Careers

Upper School Athletic Director

Hillbrook School, a longstanding JK-8, will be opening a high school in the Fall of 2023 and has begun building a team of founding faculty and school leaders. One of the key first hires will be the founding Athletic Director for the new upper division. The Athletic Director begins work on July 1, 2023, though preferably they would begin as early as January 1, 2023. As a member of a small expanding upper school team, the Athletic Director will play a critical role in shaping the athletic culture and program.  Opening with 60 ninth graders in the 2023-2024 school year, and adding a grade level each subsequent year, the founding Athletic Director will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to build and shape a healthy, joyful, and competitive athletic program within a mission-driven school right in the heart of San Jose.

Building on our strong Middle School athletic program, we are committed to developing a competitive High School athletic program with a full range of offerings. Our program places a high priority on commitment, dedication, and participation, as well as an emphasis on competing at the highest levels; we expect a number of our graduates to eventually head off to play at the collegiate level. Our athletic program will offer serious athletes an opportunity to grow and develop, while also creating a space for all students to participate and develop lifelong habits of health and wellness.

VISION
Inspire students to achieve their dreams and reach beyond themselves to make a difference in the world.

MISSION
Hillbrook provides an extraordinary educational experience that fosters a love of learning in our students and helps them develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence to achieve their highest individual potential in school and in life. At Hillbrook, students are known, respected and valued as individuals and every day is a journey of self-discovery, imaginative thinking, creative problem solving, laughter and friendship.

CORE VALUES
Be kind. Be curious. Take risks. Be your best.

OVERVIEW: Who are we
For more than 85 years, Hillbrook School has been a junior kindergarten-8th grade independent school located on 14 acres of oak woodland in Los Gatos, CA. Founded in 1935, the school remains deeply connected to its historical roots as a place where children are known, learning is authentic and active, and success is measured one child at a time. During the past 85 years, we have grown and evolved from a small boarding school serving wards of the state to one of the leading independent schools in the Bay Area, and yet our vision remains the same—to inspire children to achieve their dreams and reach beyond themselves to make a difference in the world.

We are now embarking on one of the school’s most ambitious strategic initiatives ever - the expansion to a JK-12 with the addition of a new high school campus in Downtown San Jose. We are driven by a foundational belief - that our graduates and other students deserve to have an extraordinary educational experience in high school that builds upon the exceptional foundation we provide for our JK-8 students. The core differentiators for our current program - the placement of choice and engagement at the center of the learning experience, integrated, real world education that challenges students to reach beyond and make a difference in the world, and a deep commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion - will translate seamlessly into a 9-12 environment, allowing us to extend our innovative approach to education into a market in need of a new model of secondary school education.

Who are you:
Do our Core Values – Be kind. Be curious. Take risks. Be your best. – align with how you show up as an educator? Are you committed to building and bridging inclusive communities? Are you entrepreneurial? Are you someone who sees athletics as an integral way to build healthy living and embed key transferable skills? Do you enjoy building and sustaining excellent programs? Is equity and impact always at the forefront of what you do? Do you thrive in small collaborative environments, and are you at the same time a self starter?  The Founding Athletic Director will emphatically say yes to each of these questions.

The Position
The founding Athletic Director will be someone who loves visionary thinking as well as tactical execution, a leader with an entrepreneurial spirit and a grounding in systems thinking. In the first year, the AD will shift thinking between developing equitable hiring practices to choosing uniforms; from developing a growth and development system for coaches to identifying a long-term field for our soccer teams; and, from managing buses and finding referees to developing a 3-, 5- and 10- year vision for the athletic program. While not exactly a blank canvas - this is an expansion of an already excellent JK-8 athletic program - this is a truly unique opportunity to shape and nurture a program from its infancy.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Create a vision for the upper school athletic program
• Grow the athletic offerings each year through innovative and future focused strategic thinking
• Hiring and shaping a well-rounded staff using equitable hiring practices
• Manage and provide mentorship for athletics staff and coaches
• Identify and steward partnerships to secure the facilities needed to support our teams
• Oversee the athletics budget
• Manage athletics-related logistics
• Steward relationships and communicate effectively with all stakeholders
• Promote and nurture Hillbrook’s core values
• Member of Hillbrook Upper School Leadership Team

Qualifications

• Experience leading and managing adults
• Interest in being a central leader in a start-up environment
• Entrepreneurial experience, or experience building new programs
• Coaching and supervisory experience in an educational setting
• Exceptional interpersonal, organizational, leadership, problem-solving and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to be creative and flexible

