Union Day School delivers a rigorous and content-rich education to a diverse community of students, in a shared conviction that each student will achieve high quality academic success and enriched personal growth.

As part of our Middle Years Programme (MYP), the design course challenges all students to:

• Apply practical and creative thinking skills to solve design problems.
• Explore the role of design in both historical and contemporary contexts.
• Consider their responsibilities when making design decisions and taking action.

UDS Teacher Expectations:

• Be inclusive and responsive to a diverse staff, student body, and family community;
• Show a personal commitment to upholding intellect, inquiry, imagination, and integrity, and be committed to the belief that all children can learn and achieve at high levels;
• Ability to receive and implement feedback;
• Provide a positive learning environment that will equip our children to be locally competitive and globally conscientious;
• Create a culture of joy in learning, excellence in instruction, and rigorous exploration;
• Model, promote and embody the International Baccalaureate learner profile to create a cohesive school culture of academic and personal success.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required (Master’s degree or higher preferred);
• North Carolina teacher certification;
• At least (1) year of teaching experience with record of improving student achievement;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with various audiences (including colleagues, students and families).
• Demonstrated professional behavior, including discretion, judgment and integrity.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with teachers to integrate design and technology education into planned academic instruction;
• Develop and document syllabi, lesson plans, assignments, and rubrics aligned to the International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme (MYP);
• Monitor student progress through frequent formal and informal student evaluations;
• Communicate weekly with families and other key stakeholders;
• Excellent teaching strategies and class management skills;
• Provide open-ended inquiry and real-life investigations.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Provide a learning environment where students can be engaged in designing and developing new products or objects using the design cycle tool: Investigate, Plan, Design, Create & Evaluate;
• Knowledge of current instructional practices using the design cycle tool, as well as differentiated instruction based upon student learning styles;
• Ability to use computer network systems and software applications: Canva, Google Classroom, Toddle, PowerSchool, etc;
• Instruct and support students in designing and making products based on MYP objectives and theories relating to the design course.

Preferred:

• Experience in general technology and other relevant fields, such as computer design;
• Experience with designing a project and making prototypes /models;
• Excellent teaching strategies and class management skills
• Knowledge and background related to the North Carolina Standard Course of Study (NCSCOS).

COMPENSATION:

Based on Experience, Degree/certification, NC State Salary Guide, and Union County Licensed Teacher Supplement. 

Union Day School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, or military status, in any of its activities or operations.

DISCLAIMER
 

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job.