Employment

Thank you for your interest in Georgetown Prep!

Founded in 1789, Georgetown Preparatory School is a Jesuit, Catholic college preparatory day and boarding school for boys in North Bethesda, Maryland. Prep’s commitment to the 450 year-old Ignatian paradigm of a rigorous liberal arts curriculum emphasizes reflection, discernment, scholarly and programmatic excellence and personal responsibility. The curriculum exposes students to a breadth of knowledge and calls for critical evaluation and self-examination. Students are taught in small classes where they participate in active discussion with teachers and an atmosphere of genuine concern for the personal growth of the individual is fostered.

Full-Time Chinese (Mandarin) Teacher

Georgetown Prep’s Modern Languages Department is seeking a full-time Chinese (Mandarin) teacher beginning in the 2021-2022 academic year. This teacher will be responsible for crafting and implementing this new program and incorporating it seamlessly into the school’s language curricula. The teacher will be expected to work closely with the Academic Dean and the Chair of the Modern Languages department to build a course progression of appropriate scope and rigor for the academic environment at Georgetown Prep, and will be expected to help build this new program from the ground up.

The ideal candidate will have a Master’s Degree in a field related to Chinese Language, Culture, or History, or in Education, and will have teaching experience at the high school or college level. In addition, the ideal candidate will have previous experience creating curricula and ensuring vertical alignment, with particular emphasis on experience creating a program in another environment.

Applicants must be knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and willing to teach as a member of a team, in conjunction with the other members of the faculty both in and outside of the department. The ideal applicant also has experience with and/or appreciation for the Jesuit model of education, and the desire to train and care for the whole student in accordance with the Jesuit philosophy of cura personalis. Georgetown Prep requires a commitment to the mission and values of the school, as well as the willingness to contribute to the co-curricular program.

Successful candidates may also be eligible to apply for a role working with the boarding community in the dormitories. Faculty who also work as dorm parents are provided with accommodation and additional benefits.

Compensation and benefits are commensurate with experience.

All interested candidates should submit to Ms. Denise Hitt, Assistant to the Headmaster, dhitt@gprep.org, the following:

A letter of interest
Resume
An explanation and discussion of initial thoughts on what a Chinese (Mandarin) program should look like in scope and progression at Georgetown Prep.

Summer Spanish Instructor

The Georgetown Prep Modern Language Department is seeking a qualified Spanish instructor, with previous experience at the high school level, to teach a Spanish Level 2 course during summer 2021. It is a 5-week course, offered three hours per day, in a hybrid environment. Both in-person and virtual opportunities will be available. This class utilizes the online textbook Descubre 2 as the framework of vocabulary, grammar and culture. The teacher will be responsible for reinforcing the language skills acquired in Spanish 1 of reading, writing, listening, and speaking, as well as implementing both the indicative and subjunctive verbs structures within several different thematic units. The teacher will be expected to help the students develop a higher proficiency of communication skills in the Spanish language and deepen their understanding of culture in the Spanish-speaking countries.

All interested candidates should submit to Ms. Denise Hitt, Assistant to the Headmaster, dhitt@gprep.org, the following:

A letter of interest
Resume