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
As noted in our Statement of Inclusivity, we strive to reflect the extraordinary diversity of Silicon Valley, believing that educational excellence and equity depend on the creation of a diverse and inclusive community where all students, families and employees feel a full sense of membership. To live up to our DEI Teaching Philosophy Statement, all employees contribute to developing culturally competent students and building an educational institution committed to social justice and reaching beyond.  We offer a wide range of opportunities for all employees to engage in work that
furthers these goals, from personal dialogues that help us understand different perspectives, to pedagogical training designed to support equitable instructional practices and build habits to disrupt bias whenever we see it. Ultimately, we hope that this work helps all of our constituents—employees, students, and families—be more aware, empathetic, globally-minded, and justice-oriented.  

A highly collaborative community, we use the following norms to guide our communication with each other:

• Assume good will
• Come from your own experience
• Be more curious than certain
• Hold yourself and others capable

Our commitment to these norms makes it possible for us to partner meaningfully, disagree productively, and lean into conversations that are both challenging and generative.

Location
Hillbrook is located in the heart of Silicon Valley, 35 minutes south of Stanford University, 30 minutes north of Santa Cruz, and 1 hour south of San Francisco. The Bay Area is home to world-class universities, museums and restaurants, farmers markets and wineries, and outstanding outdoor opportunities for biking, hiking, surfing and more.

Salaries are competitive. Benefits include: full medical, dental, and vision coverage; ample retirement planning with TIAA-CREF; a generous holiday schedule; religious holidays following each employee’s faith; access to the latest state-of-the-art educational technology; and a strong commitment to engaging and personalized professional development. Hillbrook School is an equal opportunity employer. Opportunities are open to all individuals without regard to race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, or handicap.

TO APPLY
Please send resume/CV, letter of intent, and a list of five references with contact information (references will not be contacted until the candidate is notified to Rice Bryan (rbryan@carneysandoe.com) and Namita Bhattacharya (namita@carneysandoe.com). Please do not contact the school directly.

Substitute Teacher

Hillbrook School is seeking early childhood, elementary, and middle school teachers to work in a substitute teacher role for the 2020-21 school year.   The substitute teacher would provide personalized, developmentally appropriate, and joyful learning experiences to each child in their care.  Classroom experience is required.  Grade levels are JK through 8th.  Lesson plans are prepared for the substitute teacher. 

Substitute teacher scheduling is done in advance of the day of the lead teacher absence in some instances, however in many cases there is no advanced notice and the reach out to the substitute teacher is the morning of the absence. Substitute teachers are not on call and are not expected to be available at all times. Substitute teachers are encouraged to clarify which grade levels and content areas they prefer to teach for scheduling purposes. 

Responsibilities:

• Substitute teach in grade levels JK through 8^th and in content areas including language arts, mathematics and social studies. Other classes available to teach are science, P.E., art, music, and Spanish. 
• Work with the school’s social emotional curriculum, which is based on the Responsive Classroom approach
• Collaborate and co-teach with colleagues, including Resident Teachers
• Able and willing to follow lesson plans and adapt to the needs of the individual classroom and students

Qualifications:

• A love of elementary age children
• Demonstrated commitment to teaching and learning in a dynamic, 21st century school community
• Ability to work in a collegial, collaborative environment
• Flexibility with schedules, students, grade levels and lesson plans
• A growth mindset, active sense of humor, warm personality, and excellent organizational and communication skills
• Demonstrated proficiency in educational technology

As noted in our Statement of Inclusivity, Hillbrook is an intentionally diverse community that strives to reflect the extraordinary diversity of Silicon Valley. We believe that educational excellence and equity depend on the creation of a diverse and inclusive community where all people feel a full sense of membership. As a community, we lean into the sometimes complex and challenging conversations about inclusivity because we believe that the growth of a community and learner is continual, and striking a balance between individual and community can be difficult work.

Hillbrook is an equal opportunity employer, and we value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, and veteran status.

Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume as .pdf files to our Director of Human Resources, Rozanne Schiro (rschiro@hillbrook.org).

We appreciate your inquiry and interest in the Resident Teacher Program here at Hillbrook School.   All Resident Teacher positions have been filled for the 2022-23 school year.  If you are interested in the 2023-24 school year, please submit your application materials in January of 2023.

Hillbrook School is seeking Resident Teachers for Early Childhood (JK-K), Lower School (grades 1-4) and Middle School (grades 5-8) to join our Resident Teacher Program for the 2023-24 school year. This is a paid, 1-2 year hands-on teaching and professional development experience for beginning and early career teachers. Resident Teachers immerse themselves in the intellectually rich and reflective culture of teaching and learning at Hillbrook School as members of grade-level and/or departmental teaching teams.

