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St. Mark’s Episcopal School in Houston, Texas is seeking a creative, energetic, and organized, team player to serve as the Head of Primary School.

The Head of Primary School is a crucial position on this community’s leadership team, working directly with the Headmaster. With a new Strategic Plan recently adopted, this opportunity becomes available at an exciting time in the life of St. Mark’s Episcopal School, calling for a principled leader who understands and embraces servant leadership. This leader models the organization’s mission and shapes mission-centered culture for our students, families, and faculty. The Head of Primary School is a thoughtful leader who advances a collaborative atmosphere among faculty in support of student-centered learning, celebrates the uniqueness of each child, and leads the Primary School team in proactive parent partnerships, all in support of our students’ growing independence.

Head of Primary School at St. Mark’s will: 

• Be a curious learner who appreciates that understanding comes from listening 

• Act with humility, understanding that leaders are teachers and that practicing discipline must begin with self

• Treat everyone with respect and dignity at all times

• Employ diplomacy in all interactions, adapting accordingly and professionally to circumstances that arise

• Be visible, approachable, and accessible throughout the school day

Essential duties:

Students:

• Serve as the model for curiosity, demonstrating a practice of lifelong learning 

• Guide the behavior choices and social/emotional needs of primary grades students with age appropriate expectations

• Establish and support mission-aligned, student management and accountability policies and procedures for the Primary School in partnership with other school leaders

• Further cultivate agency among grade-level teams and specialists that supports the academic and personal growth of student competencies and skills  

• Maintain current and accurate student files

Faculty:

•  Participate as a vibrant part of the Curriculum and Instruction Team

• Partner with faculty to ensure essential resources that support teaching and learning

• Oversee and support the work of teachers including: 

  • Frequent and ongoing review of the St. Mark’s Portal, ensuring it serves as a vital communication and partnership tool with parents

  • Formal and informal observation for teaching and student guidance

  • Read student reports to best coach and support high fidelity narrative report writing that reflects a deep understanding of each student’s growth as a learner and a person 

  • Evaluate and provide growth-oriented feedback to teachers through goal setting, classroom observation, and presence in the school community to ensure mission-driven, student-centered instruction 

• Partner with teachers regarding student referrals for social, emotional, academic, or developmental concerns

• Develop Primary School class lists for upcoming year with grade level teams

• In partnership with Middle and Lower School Heads, develop schedules for:

  • Student and teacher class rotations

  • Supervision of lunch/recess, drop off, dismissal, etc.

  • Student reporting

  • Meetings
     

• Facilitate emergency substitute coverage for faculty and staff

Parents:

• Build and maintain consistent and diplomatic relationships with parents

• Attend teacher-led parent conferences throughout the school year as needed

• Serve as lead communicator to and partner with parents when making referrals for social, emotional, academic, or developmental concerns 

Professional:

• Model an inclusive, accepting, high-trust culture for St. Mark’s

• Plan and lead Primary School gatherings, meetings, special events, and ceremonies, providing a public leadership presence

• Model and promote thoughtful, proactive communication among employees

• Model a practice of lifelong learning through active participation in professional growth activities

• Maintain a current understanding of resources and pedagogies that promote student learning

• Collaborate with the Director of Admission regarding Primary enrollment decisions

• Responsibly develop and manage the Primary School budget

• Serve as a collaborative member of the Leadership Team

• Assume other responsibilities as assigned by the Headmaster

Physical Requirements and Work Environment:

• Work in a sometimes highly stressful environment dealing with a wide variety of challenges

•  Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time

•  Physical agility to lift up to 25 pounds; to bend, stoop, and reach overhead

•  Work primarily in a traditional climate controlled classroom environment

• Work intermittently in outside weather conditions, including extreme heat and cold

About St. Mark’s Episcopal School

The community of St. Mark's Episcopal School celebrates the uniqueness of each child. We are stewards of our students' intellectual curiosity, faith, and passion for discovery. We cultivate joy, playfulness, and growth in a child-centered environment. Located in the West University Place neighborhood of Houston, St. Mark’s serves 470 students from two-year-olds through 8th grade. St. Mark's is an engaging community of learners where the school partners with its families in preparing each student for the path that lies ahead through a stimulating, whole-child school experience. Through offerings in athletics, performing and visual arts, technology, Spanish and a robust curriculum, St. Mark's prepares its graduates for the many high school options Houston offers, and successfully places its students in high schools that best fit each.

