Part-time Upper School Religious Studies Teacher

Part-time position teaching three sections of World Religions 1 or World Religions 2 each semester.

About the role

Westtown School seeks an experienced teacher to join a collaborative religion department that values academic, nondevotional religious studies rooted in Quaker traditions. The department promotes religious literacy, encourages students to explore essential questions, and fosters understanding in a religiously diverse world.

Responsibilities

• Develop lessons and hands-on learning activities that promote problem-solving, creative and critical thinking, collaboration, and effective communication while encouraging risk-taking in learning.
• Actively engage students through group work, project-based learning, exploration, questioning, discussion, and other cooperative teaching techniques.
• Communicate effectively with colleagues, administrators, parents, and students.
• Help students develop critical thinking, communication, and empathy, and empower them to draw out those skills in others.
• Support students’ social-emotional and identity development.
• Contribute to building and sustaining an inclusive school community and a program that embodies diverse cultures and perspectives.
• Integrate technology seamlessly into teaching strategies, including the use of a learning management system.
• Contribute to students’ development of Quaker values.
• Engage in decision-making aligned with Quaker process in service to the school community.
• Seek out and participate in school-sponsored and self-selected professional development opportunities.

Requirements

• A BA or BS degree is required; an advanced seminary or religious studies degree is preferred.
• A minimum of 3-5 years of relevant classroom teaching experience, preferably in an independent school.
• A strong character with a team-oriented spirit and the ability to connect meaningfully with students across a diverse community.
• A deep commitment to enhancing an inclusive school community based on cultural competence, social justice, and respect for all voices.
• Strong affinity for Westtown School’s mission and an educational philosophy consistent with Quaker values.

Westtown School is an independent, pre-K to 12, college preparatory day and boarding school located in suburban West Chester, PA, approximately 30 miles from Philadelphia. The school sits on a 600-acre campus with state-of-the-art facilities.