Hillbrook School is a junior kindergarten-8th grade independent school located on 14 acres of oak woodland in Los Gatos, CA. Founded in 1935, Hillbrook School remains deeply connected to its historical roots as a school where children are known, learning is authentic and active, and success is measured one child at a time. During the past 87 years, we have grown and evolved from a small boarding school serving wards of the state to one of the leading independent schools in the Bay Area, and yet our vision remains the same—to inspire children to achieve their dreams and reach beyond themselves to make a difference in the world. Our talented faculty delivers a program that provides 375 students of all genders with a unique blend of challenging and engaging academics, diversity, equity, and inclusion practices, visual and performing arts, physical and wellness education, passion-driven projects, and opportunities to serve and partner with members of our community beyond campus. 

Hillbrook School is a recognized leader in innovation, earning designation since 2010 as an Apple Distinguished School. Our 1:1 iPad program, Hub Makerspace, Center for Teaching Excellence, and Scott Center for Social Entrepreneurship all stem from a commitment to implementing best practices in education. Our faculty members present at conferences across the globe each year on topics ranging from ways we have audited our curriculum for greater inclusion to research studies conducted on-campus examining the impacts of classroom design on learning. A community of highly engaged, lifelong learners, Hillbrook is intentional about and deeply committed to collaboration and professional growth in all facets and roles.

As noted in our Statement of Inclusivity, we strive to reflect the diversity of Silicon Valley, and believe that educational excellence and equity depend on the creation of a diverse and inclusive community where all students, families and employees feel a full sense of membership. To live up to our JK-8 DEI Teaching Philosophy Statement, all employees contribute to developing culturally competent students and building an educational institution committed to social justice, social impact, and reaching beyond. We offer a wide range of opportunities for all employees to engage in work that furthers these goals, from personal dialogues that help us understand different perspectives, to pedagogical training designed to support equitable instructional practices and build habits to disrupt bias whenever we see it. Ultimately, we hope that this work helps all of our constituents—employees, students, and families—be more aware, empathetic, globally-minded, and justice-oriented. 

A highly collaborative community, we use the following norms to guide our communication with each other:

• Assume good will

• Come from your own experience

• Be more curious than certain

• Hold yourself and others capable

Our commitment to these norms makes it possible for us to partner meaningfully, disagree productively, and lean into conversations that are both challenging and generative. 

Hillbrook is located in the heart of Silicon Valley: 35 minutes south of Stanford University, 30 minutes north of Santa Cruz, and 1 hour south of San Francisco. The Bay Area is home to world-class universities, museums and restaurants, farmers markets and wineries, and outstanding outdoor opportunities for biking, hiking, surfing and more.

Resident Teacher Program Overview: 

At the heart of great schools is great teaching. The Resident Teacher Program (RTP) at Hillbrook School provides students and faculty with an exceptional educational experience and environment. Modeled after the medical residency practice, Resident Teachers at Hillbrook are full faculty members, teaching shoulder-to-shoulder with lead teachers at their grade level. Residents engage in all aspects of teaching and school-wide responsibilities while collaborating, exploring, and exchanging ideas on cutting-edge practices as members of both a Resident cohort, and of their departmental and grade-level teams. Our school’s emphasis on collaboration and co-teaching creates opportunities for all of our faculty to make deep inquiries into teaching and learning.

Program Goals:

1. Realize our school’s mission to know, respect and value each child and to offer individualized instruction by increasing the number of educators who engage with each child.

2. Foster collegiality and reflection on best practices by creating co-teaching and collaborative learning opportunities for all of our faculty.

3. Nurture early career teachers so they leave our program prepared for a wide variety of careers in education as confident, reflective practitioners with experience in a breadth of instructional approaches, and with a deep understanding of themselves as teachers. 

Resident Teacher Responsibilities:

• Plan and prepare materials and learning spaces for differentiated lessons following shared learning outcomes, individually and as part of a co-teaching team.

• Lead daily, small- and whole-group academic, social emotional, and equitable and inclusive student learning, individually and as part of a team. 

• Reflect on teaching practice and student learning with teaching team(s) and Resident cohort.

• Assist with the observation, assessment, and documentation of student learning.

• Communicate with families about student learning, strengths and challenges, as part of a co-teaching team.

• Attend biweekly Resident Seminars and participate in lesson studies.

