Whitby is looking for dedicated and caring individuals who have experience with children to work as substitute teachers.
Experienced candidates should hold a degree. Experience or knowledge of Montessori education and/or International Baccalaureate is highly desirable; all positions require team teaching and strong collaborative skills.
Some of the areas for substitute teaching include:
- Infant-Toddler Teachers (Ages 18 months to 3 years)
- Early Childhood Teachers (Ages 3-5 years)
- Elementary Teachers (Ages 6-10)
- Middle School Teachers (Grades 5-8)
- Learning Specialists (Special Education, Math Specialists, Gifted and Talented)
- Special Area Teachers (Art, Music, Drama, Foreign Language, and Physical Education
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POSITION: Part-time Human Resources Specialist
REPORTS TO: Director of Finance, Operations & Human Resources
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of two years of related experience. Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or Education, preferred.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and excellent organizational and time-management skills.
- Ability to work with independence and adapt to the evolving needs of the academic setting.
- Accuracy in managing records, benefits administration, and compliance with regulations.
- A strong sense of ethics and confidentiality in handling employee information and sensitive issues.
- Satisfactory completion of a pre-employment background check
SUMMARY:
Whitby seeks a self-motivated and experienced Human Resources Specialist to support the day-to-day personnel-related activities of the Business Office. The Specialist will work closely with the Director of Finance, Operations and Human Resources on behalf of faculty, staff and the school’s external partners across a wide-range of administrative and operational tasks including payroll, benefits administration, and employee onboarding. This position is part-time and 20 to 30 hours per week.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Payroll: Assist in accurate and timely processing of employee wages, including regular salaries, overtime, and deductions. Maintain detailed records of payroll transactions and employee pay history.
Health Benefits: Support annual employee enrollment in health insurance plans and other health-related benefits. Help educate employees about their health benefits options and changes. Liaise with health insurance providers and benefit administrators to ensure smooth operation and address any issues.
Retirement Benefits: Assist in providing information and support to employees regarding retirement plan registration and setup. Track eligibility and contributions annually. Work with retirement plan administrators to manage contributions and complete required audits.
Staffing: Work closely with hiring managers to understand staffing needs and support recruiting efforts. Generate offer letters, employment agreements, termination and separation letters.
Onboarding: Ensure that all necessary documentation is completed and filed and maintain up-to-date employee records and databases. Coordinate initial setup for new employees with IT and facilities. Ensure the confidentiality and security of employee records in compliance with data protection regulations.
Policies: Assist in reviewing and updating the school’s Employee Handbook to reflect changes in laws, company policies, and procedures. Assist with reporting to ensure compliance with policies.
ABOUT WHITBY:
Located in Greenwich, CT, Whitby is a co-educational independent school that provides educational continuity for children 18 months through Grade 8 in the Fairfield-Westchester area. The premier Whitby Montessori Children's House program and the highly recognized International Baccalaureate (IB) program in Grades 1-8 form the foundation for our educational continuum. Whitby students are empowered to think creatively and critically, preparing them as lifelong learners and global citizens.
APPLY: Send a cover letter and resume to esiminerio@whitbyschool.org.
POSITION: School Counselor
SECTIONS: Lower and Middle Schools
REPORTS TO: Head of School
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Holds a Master's Degree in psychology, and/or a related field
- Successful counseling experience in elementary and/or middle-level schools
- Committed to restorative practices
- Knowledge of the Montessori and IB philosophy preferred
- Satisfactory completion of a pre-employment background check
- Meets any local or state health requirements
SUMMARY:
The School Counselor provides a critical layer of support to assist students, faculty and staff, and the parent community in fulfilling the school’s mission, focusing on wellness, social-emotional well-being, and coping with social, behavioral, and personal problems.
The School Counselor responds to student issues identified by teachers, learning support, and administrators by observing, assessing, and recommending suitable intervention and counseling. Preventive and developmental counseling is emphasized to provide students with the life skills needed to enhance personal, social, emotional, and academic growth. The Counselor closely collaborates with Learning Specialists, teachers and leadership and maintains an ongoing dialogue with parents. The Counselor has a critical role in overseeing and implementing the advisory program and the life skills curriculum.
OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Preventive and Responsive Services
- Responds to concerns by teachers and administrators that individual students may be exhibiting social, behavioral, or personal issues that impact on students’ academic performance and social relations within classes or any school activities.
- Observes individual students and assesses signs of behavior to determine whether issues can be ameliorated by teacher intervention in class, and/or by the counselor direct counseling of the individual.
- Consults and collaborates weekly with S.A.I.L. Learning Specialists to ascertain whether specific students' behavioral issues identified by teachers may either result from or impact on student learning difficulties being addressed by S.A.I.L.
- Consults with S.A.I.L. on their interpretation of academic and testing reports that may impact on student behavior.
