Job Description
Charlotte Latin School is seeking a dynamic and passionate Upper School English Teacher to join our faculty beginning in the 2026-2027 academic year. This full-time, 10-month position offers the opportunity to inspire and engage students in grades 9-12 through the study of literature, grammar, and composition.
Our Upper School English curriculum includes World Literature, Composition, American Literature, AP Literature, and a variety of semester-long themed English courses, providing students with a rich and diverse literary experience. The ideal candidate loves literature and will bring expertise across multiple genres, enthusiasm, and a student-centered approach to the classroom, fostering critical thinking, creativity, and a lifelong love of reading and writing.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Teach four sections of writing-intensive English
- Partner with colleagues to create and update course curriculum
- Within course teams, collaborate with colleagues toward consistency in grading practices
- Assess students’ performance in a timely and consistent manner
- Provide 1:1 support to students during office hours and before and after school
- Participate in ongoing professional development to stay current within the field
- Additional responsibilities may include sponsoring extra-curricular activities, advising, and/or coaching
Supervisory Responsibilities
- None
Education and Experience
- Three or more years of experience teaching English required
- Bachelor's degree required; Master's preferred
Skills
- Proven ability to contribute to a high-performing team
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated patience, dedication, compassion, and respect for students
- Promote critical and creative thinking
- Proven ability to facilitate dynamic classroom discussions that cultivate students' analytical thinking and authentic voices
- Proven ability to guide students through a comprehensive writing process that emphasizes iterative drafting, substantive revision, and individualized feedback
- Contribute to student life outside the classroom
- Proficient in using technology to support education
- Promote a safe classroom environment that supports student learning and is conducive to individualized and small-group instruction
- Strong classroom management and organizational skills
- A strong understanding of and passion for independent education, along with a commitment to the mission of Charlotte Latin School.
- A philosophical alignment with our core values and curriculum, which can be found on our website: www.charlottelatin.org, including a commitment to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion
Founded in 1970, Charlotte Latin School is a fully accredited, college preparatory, coeducational, non-sectarian, independent day school, serving students in transitional kindergarten through twelfth grade. To Learn more about Latin, please visit our About Us page (https://www.charlottelatin.org/about).
Charlotte Latin School values diversity. Charlotte Latin School is an effective learning environment that accepts all people. As a community of learners, the School believes that a deep understanding of differences is necessary to its overall mission. Charlotte Latin School prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or marital status.
Charlotte Latin School is an equal opportunity employer.
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