• Take initiative, work independently, and contribute one’s own ideas to the team.

• Actively participate in a faculty committed to lifelong learning at the leading edge of JK-8 education by building strong professional relationships, actively seeking learning opportunities, and engaging in committees, audits, Diversity Equity & Inclusion protocol groups, and other professional development available through the school.

This is a full time paid position. Salaries are competitive. Benefits include: full medical, dental, and vision coverage; ample retirement planning with TIAA-CREF; a generous holiday schedule; religious & cultural days following each employee’s faith; access to the latest state-of-the-art educational technology; and a strong commitment to engaging and personalized professional development. Hillbrook is an equal opportunity employer, and we value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, and veteran status.

How to Apply:
Email the following documents to rtp@hillbrook.org (Please submit .PDF files):

• Cover Letter
• Resume
• College and/or graduate school transcript(s) within the last 5 years
• Names of 3 professional references with contact information (phone and email) and a short explanation of your relationship to each reference
• Short answers to the following questions:
  • Why are you interested in our Resident Teacher Program, and how did you hear about this program?
  • What grade(s) and/or subject(s) are you most interested in teaching, and why?
  • One of our core values is "Take Risks." Tell us about a recent risk you've taken and what you've learned from that experience.

Questions? Contact our Director of Human Resources, Rozanne Schiro (rschiro@hillbrook.org).

Expanding Faculty, Mathematics 
Hillbrook School—San Jose, CA

Start Date: July 2023

                                                                                                                    

VISION: Inspire students to achieve their dreams and reach beyond themselves to make a difference in the world.

MISSION: Hillbrook provides an extraordinary educational experience that fosters a love of learning in our students and helps them develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence to achieve their highest individual potential in school and in life. At Hillbrook, students are known, respected and valued as individuals and every day is a journey of self-discovery, imaginative thinking, creative problem solving, laughter and friendship.

CORE VALUES: Be kind. Be curious. Take risks. Be your best.

                                                                                                                    

The Position: What Will You Do & How Will We Collaborate

The expanding mathematics teacher will be someone who loves visionary thinking as well as tactical execution, a teacher with an entrepreneurial spirit and a grounding in best practices in mathematics education in secondary schools. In the first year, the mathematics teacher will be responsible for teaching 3-4 sections of integrated math, while also building out the four-year mathematics program. They will participate in sharing and presenting our math program to prospective families, and they will play a key role hiring new faculty. While not exactly a blank canvas - this is an expansion of an already excellent JK-8 mathematics program - this is a truly unique opportunity to shape and nurture an upper school program from its infancy.

                                                                                                                    

The Expanding Faculty Member: Who Are You

Do our Core Values – Be kind. Be curious. Take risks. Be your best. – align with how you show up as an educator? Are you committed to building and bridging inclusive communities? Are you entrepreneurial? Do you believe learning should be an active and relational process? Are you someone who sees learning as an integral way to build transferable skills? Do you enjoy building and sustaining excellent programs? Is equity and impact at the forefront of what you do? Do you thrive in small collaborative environments, and are you at the same time a self starter? Do you seek opportunities for interdisciplinary, experiential learning? Do you believe that high school students can make profound and long-lasting impacts on their local and global communities? The team of expanding faculty will emphatically say yes to each of these questions.

                                                                                                                    

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

●      Teach 3-4 sections of Integrated Math I-III.

●      Advise 10-12 students, implementing the school’s social-emotional curriculum.

●      Provide a hands-on, inquiry-based style of teaching that exemplifies how student wellness, intellectual rigor, and a deep commitment to social impact and DEI are critical to a Hillbrook learning experience

●      Effectively manage flexible, collaborative learning experiences with various sized groups of students

●      Participate in the design of the new campus, classrooms and labs

●      Thoughtfully integrate technology into the curriculum

●      Design and lead two, quarter-long exploratory classes each year

●      Collaboratively design 2, 3-week Reach Beyond Immersives (transdisciplinary, project-based courses using the city and the world as our classroom)

●      Co-plan and co-teach with colleagues, including Resident Teachers, focusing on differentiated instruction

●      Actively participate in a faculty culture that is committed to being at the leading edge of JK-12 education

●      Report to the Head of Upper School 

Qualifications

●      Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, or related field

●      Experience teaching integrated mathematics at the high school level preferred

●      Demonstrated commitment to teaching and learning in a diverse, dynamic, and progressive school community

●      Experience with competency-based education preferred

●      A commitment to anti-racism and demonstrated skill designing equitable and inclusive educational experiences and learning environments that incorporate themes of diversity and justice