- Develops and drafts a proposed plan of intervention either in class by teachers and/or in counselor’s direct counseling.
- Collaborates with teachers, S.A.I.L., and administrators as warranted to alert parents or guardians to students' social, behavioral, or personal issues.
- Confers effectively with parents or guardians on the counselor’s proposed intervention plan.
- Monitors intervention activities to record progress or lack of, which may merit a recommendation to parents or referral to therapeutic professionals outside of Whitby. Maintains an effective follow-up dialogue with outside therapists.
- Alerts parents/guardians to community resources available to address a student's issues.
- Responds to students, teachers, and parents who request to meet with the counselor to discuss personal, social, or academic concerns.
- Develops curriculum and coordinates a Life Skills course for all students in grades 5-8 to assist students in their personal, social, emotional, and academic growth.
Counseling
- Applies accepted assessment procedures for determining and structuring individual and group counseling services.
- Uses accepted theories and effective techniques to provide individual developmental, preventive, remedial, and/or crisis counseling. Provide crisis intervention to students when difficult situations occur at school.
- Provides counseling to individuals and/or in small groups on identified issues or in preventive intervention with emphasis on those students identified as most at risk.
- Tailors counseling to address specific needs for social skills, stress and anger management, conflict resolution, bullying or transition out of Whitby.
System Support & Accountability
- Informs teachers and administrators of Whitby behavioral counseling services and provides Guidelines for Teacher-Counselor Collaboration on Behavioral Issues.
- Assists teachers, parents/guardians and S.A.I.L. in interpreting and understanding student behavioral reports. Conducts a yearly program audit to review extent of program implementation and results.
- Maintains the confidentiality of student assessments.
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Prepares goals and objectives annually and participates in staff evaluation; secures the resources necessary to support the development of individual professional development goals.
- Actively engages in professional development activities in collaboration with other members of the staff and on an individual basis. Professional development opportunities include attendance at workshops, conferences, class observations, peer dialogue, graduate-level courses, professional reading, and school visits.
- Participates in accreditation committees, faculty and Board committees, school projects, special programs and strategic planning as requested by the Head of the School.
POSITION: Spanish Teacher- Middle School
REPORTS TO: Head of the Whitby Middle School
START DATE: 2024-25 School Year
SUMMARY OF POSITION:
Whitby seeks an experienced, innovative Spanish teacher to join our middle school team of passionate educators in grades 5-8. We strive to provide excellence in Spanish language acquisition, as well as literature and culture instruction to students with a range of experiences, abilities, and passions.
At Whitby, students are active participants who drive the learning process through inquiry and reflection. In order to help students engage to their fullest potential, the Spanish department employs a holistic approach, committed to helping all students discover not only the skills, concepts and broader ideas surrounding language and literature, but also who they are as learners and as people.
Whitby offers differentiated Spanish instruction to all students from our toddler classes to grade 8. Classes are flexibly grouped at each grade from 5 – 8. Classes focus on improving each student’s ability to comprehend and produce orally and through writing. Ideas presented in Spanish classes are rooted in a deep conceptual framework and placed within larger global contexts to help students make sense of the world around them. Students examine multiple genres and text types through reading and writing. Peer and self-assessment, teacher conferencing, and total immersion are key components of our program.
A willingness to collaborate with colleagues, a love of middle school, and a passion for Spanish language and Hispanic culture are a must.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Holds a Bachelor’s degree in elementary/secondary education, Spanish, or a related field
- Native or fully bilingual Spanish speaker
- Has a minimum of two+ years of experience teaching
- While not essential, IB MYP experience would be a plus
- Willingness to engage in IB MYP training and professional development
- Satisfactory completion of pre-employment background check
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Teaching
- Engages students in active learning
- Promotes a “hands-on and minds-on” culture of thinking, stimulates inquiry into local, regional and global issues from multiple perspectives and develops the understanding that the opinions of others may also be right.
- Challenges students to become life-long learners by taking risks and reflecting on their experiences
- Delivers differentiated instruction based on identified student needs and learning styles
- Utilizes a range of teaching techniques effectively and inquiry-based instruction whenever appropriate
- Engages collaboratively with members of the World Languages department and the school faculty
- Integrates a variety of resources effectively to enhance instruction
- Communicates in a clear, inviting, respectful, and caring manner with students
- Institutes effective classroom management routines; utilizes positive discipline techniques and displays awareness of the whole classroom
- Builds a strong sense of personal and social responsibility that sets the foundation for a balanced lifestyle and encourages service to others, our community and our environment.
- Promotes international-mindedness throughout our curriculum by exploring our diversity of culture, language and experience while gaining insights from the unique perspectives of our host culture.
- Develops the use of technology as a learning tool within the classroom and as an extension of the classroom when appropriate.
