MASTERY SCHOOL OF HAWKEN - TEACHING APPRENTICE (ANY DISCIPLINE)

Hawken School is committed to doing school differently and better. We seek to create an inclusive and accepting community where adults are empowered to design educational experiences for students that are deep and learner-centered. Hawken School seeks culturally competent teachers, administrators, and staff members who are committed to equity and social justice, who are comfortable taking risks, and who embrace a growth mindset. We are constantly looking for new ways to inspire student curiosity and agency while remaining dedicated to nurturing compassion and kindness in our students.
About You
  • Wildly enthusiastic about mentoring and coaching adolescents
  • Experienced in creative problem-solving and building things with others in the real world
  • Skilled communicator and listener who enjoys working in a highly collaborative
  • environment
  • Intellectually curious, self-directed, and motivated learner with a wide range of interests
  • and skills, academic and otherwise
  • Committed to active, ongoing development of intercultural competence
  • Philosophically aligned with the mission of Hawken School and the Mastery School of Hawken
  • Able to operate in ambiguity and ready to roll up your sleeves and jump in to do what the
  • team needs
  • Significant depth of knowledge in one or more of the following areas:
    • Chemistry
    • Computational Thinking and Coding
    • Engineering and/or Physics
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Life Sciences, such as Neuroscience, Environmental Science, or Public Health
    • Math and Data Analytics
    • Music
    • Political Systems
    • Spanish
    • Visual and/or Performing Arts
    • Writing/Humanities
About Us
Hawken School is a preschool-12 co-ed independent day school with four campuses in Cleveland
Ohio and founder of the Mastery Transcript Consortium, a national organization aimed at
reinventing how students prepare for college, careers, and life. In August 2020, we launched the
Mastery School of Hawken, a new project and problem-based ungraded high school in the
University Circle neighborhood of Cleveland. We will graduate our third class of seniors in June
2025.
We’ve designed the The Mastery School of Hawken around three core principles:
  • Learning experiences are organized around real-world problem-solving, where students learn while working on challenges with community partners.
  • We use new methods of teaching designed around individual growth, allowing for more project-based and personalized learning.
  • Our mastery assessment model emphasizes feedback for growth and credits enduring, deep, and transferable learning using mastery credits.
Committed to strengthening our relationship to our city, we are building this school for greater
socioeconomic access by offering a significant number of seats to full-need students from the
city of Cleveland.
As we look to the future, we are actively working to make it possible for students at both the
Mastery School and the Upper School campuses to participate in learning experiences on the
other campuses. We anticipate increased collaboration with the Upper School in the coming years
and are working to align the resources and schedules to make these kinds of learning experiences
possible for students.
 
HAWKEN CANDIDATE COMPETENCIES: 
 
Mission, Culture, and Philosophy Alignment: Successful candidates show they can thrive at Hawken and are highly motivated by the school’s mission.
Fair Play: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Justice: Successful candidates indicate a commitment to and have experience with serving students and communities equitably.
Relationship Building and Cultivation: Successful candidates show they can build relationships throughout the Hawken community.
Content Knowledge: Successful candidates demonstrate depth in content area knowledge as well as an ability to inspire students to a high level of excellence and challenge and take a student-centered approach to all aspects of their work.
Humility and Growth Mindset: Successful candidates are eager to learn new approaches and methods and be able to team effectively with others.
Approach to Work: Successful candidates show initiative and agency with a commitment toward feedback and flexible problem-solving.
The Team
You’ll join our dynamic team of educators as we enter Year 6 of the school. As a teaching apprentice, supports for you include:
  • Opportunity to learn our teaching model by apprenticing with a more experienced teacher
  • Regular, ongoing small group and 1:1 onboarding and mentoring
The Journey
The teaching apprenticeship is designed as a two-year experience. As you onboard and learn our
methods and approaches, you’ll take increasing responsibility under the guidance of our faculty.
You’ll also bring your unique set of strengths to all aspects of school life, in the classroom, in our
Wayfinding program, and in co-curriculars.

Within one month, you’ll:
  • Learn how our model of teaching & learning works by participating in on demand training through the Korda Institute for Teaching (http://kordainstitute.org)
  • Participate in an all-school onboarding experience designed to connect you to colleagues across Hawken and our city
  • Engage in a cohort training with colleagues from the Mastery School and beyond led by the Korda Institute where you experience the problem-solving methodology we use as a learner
  • Engage in a Mastery School-specific onboarding experience where you meet your mentors and set intentions for this year
  • Teach us about your areas of expertise and demonstrate how you can contribute to the experience for students in 2025-2026
Within three months, you’ll:
  • Co-teach one of our Macros, including participating in planning sessions and helping with implementation in the classroom
  • Take leadership of one or more learning experiences and co-curricular offerings for students including Micros, Mini-Micros, affinity groups + clubs
  • Engage and reflect with colleagues and mentors on an ongoing basis about your learning, growth, and development
  • Gain hands-on training to support your work in counseling and advising students 
Within six months, you’ll:
  • Build initial connections with key community partners
  • Co-plan & implement a pilot using the Korda Institute’s teaching methodology
  • Develop and refine a growth plan with support and feedback from mentors
This position will require training in summer 2025 including a full-time start on August 1, 2025.
The program is designed to conclude in June 2027.
INTERESTED?
Please send a resume, references, and a cover letter to: mshemployment@hawken.edu.
Hawken School is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to promoting all forms of diversity in the workplace and in our student body. We strongly urge all qualified individuals to apply.
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An independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school, toddler through grade 12

Early Childhood, Lower, and Middle Schools, 5000 Clubside Rd, Lyndhurst, OH 44124
Birchwood School of Hawken, 4400 West 140th Street, Cleveland, OH 44135 
Upper School, PO Box 8002 (12465 County Line Rd), Gates Mills, OH 44040
Mastery School of Hawken, 11025 Magnolia Dr, Cleveland, OH 44106
Gries Center, 10823 Magnolia Dr, Cleveland, OH 44106

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