Long Term Substitute: 
Middle School Human Development
Approximate dates: December 2, 2024 through end date to be determined. Minimum assignment through April 9, 2025, but likely to last longer
Pay range: $250- $400 per day, including holidays

Campbell Hall, founded in 1944 and situated on a 15-acre campus in Studio City, California, is an  independent, gender inclusive, college preparatory, Episcopal day school for students in kindergarten through  grade twelve. Campbell Hall is a community of inquiry committed to academic excellence and to the  nurturing of decent, loving, and responsible human beings. As an Episcopal school, Campbell Hall thrives  as an interfaith community that actively seeks to learn from the many religious traditions represented by  faculty, students, and families.

The school is committed to fostering a community dedicated to honoring the diversity of the human  experience. Campbell Hall welcomes candidates who have a demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity  and inclusion in their teaching and learning. Campbell Hall provides equal employment opportunities to all  employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without  regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status,  sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or  local laws.

 

Campbell Hall Faculty Description 

Campbell Hall seeks faculty who are dedicated to the developmentally appropriate education of the whole  child; who are interested in learning as well as teaching; who connect their responsibilities with the  philosophy and purpose of the school; who teach to empower as well as to inform; who are comfortable  with questions as well as answers; who can work with direction, focus, humor, and dignity within the  complexities of a diverse school environment; and who will be dedicated to promoting and maintaining an  inclusive school community.

In addition to academic responsibilities, Campbell Hall faculty are involved in many aspects of school  life. Coaching interscholastic athletics, chaperoning experiential education trips, participating in community  service activities, helping students to produce school publications, overseeing student council, and leading  a special interest club are just a few ways faculty are more deeply involved in the Campbell Hall  community.

Campbell Hall faculty embrace the school’s mission and are dedicated to their implementation of a rigorous college preparatory program. They are equally devoted to the emotional and spiritual development of each student and they strive to relate to students, parents, and colleagues in ways that promote open and supportive communication. The result is a community where students and adults are confident to learn and  grow.

 

Job Description

Responsibilities include the following:

• Five middle school human development classes
• Collaborate with Human Development Department Faculty and the Department
• Chair to deliver curriculum designed to address needs of adolescents, including identity, race, gender, and sexuality.
• All classes meet for 75 minutes every other day
• Supervision duty (one week per semester during lunch)
• Attend weekly grade level meeting
• Monthly meetings include, but are not exclusive to:
  • Human development department
  • Middle school division
• Experiential education trip chaperone (4-day trip)
• Chaperone one dance per year
• All-school faculty staff meetings three times per year
• Participation in continuing professional development

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher
• Educational focus on Human Development, Psychology or similar field
• Comfort with engaging middle school students in a variety of human development topics, including drug education, sex, race and privilege, gender identity, and moral development
• At least 3 years of classroom experience with middle school students
• Patience and creativity when working collaboratively with a range of constituent groups, including students, families, faculty, staff and administration from diverse backgrounds (religious, ethnic, socio-economic etc.)
• Strength in both written and oral methods of communication
• The teacher should demonstrate an understanding of adolescent development and the needs of middle school students

Course Description

This course is designed to prepare 7th grade students for their academic journey in Middle School and High School. By diving into an exploration of self-awareness and relationships, Human Development seeks to help students understand how to be the best version of themselves. Through their study and application of adolescent development, students will come to develop a deeper sense of themselves, their connection to others and their community and how the choices they make and skills they develop lead to a life of well being and purpose. Topics covered include values/ empathy/ perspective taking, teen brain, mental health — (stress/ anxiety/ resilience; depression & suicide), food and body image, human sexuality/ gender, identity, race, friendships/relationships, love & intimacy, sex, puberty, drugs, and alcohol (A semester required course for 7th grade students.)

 

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with developing engaging and innovative curriculum
• Deep understanding of child development
• Experience with teaching students comprehensive human sexuality
• Familiar with cultural trends in the social and emotional realms of adolescence

If interested, please complete the application at campbellhall.org/about/employment

 

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Campbell Hall believes in and operates on the premise that it is the right of all persons to seek work and to  advance on the basis of their individual merits, ability, and potential. Campbell Hall has been, is, and will  continue to be, strongly committed to the principle that equal employment opportunity must be afforded to  all persons regardless of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, family care status, veteran status, marital status, age, medical condition, and disability.