Job Description

About Gulliver Preparatory School

Gulliver Preparatory School is Miami’s school of choice for challenging, innovative, and personalized learning designed to meet the needs of a diverse and dynamic world. We are a school of innovation and transformation, and we provide each and every student with unparalleled opportunities to explore and experiment. 

Founded in 1926 by Arthur Gulliver and transformed under the visionary leadership of Marian C. Krutulis in the second half of the 20th century, Gulliver Prep has been a leading school of distinction for nearly 100 years. To this day, our mission remains unchanged: to create an academic community devoted to educational excellence, with a personal touch, that fulfills each student's potential. We are a family for the whole family, and we celebrate our global community.

 

Job Summary

Gulliver Prep’s Upper School Campus is currently seeking a full-time English faculty to join its team of professionals for the upcoming 2024-25 school year. Applicants must be well versed in multiple genres of classic and contemporary literature from around the world, as well as American literature. The position will be responsible for preparing instructional aids, supplemental teaching materials, and other resources consistent with learning objectives and student needs, as well as to deliver lessons using a variety of differentiated instructional techniques that are appropriate to the academic level and meet the diverse needs of students. Gulliver faculty are expected to develop and execute effective lesson plans that cover the curriculum, engage students’ interests in literature, and promote higher-order thinking. 

Faculty in the English department regularly collaborate with each other.  Qualified candidates must also be adept at keeping accurate records of student progress and fostering good working relationships with students, teachers, counselors, administrators and other stakeholders to support the development and well-being of the students and to address any concerns or issues with parents and/or counselors. Finally, incorporating technology in the classroom and embracing 21st century teaching methods as well as willingness to attend ongoing professional development activities that will enhance their teaching methodology is an expectation of all Gulliver faculty.

 

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in English or related field

 

Pre-Employment Requirements

Criminal Background Check, Level II Fingerprint Screening(s), and Drug screen. 

 

Gulliver is deeply committed to the principles of equity and diversity and seeks to create an inclusive community for all faculty and staff. Gulliver is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and a Drug Free Workplace.