Part-Time Religious Studies Teacher

Island School Overview

The Island School, a not-for-profit organization based in The Bahamas, was founded to create and support transformational educational experiences with the vision of leadership effecting change, on the island of Eleuthera. The diverse educational initiatives, including our High School Semester and Summer Term, Deep Creek Middle School, Elementary Learning Center, and our Community Engagement and Partnerships, deliver unique educational journeys in conjunction with the authentic and meaningful work our organization undertakes in research and sustainable development at the Cape Eleuthera Institute, our research and innovation hub. We are reimagining what education is for, and redesigning how education is delivered.

About the Program

Deep Creek Middle School at The Island School is an independent day school in the settlement of Deep Creek, on the island of Eleuthera, in The Bahamas. It was founded in September 2001 with the goal of increasing access to educational resources for people in South Eleuthera. The school has grown to serve students in grades 7, 8 and 9. DCMS offers an experiential approach to the Bahamian national curriculum.

Within the framework of The Island School’s vision of leadership effecting change, DCMS creates a learning environment where students not only learn the subject matter from the Bahamian national curriculum, but focus on academic growth, leadership and responsible citizenship. In order to achieve these core values, our programs and curriculum teach critical thinking, problem solving, communication and social skills.

Job Summary

Our faculty demonstrates resourcefulness by designing curriculum, developing partnerships within the local and IS communities and engaging families to support the vision & mission of DCMS.  The Religious Studies teaching position follows the Bahamian Ministry of Education curriculum and prepares students to write their BJC exam in May of their Grade 8 year with an allocation of 2 Grade 7 classes per week and 3 Grade 8 classes per week.

This part time role includes weekly classes:

• 1 x 45 min Grade 7 Religious Studies class on Wednesday morning (10:10 - 10:55 AM)

• 1 x 45 min Grade 7 Religious Studies class on Friday morning (10:10 - 10:55 AM)

• 1 x 35 min Grade 8 Religious Studies class on Wednesday afternoon (2:10 - 2:45 PM)

• 1 x 90 min Grade 8 Religious Studies class on Friday afternoons (1:15 - 2:45 PM)

Teachers also staff after school tutoring sessions as necessary to meet the needs of the student and the curriculum expectations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop, refine and implement curricula for Grade 7 and Grade 8 Religious Studies classes leading to BJC exams at the end of Grade 8.

• Develop appropriate assessments to support student learning, provide feedback to students and families to support student learning, and maintain and report a record of grades including progress reports and end of term reports for our two school terms.

• Use our learning management system (Canvas) to maintain communication with parents and DCMS administrators the course syllabus as well as any concerns or encouragement based on the learning needs of students.

• Communicate via email with families if extra support is needed.

• Work with the support of the faculty team to design thematic experiential curriculum, manage units and lesson plans and facilitate a culminating Presentation of Learning for each term.

• Maintain DCMS behavioral expectations and track/record any merit and demerits of students

• Design and facilitate after school tutoring as necessary

• Participate in events outside the school day, including but not limited to family/parent conferences (one in each of our two terms), family information meetings (one in September), organization-wide events, student initiatives, fundraisers, etc.

• Participate in faculty meetings once per week on Friday afternoons from 3:15 - 4:15 PM

Skills and Qualifications

Those who join our high-functioning team will be committed to achieving the goals of DCMS and The Cape Eleuthera Island School with everyone in our community. We are an equal opportunity employer and especially encourage applications from Bahamians.

• Two or more years of experience teaching upper elementary and/or secondary students at an established educational institution
• A love of children and the outdoors
• Interest in implementing experiential learning pedagogy
• Interest in exploring concepts through real world applications
• Excellent computer skills especially Google-suite use
• Excellent communication, social, and problem-solving skills

Application

• Apply through BambooHR with a resume and cover letter via email to: https://ceis.bamboohr.com/hiring/jobs or direct to: https://ceis.bamboohr.com/hiring/jobs/213

We are a Bahamian equal opportunity employer and preference will be given to suitably qualified Bahamians.

Keywords

Religious StudiesTeachingCurriculumAssessmentCommunicationExperiential LearningProblem-SolvingComputer SkillsCommunication SkillsSocial Skills