St. Mark's is an Episcopal school, and as part of the St. Mark's Episcopal Church parish, is known as a community environment and second home to over 350 families. The school is committed to its positive relationship with families, believing strongly in the power of a fully engaged dynamic between school and home. As a place where children are known, teachers understand what it means to meet children where they are, which plays a crucial role in fostering each child's spirit.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should email their résumé, educational philosophy, cover letter, and list of references as separate PDFs to:

Beth McArdle | Courtney Bardo

Managing Associate | Placement Associate

beth.mcardle@carneysandoe.com | courtney.bardo@carneysandoe.com

617-542-0260

Please do not contact the school directly. 

To learn more about St. Mark’s, visit www.stmes.org.

St. Mark’s Episcopal School in Houston, Texas is seeking a creative, energetic, and organized, team player to serve as the Head of Lower School.

The Head of Lower School is a crucial position on this community’s leadership team, working directly with the Headmaster. With a new Strategic Plan recently adopted, this opportunity becomes available at an exciting time in the life of St. Mark’s Episcopal School, calling for a principled leader who understands and embraces servant leadership. This leader models the organization’s mission and shapes mission-centered culture for our students, families, and faculty. The Head of Lower School is a thoughtful leader who advances a collaborative atmosphere among faculty in support of student-centered learning, celebrates the uniqueness of each child, and leads the Lower School team in proactive parent partnerships, all in support of our students’ growing independence.

Head of Lower School at St. Mark’s will: 

• Be a curious learner who appreciates that understanding comes from listening 

• Act with humility, understanding that leaders are teachers and that practicing discipline must begin with self

• Treat everyone with respect and dignity at all times

• Employ diplomacy in all interactions, adapting accordingly and professionally to circumstances that arise

• Be visible, approachable, and accessible throughout the school day

Essential duties:

Students:

• Serve as the model for curiosity, demonstrating a practice of lifelong learning 

• Guide the behavior choices and social/emotional needs of Lower grades students with age-appropriate expectations and consequences 

• Establish and support mission-aligned, student management and accountability policies and procedures for the Lower School in partnership with other school leaders

• Further cultivate agency among grade-level teams and specialists that supports the academic and personal growth of student competencies and skills  

• Maintain current and accurate student files

Faculty:

•  Participate as a vibrant part of the Curriculum and Instruction Team

• Partner with faculty to ensure essential resources that support teaching and learning

• Oversee and support the work of teachers including: 

  • Frequent and ongoing review of the St. Mark’s Portal, ensuring it serves as a vital communication and partnership tool with parents

  • Formal and informal observation for teaching and student guidance

  • Read student reports to best coach and support high fidelity narrative report writing that reflects a deep understanding of each student’s growth as a learner and a person 

  • Evaluate and provide growth-oriented feedback to teachers through goal setting, classroom observation, and presence in the school community to ensure mission-driven, student-centered instruction 
     

• Partner with teachers regarding student referrals for social, emotional, academic or developmental concerns

• Develop Lower School class lists for upcoming year with grade level teams

• In partnership with Middle and Primary School Heads, develop schedules for:

  • Student and teacher class rotations

  • Supervision of lunch/recess, drop off, dismissal, etc.

  • Student reporting

  • Meetings
     

• Facilitate emergency substitute coverage for faculty and staff

Parents:

• Build and maintain consistent and diplomatic relationships with parents

• Attend teacher-led parent conferences throughout the school year as needed

• Serve as lead communicator to and partner with parents when making referrals for social, emotional, academic, or developmental concerns 

Professional:

• Model an inclusive, accepting, high-trust culture for St. Mark’s

• Plan and lead Lower School gatherings, meetings, special events, and ceremonies, providing a public leadership presence

• Model and promote thoughtful, proactive communication among employees

• Model a practice of lifelong learning through active participation in professional growth activities

• Maintain a current understanding of resources and pedagogies that promote student learning

• Analyze, assess, and track results from ERB testing in partnership with the Head of Middle School and the Curriculum and Learning Coordinator, in support of our curriculum goals and student readiness

• Collaborate with the Director of Admission regarding Lower School enrollment decisions

• Responsibly develop and manage the Lower School budget

• Serve as a collaborative member of the Leadership Team

• Assume other responsibilities as assigned by the Headmaster

Physical Requirements and Work Environment:

• Work in a sometimes highly stressful environment dealing with a wide variety of challenges

•  Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time

•  Physical agility to lift up to 25 pounds; to bend, stoop, and reach overhead

•  Work primarily in a traditional climate controlled classroom environment

• Work intermittently in outside weather conditions, including extreme heat and cold

About St. Mark’s Episcopal School

The community of St. Mark's Episcopal School celebrates the uniqueness of each child. We are stewards of our students' intellectual curiosity, faith, and passion for discovery. We cultivate joy, playfulness, and growth in a child-centered environment. Located in the West University Place neighborhood of Houston, St. Mark’s serves 470 students from two-year-olds through 8th grade. St. Mark's is an engaging community of learners where the school partners with its families in preparing each student for the path that lies ahead through a stimulating, whole-child school experience. Through offerings in athletics, performing and visual arts, technology, Spanish and a robust curriculum, St. Mark's prepares its graduates for the many high school options Houston offers, and successfully places its students in high schools that best fit each.

