High School English Teacher

August 2025

University School of Nashville is seeking a high school English teacher with experience and expertise in teaching different grade level courses. A full list of our English  offerings is viewable in the course catalog on our website. This is a full-time position for the 2025-2026  school year. Responsibilities include teaching five sections of English (likely sections of 9th, 10th, and potentially electives), participating collegially in meetings and initiatives of the English  department and of the high school faculty, and taking an active role in the life of the school community.  Candidates will also have the opportunity to advise a group of 8-10 students. 

English teachers at USN ask students to read closely and carefully, understand and interpret text, and express themselves through writing-- analytical, creative, and personal; teachers ask students to encounter a variety of perspectives and voices, genre and form, in the texts included in our classrooms. Similarly, teachers facilitate classroom spaces that feature direct instruction, discussion, group work, student presentations, technology-based activities, and experiential learning, all as means to invite students into the exploration and conjecture necessary for reading, writing, thinking, and communicating in today’s world.  Moreover, we create environments that underscore the importance of effective written and verbal communication.

USN has a deep commitment to equitable and just community spaces.  Candidates should be knowledgeable of research on how implicit biases in race, ethnicity, gender identity and socioeconomic class can shape curricula and pedagogy, classroom culture, and student outcomes.  Candidates should be able to translate that knowledge into demonstrable actions that promote equitable and just teaching and learning.  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or post graduate work in subject matter
• At least three years of teaching different levels of English courses
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• An appreciation for high school students, and experience in a diverse school community.  

Those interested in being considered for this position should complete the online application for this position available at www.usn.org/jobs. AApplications for this position will be accepted until March 9, 2025.