multiple strategies
Write parent/guardian communications and individualized student progress reports
Work with the middle school team, administrators, and families to support positive school climate, as well as to integrate plans for students with IEP or other support needs
Conduct family conferences and regularly communicate with the parent/guardian body about social studies curriculum
Lead a mixed-grade middle school Advisory integrating Restorative Justice practices and serve as the Advisor for a small group of students, closely supporting their social-emotional and academic growth throughout their years in the Middle School
Attend relevant meetings and events during the school day and after school as contracted
In addition, faculty at Atrium:
Are passionate experts in their content areas and instructional skills; write skillfully and frequently
Enjoy and have great capacity to nurture the whole child, and value the broad array of learning approaches that every child possesses
Value the varied dimensions of student learning and progress
Collaborate daily with multiple colleagues to plan and carry out complex, integrated learning experiences that cross grades and subject areas
Initiate and continually plan their own growth, within a supportive atmosphere that prioritizes professional development
We seek candidates who will add to the racial, cultural, and gender diversity of the school community. Additionally, we seek candidates who are committed to building and sustaining a community that is richly diverse and includes a wide range of family structures, racial, cultural, and socio-economic backgrounds.
For further information about the mission, program, and community at Atrium, please visit http://www.atrium.org. To apply for this position, please submit a resume, a cover letter, and the names of three references to Jenee Uttaro at juttaro@atrium.org. In your cover letter, please mention where you first saw this position posted. No phone calls please.
Substitute Teachers
(part-time)
Atrium School currently seeks substitute teachers who take the place of a teacher who is absent for personal, professional, or health reasons. Though long-term subbing situations may arise, the usual commitment is for full or partial days, one or two days at a time. Opportunities for after-school programming subs may also be available.
In PreK to Grade 5, this means assisting the co-teacher who leads the classroom.
In the Middle School, this includes facilitating and carrying out lesson plans for the day for a given class and creating reports to inform the students’ permanent teachers about the day.
Atrium School is a progressive, inclusive PreK – Grade 8 independent school in the East End of Watertown, MA. Our program encourages deep academic curiosity, creativity, and exploration to foster each child's intellectual and personal growth. Our students are diverse and original thinkers, who develop confidence in themselves and respect for others within a joyful, energized community of nurturing and challenging teachers, engaged parents, and enriching community partnerships.
Responsibilities include:
Following lesson plans provided by the regular teacher to create a cohesive and consistent learning experience for students
Managing the classroom effectively to encourage student participation and maintain a positive and creative learning environment
Supervising students in and out of the classroom, including in the halls, on the playground, and at lunch
Qualifications:
A strong candidate for the Substitute Teacher position will possess the following skills and qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or higher, preferably in education
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills
Ability to lead and instruct students of all ages
Ability to adapt plans to specific classrooms
Flexibility and critical-thinking skills
Atrium is committed to building and sustaining a richly diverse community that includes a wide range of family structures; racial, cultural, and socio-economic backgrounds; and students with various learning styles. Atrium School’s curriculum and school culture are inclusive of and responsive to, the diversity within and beyond our community. Our motto, Excellence with Joy, embodies the balance we strive for each day.
For further information, and to apply, please contact Jenée Uttaro at juttaro@atrium.org.