St. Mark's is an Episcopal school, and as part of the St. Mark's Episcopal Church parish, is known as a community environment and second home to over 350 families. The school is committed to its positive relationship with families, believing strongly in the power of a fully engaged dynamic between school and home. As a place where children are known, teachers understand what it means to meet children where they are, which plays a crucial role in fostering each child's spirit.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should email their résumé, educational philosophy, cover letter, and list of references as separate PDFs to:

Beth McArdle | Courtney Bardo

Managing Associate | Placement Associate

beth.mcardle@carneysandoe.com | courtney.bardo@carneysandoe.com

617-542-0260

Please do not contact the school directly. 

To learn more about St. Mark’s, visit www.stmes.org.

 

St. Mark’s Episcopal School in Houston, Texas is seeking a creative, organized, team player to serve as a Long Term Substitute Middle School Humanities Teacher. This role will begin immediately and will go through the end of May. The Middle School Humanities Teacher is an important member of the Middle School faculty and reports directly to the Head of Middle School. Our Humanities program blends the conceptual learning of Language Arts, History, and current events. Our program utilizes a workshop model, and asks students to take active roles as historians and authors. The goal of the program is to aid in developing our students’ intellectual curiosities, and helps them to think deeply about the world through various lenses’ of literature, history and media.

We are looking for a dynamic, forward-thinking and student-centered professional educator who is motivated by problem solving and leading students at this stage of their development and understands the role that technology plays in supporting the educational experience of 21st century learners.

Primary Functions:

• Plan, deliver, and evaluate lessons

• Assess student learning

• Provide feedback and instruction to students

• Serve as a Middle School student advisor

• Engage in curricular review and mapping

• Nurture a partnering relationship with students and their families

Required Skills:

• Effective written and oral communication skills

• Leadership

• Patience

• A collaborative and joyful spirit 

• A working knowledge of technology resources in education

• A Bachelor’s degree in education, language arts, history, or a related field 

• Classroom experience 

In addition to the above qualities, the following items are preferred and highly valued:

• Experience and comfort with iPad use in a classroom setting

• Curriculum planning

• Advanced degree in education, language arts, history, or a related field

• An understanding of and a passion for teaching the middle school-aged child

• Ability and willingness to lead or assist with athletics and / or after school clubs

About St. Mark’s Episcopal School

The community of St. Mark's Episcopal School celebrates the uniqueness of each child. We are stewards of our students' intellectual curiosity, faith, and passion for discovery. We cultivate joy, playfulness, and growth in a child-centered environment. Located in the West University Place neighborhood of Houston, St. Mark’s serves 470 students from two-year-olds through 8th grade. St. Mark's is an engaging community of learners where the school partners with its families in preparing each student for the path that lies ahead through a stimulating, whole-child school experience. Through offerings in athletics, performing and visual arts, technology, Spanish and a robust curriculum, St. Mark's prepares its graduates for the many high school options Houston offers, and successfully places its students in high schools which best fit each.

St. Mark's is an Episcopal school, and as part of the St. Mark's Episcopal Church parish, is known as a community environment and second home to over 350 families. The school is committed to its positive relationship with families, believing strongly in the power of a fully engaged dynamic between school and home. As a place where children are known, teachers understand what it means to meet children where they are, which plays a crucial role in fostering each child's spirit.

Interested candidates should email their résumé, cover letter, and references as one PDF directly to jobs@stmes.org. To learn more about St. Mark’s, visit www.stmes.org.

St. Mark’s Episcopal School in Houston, Texas is seeking a creative, organized, team player to serve as a Lead Kindergarten Teacher for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year.

The primary job of a Kindergarten teacher at St. Mark’s is to serve as the lead teacher in an exemplary program for five and six-year-old children. We are looking for a dynamic, forward-thinking and student-centered professional educator who is motivated by problem solving and leading students at this stage of their development and understands the role that technology plays in supporting the educational experience of 21st century learners. As a member of the Lower School faculty, the early childhood teacher is expected to support the mission and philosophy of the school. Three years of experience planning a centers-based classroom and holistic activities designed to enhance the development of bright, articulate children plus a bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education or a related field required. Position hours are from 7:30 AM - 3:45 PM. The position begins on February 3, 2020.

