The Episcopal School of Dallas prepares young men and women for lives of intellectual discovery, integrity, and purpose. Built upon our Founding Tenets of religio, daily worship; eruditio, scholarship; and disciplina, training within a community of learners, ESD continues to direct its mission to ignite a life of purpose in each student through the development of an educated conscience.

Founded in 1974 by The Reverend Stephen B. Swann with eight seventh-grade students, today ESD educates and inspires 1,150 students in grades beginner (age 3) through grade 12. ESD is located in Dallas, a modern metropolis of North Texas, and a commercial and cultural hub in the region.

At the heart of ESD are talented and compassionate faculty and staff who are the backbone of our institution and paramount to the school’s success. They adeptly balance rigorous, college preparatory coursework with understanding and nurturing of the whole child. Classes are small, with an overall student-teacher ratio of 7:1. ESD employees are lifelong learners, and the school invests nearly $500,000 in professional development annually. More than 250 serve the ESD community and all are appreciated and respected for their individual and collective contributions.

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Purpose: The Upper School English Instructor is an innovative master teacher and collaborator with a solid background in and passion for teaching Upper School English, utilizing a strong repertoire of tools for teaching students to read closely, think critically, and write in a variety of modes. This teacher will help students read with understanding by providing strategies for engaging with a variety of texts in many genres, both fiction and nonfiction. The successful candidate will create a classroom with opportunities to use writing as a means of discovery and to lead students in their honing of skills in creative expression, communication, and collaboration. This teacher is also a lifelong learner who welcomes opportunities for professional development and collegial conversation that lead to the development of effective, inquiry-based education in the English classroom. 

Essential Functions:

• Teach Upper School English, delivering instruction aligned with ESD’s Mission.
• Provide integral and varied support, planning, oversight, and communication as an academic advisor.
• Offer significant involvement and/or leadership in an extracurricular capacity as a club advisor or athletic coach.
• Participate and engage in professional activities and gatherings at team, departmental, divisional, and school-wide levels.
• Use appropriate technology in support of the curriculum of the twenty-first-century global classroom.
• Communicate effectively with students, parents, and colleagues.
• Work closely with colleagues on the school’s curricular initiatives.

Abuse Risk Management Standards:

• Adheres to policies related to boundaries with students. 
• Attends required abuse risk-management training.
• Reports suspicious and inappropriate behaviors. 
• Follows mandated abuse-reporting requirements. 

Working Environment:

• Occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling.
• Generally 80% sitting, 10% walking, and 10% standing. 
• Occasional exposure to outdoor conditions. 
• Generally hazard free environment.

• Bachelor’s degree in English—Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum three years of experience as an Upper School English teacher.
• Proficiency in educational technology and current pedagogical research and practices.
• Commitment to participate broadly in the life of the school.
• Effective interpersonal skills; specifically for interacting with students and faculty members.
• Demonstrated record of effectively differentiating instruction and using instructional technology.
• Experience with school change and ongoing, immersive teacher collaboration.
• Innovative, flexible thinking to meet student needs in a mission-centered classroom.
• Prior experience working with Advanced Placement and/or International Baccalaureate curriculum and objectives preferred.