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Middle School Teacher

Hancock Day School
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POSITION TITLE: Middle School Teacher 

DATE MODIFIED: January 2026

FLSA CLASSIFICATION: Exempt

REPORTS TO: Director of Middle School


 

POSITION OBJECTIVE:  Provide engaging, content-area instruction to Hancock Middle School students. 

Qualifications and Skills:

  • Bachelor's degree in education or related field
  • Middle school teaching experience strongly preferred


 

Personal Characteristics:

  • Adaptable, persistent, and proactive
  • Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
  • Solution-oriented; growth mindset
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills


 

Essential Functions:

  • Support students’ academic and personal development in alignment with HDS priorities and practices.
  • Lead a dynamic classroom environment conducive to learning and relevant to adolescent students' physical, social, and emotional development.
  • Model appropriate activities and positive classroom management techniques.
  • Follow instructional design and planning policies and practices.
  • Collaborate with colleagues to provide comprehensive services to students and families.
  • Participate in team, divisional, and school-wide professional activities and gatherings.
  • Work closely with colleagues on the school’s curricular initiatives.
  • Complete recommendations for educational testing and admission to other schools.
  • Follow organizational policies and procedures.
  • Maintain a substitute folder.
  • Attend after-school or weekend events as required.
  • Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Head of School.


 

Working Environment:

  • Work hours: 7:30 am - 4:00 pm; Weekly after-school meetings.
  • Collaborative working environment requiring interaction with students, colleagues, and parents.
  • Requires significant emotional intelligence and resilience to navigate student and parent matters.
  • Active working environment that requires standing, movement, and occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling.
  • Minimal temperature variations; generally hazard-free environment.


 

The Hancock Day School is a co-educational, independent day school with Pre-Kindergarten – Grade 8 students.  The policy of Hancock Day School is to recruit, hire, train, and promote employees without discrimination based on race, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, national origin, veteran status, or disability.