●      Desire and ability to work in a collegial, highly collaborative environment

●      Proficiency in and curiosity about educational technology

●      A love of and experience in teaching high school-age children

●      A growth mindset, sense of humor, and excellent organizational and communication skills

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

As noted in our Statement of Inclusivity, we strive to reflect the extraordinary diversity of Silicon Valley, believing that educational excellence and equity depend on the creation of a diverse and inclusive community where all students, families and employees feel a full sense of membership. To live up to our DEI Teaching Philosophy Statement, all employees contribute to developing culturally competent students and building an educational institution committed to social justice and reaching beyond. We offer a wide range of opportunities for all employees to engage in work that furthers these goals, from personal dialogues that help us understand different perspectives, to pedagogical training designed to support equitable instructional practices and build habits to disrupt bias whenever we see it. Ultimately, we hope that this work helps all of our constituents—employees, students, and families—be more aware, empathetic, globally-minded, and justice-oriented.

A highly collaborative community, we use the following norms to guide our communication with each other:

●      Assume good will

●      Come from your own experience

●      Be more curious than certain

●      Hold yourself and others capable

Our commitment to these norms makes it possible for us to partner meaningfully, disagree productively, and lean into conversations that are both challenging and generative.

Salaries are competitive. Benefits include: full medical, dental, and vision coverage; ample retirement planning with TIAA-CREF; a generous holiday schedule; religious holidays following each employee’s faith; access to the latest state-of-the-art educational technology; and a strong commitment to engaging and personalized professional development. Hillbrook School is an equal opportunity employer. Opportunities are open to all individuals without regard to race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, or handicap.

TO APPLY

Please send resume/CV, letter of intent, and a list of five references with contact information (references will not be contacted until the candidate is notified) to Director of Human Resources Rozanne Schiro, rschiro@hillbrook.org. 

For more information, read below:

The School: Who Are We

Hillbrook School, a longstanding JK-8, is opening a high school in the Fall of 2023 and has begun building a team of expanding faculty and school leaders. The upper school will cap at 60 ninth graders in the 2023-2024 school year, adding one grade level each subsequent year. Expanding faculty, along with cross-divisional leaders, will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to build and shape an engaging, challenging, and place-based high school expanding from an already mission-driven school into the heart of downtown San José.

For more than 85 years, Hillbrook School has been a junior kindergarten-8th grade independent school located on 14 acres of oak woodland in Los Gatos, CA. Founded in 1935, the school remains deeply connected to its historical roots as a place where children are known, learning is authentic and active, and success is measured one child at a time. Over the years, we have grown and evolved from a small boarding school serving wards of the state to one of the leading independent schools in the Bay Area, and yet our vision remains the same—to inspire children to achieve their dreams and reach beyond themselves to make a difference in the world.

We are now embarking on one of the school’s most ambitious strategic initiatives ever: the expansion to a JK-12 with the addition of a new high school campus in downtown San José. We are driven by a foundational belief - that our 8th graders  and other students deserve an extraordinary educational experience in high school that builds upon the exceptional foundation we provide our JK-8 students. The core differentiators for our current program - the placement of choice and engagement at the center of the learning experience, integrated, real world education that challenges students to reach beyond and make a difference, and a deep commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion - will translate seamlessly into a 9-12 environment, allowing us to extend our innovative approach into a market in need of a new model of secondary school education.

Each and every day our students will be challenged to live out our Core Values - be kind, be curious, take risks, be your best - as they engage with an exceptional team of educators committed to helping each student reach their highest potential in school and in life. Our program is also guided by the core questions of the Scott Center for Social Entrepreneurship - “What matters to you? What are you doing about it?” Simple yet provocative, these two questions inspire all members of our community as they convey two foundational beliefs: learning must be purposeful and have enduring impact, and leveraging student interest drives both engagement and success. Hillbrook, unlike any other school, not only calls on its students to make the world a better place, but also explicitly prioritizes the skills and habits that prepare them to do so, activating and empowering students to make immediate and lasting social impact during their JK-12 years while launching them into a lifetime of social impact work.

Central to the success of the upper school will be hiring a diverse and innovative team of six expanding faculty. This initial expansion team will turn vision into reality as we launch the new division on a new campus in San Jose. The expanding faculty team will officially begin work on July 1, 2023. Because this team will play a critical role in shaping the school culture and programs, team members will meet in July for two weeks for each of the first four years of the upper school.