St. Mark's seeks a lead Kindergarten Teacher with a passion for teaching five and six year old students who work at grade level and above.  The ideal candidate will work effectively as a member of a grade-level team to plan all aspects of the kindergarten program. As a member of the Lower School faculty, the kindergarten teacher will report to the Head of the Lower School and is responsible for maintaining an engaging kindergarten classroom environment, assessing and reporting the progress of the students, leading parent conferences and managing parent communication regarding all aspects of the kindergarten year.

Primary Functions:

• Teach a class of 20 kindergarten students

• Guide the work of an instructional assistant

• Establish positive and supportive relationships with each student and family

• Plan: a centers-based classroom that features learning in emergent literacy, manipulatives-based math, handwriting, traditional early childhood productive play, and thematic studies in science and social studies

• Understand and apply assessment-based instruction

• Communicate grade level goals, student learning, and classroom activities to parents

• Be a contributing member of the Lower School faculty through curriculum committee work and the ongoing work of the division

Required Skills and Experience:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood or Elementary Education 

• A deep understanding of educating the whole child

• A passion for teaching and learning

• A collaborative spirit 

• A personal commitment to professional growth

• A minimum of three years of teaching experience

• Genuine affinity for working with children and families in a highly engaged community

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Passionate approach for teaching young children

• Knowledge and experience of working in an independent school

About St. Mark’s Episcopal School

The community of St. Mark's Episcopal School celebrates the uniqueness of each child. We are stewards of our students' intellectual curiosity, faith, and passion for discovery. We cultivate joy, playfulness, and growth in a child-centered environment. Located in the West University Place neighborhood of Houston, St. Mark’s serves 490 students from two-year-olds through 8th grade. St. Mark's is an engaging community of learners where the school partners with its families in preparing each student for the path that lies ahead through a stimulating, whole-child school experience. Through offerings in athletics, performing and visual arts, technology, Spanish and a robust curriculum, St. Mark's prepares its graduates for the many high school options Houston offers, and successfully places its students in high schools which best fit each.

St. Mark's is an Episcopal school, and as part of the St. Mark's Episcopal Church parish, is known as a community environment and second home to over 350 families. The school is committed to its positive relationship with families, believing strongly in the power of a fully engaged dynamic between school and home. As a place where children are known, teachers understand what it means to meet children where they are, which plays a crucial role in fostering each child's spirit.

Interested candidates should email their résumé, cover letter, and references as one PDF directly to jobs@stmes.org. To learn more about St. Mark’s, visit www.stmes.org.

St. Mark’s Episcopal School in Houston, Texas is seeking a creative, organized, team player to serve as an Early Childhood Teaching Assistant.

The primary job of an early childhood teaching assistant at St. Mark’s is to work with the lead teacher to guide young students as they work and play in our centers-based classrooms, while playing outdoors, and during snack and lunch times. Other responsibilities may include: completing tasks assigned by the lead teacher to maintain the classroom environment and prepare student materials; attending faculty meetings and professional growth opportunities before the school year begins and after school during the school year; and other requests made by the Head of Lower School, the lead teacher, or the Headmaster. As a member of the Lower School faculty, the assistant is expected to support the mission and philosophy of the school. Experience guiding children between the ages of two and six in a school setting along with a CDA or an education degree is preferred. Position hours are from 7:30 AM - 3:45 PM. 

The community of St. Mark's Episcopal School celebrates the uniqueness of each child. We are stewards of our students' intellectual curiosity, faith, and passion for discovery. We cultivate joy, playfulness, and growth in a child-centered environment. St. Mark's is known as a community environment and second home to over 350 families. The school is committed to its positive relationships with families, believing strongly in the power of a fully engaged dynamic between school and home. 

Interested candidates should email as one PDF document their résumé, cover letter, transcripts, and references to jobs@stmes.org. To learn more about St. Mark’s, visit www.stmes.org.

 

St. Mark’s Episcopal School in Houston, Texas is seeking a Part Time Middle School Tennis Coach. The role of the Tennis Coach is to foster students with a strong foundation in physical skills, the opportunity to participate in a competitive setting, a sense of teamwork, worth and competence, and the knowledge and understanding of the joy associated with tennis and the principles of fair play.

Interested candidates should email as one PDF document their résumé, cover letter, transcripts, and references to jobs@stmes.org. To learn more about St. Mark’s, visit www.stmes.org.

St. Mark’s Episcopal School has openings for Preschool through Middle School teachers and substitute teachers in our After School Program for the 2018-2019 school year.

Qualifications: Must be 20 + years old

Child care and/or teaching experience with children strongly preferred.

Responsibilities: Supervising and interacting with students during age appropriate activities, snack and recess times. Assist elementary and middle school students with homework.

Hours: 2:30-6:00 PM Flexible if needed.

Qualified individuals should forward a resume and cover letter to jobs@stmes.org.