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Applicants for full or part-time teaching positions should


Applicants for substitute teacher positions should contact the Head of School at jjames@thebedfordschool.org 

 

The Bedford School maintains a non-discriminatory policy concerning admissions, employment, use of facilities, and scholarships on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, or national origin.

Teachers collaborate with administration for guidance in implementing Bedford's structured, multi-sensory approach and a school-wide discipline system. To ensure success, candidates must have the ability to work well with students, parents, and other staff members with the common goal of developing the whole child. Top candidates are caring, perceptive, organized, flexible, proficient in their subject, and must have good classroom structure and discipline. Contact us for more information.

Teachers receive a competitive salary plus full insurance and other benefits.

Current job openings:

Lower School Reading/Language Arts Teacher: We are seeking a qualified educator to teach lower school Reading classes and Language Arts/English classes. Our Reading classes use the S.P.I.R.E. curriculum, a structured Orton-Gillingham based approach for small group instruction in classes of 4-6 students. Reading classes also incorporate cursive handwriting instruction using the Handwriting Without Tears program and use the Neuronet Step up to Learn program. Language Arts/English classes with a maximum of 10 students use a variety of curriculum for instruction of grammar, vocabulary, literature, and written expression. 

Middle School English Teacher: We seek a qualified instructor to teach middle school English classes. With a maximum class size of 12 students, English classes meet twice daily to enhance language arts instruction of grammar, vocabulary, literature, and written expression. Teachers use a varied curriculum including Sadlier's Grammar for Writing, Wordly Wise vocabulary, and Glencoe's Literature series. Bedford uses a structured approach to teach written expression across all grade levels.

Middle School Math Teacher: We are seeking a qualified instructor to teach lower school Math classes. With a maximum class size of 12 students, math classes meet twice daily to enhance math concepts, computation, and application. Bedford implements the Math in Focus curriculum developed by Singapore Math.  

Middle School Social Studies Teacher: We are seeking a qualified instructor to teach middle school Social Studies classes. With a maximum class size of 12 students. instruction focuses on vocabulary instruction, recalling facts, drawing conclusions, reading charts and graphs, and replying to short-answer and discussion questions as well as writing short research paragraphs and papers. Teachers also incorporate hands-on activities and projects.

Part-Time Music Teacher: We are seeking a qualified music teacher for Tuesdays and Thursdays to teach classes of approximately 12-15 students of all ages. Curriculum includes teaching notes & rhythms, instruments (boom whackers, percussion, Orff brass instruments, ukuleles, etc), composition, and music appreciation.