Location

Hillbrook has two campuses located in the heart of Silicon Valley, 35 minutes south of Stanford University, 30 minutes north of Santa Cruz, and 1 hour south of San Francisco. The Bay Area is home to world-class universities, museums and restaurants, farmers markets and wineries, and outstanding outdoor opportunities for biking, hiking, surfing and more.

Expanding Faculty, English 
Hillbrook School—San Jose, CA

Start Date: July 2023

                                                                                                                    

VISION: Inspire students to achieve their dreams and reach beyond themselves to make a difference in the world.

MISSION: Hillbrook provides an extraordinary educational experience that fosters a love of learning in our students and helps them develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence to achieve their highest individual potential in school and in life. At Hillbrook, students are known, respected and valued as individuals and every day is a journey of self-discovery, imaginative thinking, creative problem solving, laughter and friendship.

CORE VALUES: Be kind. Be curious. Take risks. Be your best.

                                                                                                                    

The Position: What Will You Do & How Will We Collaborate

The expanding English teacher will be someone who loves visionary thinking as well as tactical execution, a teacher with an entrepreneurial spirit and a grounding in best practices in teaching writing and literary analysis in secondary schools. In the first year, the English teacher will be responsible for teaching 4 sections of the ninth grade English class, while also building out the four-year English program. They will participate in sharing and presenting our English program to prospective families, and they will play a key role hiring new faculty. While not exactly a blank canvas - this is an expansion of an already excellent JK-8 humanities program - this is a truly unique opportunity to shape and nurture an upper school program from its infancy.

                                                                                                                    

The Expanding Faculty Member: Who Are You

Do our Core Values – Be kind. Be curious. Take risks. Be your best. – align with how you show up as an educator? Are you committed to building and bridging inclusive communities? Are you entrepreneurial? Do you believe learning should be an active and relational process? Are you someone who sees learning as an integral way to build transferable skills? Do you enjoy building and sustaining excellent programs? Is equity and impact at the forefront of what you do? Do you thrive in small collaborative environments, and are you at the same time a self starter? Do you seek opportunities for interdisciplinary, experiential learning? Do you believe that high school students can make profound and long-lasting impacts on their local and global communities? The team of expanding faculty will emphatically say yes to each of these questions.

                                                                                                                    

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

●      Teach 4 sections of World Literature.

●      Advise 10-12 students, implementing the school’s social-emotional curriculum.

●      Provide a hands-on, inquiry-based style of teaching that exemplifies how student wellness, intellectual rigor, and a deep commitment to social impact and DEI are critical to a Hillbrook learning experience

●      Effectively manage flexible, collaborative learning experiences with various sized groups of students

●      Participate in the design of the new campus and classrooms

●      Thoughtfully integrate technology into the curriculum

●      Design and lead two, quarter-long exploratory classes each year

●      Collaboratively design 2, 3-week Reach Beyond Immersives (transdisciplinary, project-based courses using the city and the world as our classroom)

●      Co-plan and co-teach with colleagues, including Resident Teachers, focusing on differentiated instruction

●      Actively participate in a faculty culture that is committed to being at the leading edge of JK-12 education

●      Report to the Head of Upper School

Qualifications

●      Bachelor’s degree in English, or related field

●      Demonstrated commitment to teaching and learning in a diverse, dynamic, and progressive school community

●      Experience with competency-based education preferred

●      A commitment to anti-racism and demonstrated skill designing equitable and inclusive educational experiences and learning environments that incorporate themes of diversity and justice

●      Desire and ability to work in a collegial, highly collaborative environment

●      Proficiency in and curiosity about educational technology

●      A love of and experience in teaching high school-age children

●      A growth mindset, sense of humor, and excellent organizational and communication skills

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

As noted in our Statement of Inclusivity, we strive to reflect the extraordinary diversity of Silicon Valley, believing that educational excellence and equity depend on the creation of a diverse and inclusive community where all students, families and employees feel a full sense of membership. To live up to our DEI Teaching Philosophy Statement, all employees contribute to developing culturally competent students and building an educational institution committed to social justice and reaching beyond. We offer a wide range of opportunities for all employees to engage in work that furthers these goals, from personal dialogues that help us understand different perspectives, to pedagogical training designed to support equitable instructional practices and build habits to disrupt bias whenever we see it. Ultimately, we hope that this work helps all of our constituents—employees, students, and families—be more aware, empathetic, globally-minded, and justice-oriented.

