Interim Grade 8 Math Teacher (Leave Replacement)

Inspire and challenge. At Belmont Day School, we foster intellectual curiosity, honor differences, and empower meaningful contribution with excellence, respect, honesty, responsibility, caring, and joy.

About the role

Belmont Day School seeks a dynamic, skilled, and creative math teacher to teach Algebra 1 to grade eight students, serve as an advisor, and collaborate with a collegial, skilled team of faculty. As a teacher and advisor, this person will serve as an integral member of the middle school grade-level teams and the math department.

This temporary exempt position is not benefits-eligible except for health insurance, which will be offered after 90 days of employment. The role reports to the middle school head from August 27, 2026, to December 18, 2026. This position is not eligible for employer-sponsored relocation.

Responsibilities

• Teach three sections of grade 8 math: two sections of advanced Algebra 1 and one section of standard Algebra 1 with different curricula.
• Serve as an eighth grade advisor.
• Follow and implement the current grade 8 math curriculum, including rigorous, effective, and compelling curricular experiences.
• Work to ensure academic excellence (the ability of students to approach novel tasks with the confidence, mindset, and skills to accomplish them successfully).
• Collaborate with teams of colleagues to support co-curricular programming and the development of adolescents beyond the classroom.
• Run a middle school club.
• Serve in one or more roles: Capstone mentor, middle school athletics coach, Growth, Development, and Belonging teacher, and/or associate teacher mentor.
• Keep careful anecdotal and assessment records to write comprehensive student reports.
• Lead and assist in parent-teacher conferences focused on the social, emotional, and academic growth of middle school students.
• Provide regular, constructive, and specific feedback to students to encourage their growth and improvement as mathematicians.
• Establish and maintain strong home-school partnerships with families to ensure students’ success.
• Commit to fostering an equitable and inclusive community both in and outside of the classroom.
• Engage with students routinely by providing coverage at lunch, recess, dismissal, or other duties as needed.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required.

Requirements

Deep knowledge of and appreciation for teaching mathematics, including number properties, decimals, fractions, percent, measurement, statistics, geometry, order of operations, ratios, algebraic thinking, basic trigonometry, linear equations, systems of equations and inequalities, polynomials, quadratic functions, graphing inequalities, and quadratic, exponential, absolute value, and other functions are required.

• Strong enthusiasm, deep knowledge of, and familiarity with middle school students.
• Commitment to fostering and modeling the school’s core values.
• Ability to integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion into pedagogy and treatment of students, parents, and colleagues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• Experience teaching middle school students.
• Experience teaching math, specifically Algebra 1.
• Experience with problem-based curriculum (e.g., Illustrative Math or Open Up Resources).
• Outstanding organizational skills.
• Deep appreciation for and commitment to building a cohesive and innovative community of learners.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to develop thematic curriculum, appropriate pacing, and scope and sequence of curriculum to meet student needs.
• Commitment to professional development and best practices in teaching.
• Clear understanding and dedication to equity and inclusion, and infusing anti-bias and culturally responsive pedagogy.
• Commitment to effective use of technology in the classroom.
• A sense of humor, flexibility, energy, patience, and creativity.

Pay

We offer competitive salaries and benefits, with a compensation strategy that prioritizes pay equity for faculty with similar years of teaching experience and relevant advanced degrees. Based on the minimum years of experience required for this role, the salary range is $69,438 to $99,785 for twenty years of prior teaching experience. Given that this is a temporary role, the annualized salary will be prorated for the partial-year commitment.

About Belmont Day School

Belmont Day School is a pre-kindergarten through eighth grade independent school founded in 1927 by a group of parents committed to providing children with an excellent academic foundation and many opportunities for creative expression. We value honesty, caring, joy, responsibility, respect, and excellence.