A highly collaborative community, we use the following norms to guide our communication with each other:

●      Assume good will

●      Come from your own experience

●      Be more curious than certain

●      Hold yourself and others capable

Our commitment to these norms makes it possible for us to partner meaningfully, disagree productively, and lean into conversations that are both challenging and generative.

Salaries are competitive. Benefits include: full medical, dental, and vision coverage; ample retirement planning with TIAA-CREF; a generous holiday schedule; religious holidays following each employee’s faith; access to the latest state-of-the-art educational technology; and a strong commitment to engaging and personalized professional development. Hillbrook School is an equal opportunity employer. Opportunities are open to all individuals without regard to race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, or handicap.

TO APPLY

Please send resume/CV, letter of intent, and a list of five references with contact information (references will not be contacted until the candidate is notified) to Director of Human Resources Rozanne Schiro, rschiro@hillbrook.org. 

For more information, read below:

The School: Who Are We

Hillbrook School, a longstanding JK-8, is opening a high school in the Fall of 2023 and has begun building a team of expanding faculty and school leaders. The upper school will cap at 60 ninth graders in the 2023-2024 school year, adding one grade level each subsequent year. Expanding faculty, along with cross-divisional leaders, will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to build and shape an engaging, challenging, and place-based high school expanding from an already mission-driven school into the heart of downtown San José.

For more than 85 years, Hillbrook School has been a junior kindergarten-8th grade independent school located on 14 acres of oak woodland in Los Gatos, CA. Founded in 1935, the school remains deeply connected to its historical roots as a place where children are known, learning is authentic and active, and success is measured one child at a time. Over the years, we have grown and evolved from a small boarding school serving wards of the state to one of the leading independent schools in the Bay Area, and yet our vision remains the same—to inspire children to achieve their dreams and reach beyond themselves to make a difference in the world.

We are now embarking on one of the school’s most ambitious strategic initiatives ever: the expansion to a JK-12 with the addition of a new high school campus in downtown San José. We are driven by a foundational belief - that our 8th graders  and other students deserve an extraordinary educational experience in high school that builds upon the exceptional foundation we provide our JK-8 students. The core differentiators for our current program - the placement of choice and engagement at the center of the learning experience, integrated, real world education that challenges students to reach beyond and make a difference, and a deep commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion - will translate seamlessly into a 9-12 environment, allowing us to extend our innovative approach into a market in need of a new model of secondary school education.

Each and every day our students will be challenged to live out our Core Values - be kind, be curious, take risks, be your best - as they engage with an exceptional team of educators committed to helping each student reach their highest potential in school and in life. Our program is also guided by the core questions of the Scott Center for Social Entrepreneurship - “What matters to you? What are you doing about it?” Simple yet provocative, these two questions inspire all members of our community as they convey two foundational beliefs: learning must be purposeful and have enduring impact, and leveraging student interest drives both engagement and success. Hillbrook, unlike any other school, not only calls on its students to make the world a better place, but also explicitly prioritizes the skills and habits that prepare them to do so, activating and empowering students to make immediate and lasting social impact during their JK-12 years while launching them into a lifetime of social impact work.

Central to the success of the upper school will be hiring a diverse and innovative team of six expanding faculty. This initial expansion team will turn vision into reality as we launch the new division on a new campus in San Jose. The expanding faculty team will officially begin work on July 1, 2023. Because this team will play a critical role in shaping the school culture and programs, team members will meet in July for two weeks for each of the first four years of the upper school.

Location

Hillbrook has two campuses located in the heart of Silicon Valley, 35 minutes south of Stanford University, 30 minutes north of Santa Cruz, and 1 hour south of San Francisco. The Bay Area is home to world-class universities, museums and restaurants, farmers markets and wineries, and outstanding outdoor opportunities for biking, hiking, surfing and more.

 

Expanding Faculty, History 
Hillbrook School—San Jose, CA

Start Date: July 2023

                                                                                                                    

VISION: Inspire students to achieve their dreams and reach beyond themselves to make a difference in the world.

MISSION: Hillbrook provides an extraordinary educational experience that fosters a love of learning in our students and helps them develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence to achieve their highest individual potential in school and in life. At Hillbrook, students are known, respected and valued as individuals and every day is a journey of self-discovery, imaginative thinking, creative problem solving, laughter and friendship.

CORE VALUES: Be kind. Be curious. Take risks. Be your best.

                                                                                                                    

The Position: What Will You Do & How Will We Collaborate

The expanding history teacher will be someone who loves visionary thinking as well as tactical execution, a teacher with an entrepreneurial spirit and a grounding in best practices in history education in secondary schools. In the first year, the history teacher will be responsible for teaching 4 sections of Modern World History, while also building out the four-year history program. They will participate in sharing and presenting our history program to prospective families, and they will play a key role hiring new faculty. While not exactly a blank canvas - this is an expansion of an already excellent JK-8 humanities program - this is a truly unique opportunity to shape and nurture an upper school program from its infancy.

                                                                                                                    

The Expanding Faculty Member: Who Are You

Do our Core Values – Be kind. Be curious. Take risks. Be your best. – align with how you show up as an educator? Are you committed to building and bridging inclusive communities? Are you entrepreneurial? Do you believe learning should be an active and relational process? Are you someone who sees learning as an integral way to build transferable skills? Do you enjoy building and sustaining excellent programs? Is equity and impact at the forefront of what you do? Do you thrive in small collaborative environments, and are you at the same time a self starter? Do you seek opportunities for interdisciplinary, experiential learning? Do you believe that high school students can make profound and long-lasting impacts on their local and global communities? The team of expanding faculty will emphatically say yes to each of these questions.

                                                                                                                    

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

●      Teach 4 sections of Modern World History.

●      Advise 10-12 students, implementing the school’s social-emotional curriculum.

●      Provide a hands-on, inquiry-based style of teaching that exemplifies how student wellness, intellectual rigor, and a deep commitment to social impact and DEI are critical to a Hillbrook learning experience

●      Effectively manage flexible, collaborative learning experiences with various sized groups of students

●      Participate in the design of the new campus and classrooms

●      Thoughtfully integrate technology into the curriculum

●      Design and lead two, quarter-long exploratory classes each year

●      Collaboratively design 2, 3-week Reach Beyond Immersives (transdisciplinary, project-based courses using the city and the world as our classroom)

●      Co-plan and co-teach with colleagues, including Resident Teachers, focusing on differentiated instruction

●      Actively participate in a faculty culture that is committed to being at the leading edge of JK-12 education

●      Report to the Head of Upper School

Qualifications

●      Bachelor’s degree in history, or related field

●      Demonstrated commitment to teaching and learning in a diverse, dynamic, and progressive school community

●      Experience with competency-based education preferred

●      A commitment to anti-racism and demonstrated skill designing equitable and inclusive educational experiences and learning environments that incorporate themes of diversity and justice

●      Desire and ability to work in a collegial, highly collaborative environment

●      Proficiency in and curiosity about educational technology

●      A love of and experience in teaching high school-age children

●      A growth mindset, sense of humor, and excellent organizational and communication skills

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

As noted in our Statement of Inclusivity, we strive to reflect the extraordinary diversity of Silicon Valley, believing that educational excellence and equity depend on the creation of a diverse and inclusive community where all students, families and employees feel a full sense of membership. To live up to our DEI Teaching Philosophy Statement, all employees contribute to developing culturally competent students and building an educational institution committed to social justice and reaching beyond. We offer a wide range of opportunities for all employees to engage in work that furthers these goals, from personal dialogues that help us understand different perspectives, to pedagogical training designed to support equitable instructional practices and build habits to disrupt bias whenever we see it. Ultimately, we hope that this work helps all of our constituents—employees, students, and families—be more aware, empathetic, globally-minded, and justice-oriented.

A highly collaborative community, we use the following norms to guide our communication with each other:

●      Assume good will

●      Come from your own experience

●      Be more curious than certain

●      Hold yourself and others capable

Our commitment to these norms makes it possible for us to partner meaningfully, disagree productively, and lean into conversations that are both challenging and generative.

Salaries are competitive. Benefits include: full medical, dental, and vision coverage; ample retirement planning with TIAA-CREF; a generous holiday schedule; religious holidays following each employee’s faith; access to the latest state-of-the-art educational technology; and a strong commitment to engaging and personalized professional development. Hillbrook School is an equal opportunity employer. Opportunities are open to all individuals without regard to race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, or handicap.

TO APPLY

Please send resume/CV, letter of intent, and a list of five references with contact information (references will not be contacted until the candidate is notified) to Director of Human Resources Rozanne Schiro, rschiro@hillbrook.org. 

For more information, read below:

The School: Who Are We

Hillbrook School, a longstanding JK-8, is opening a high school in the Fall of 2023 and has begun building a team of expanding faculty and school leaders. The upper school will cap at 60 ninth graders in the 2023-2024 school year, adding one grade level each subsequent year. Expanding faculty, along with cross-divisional leaders, will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to build and shape an engaging, challenging, and place-based high school expanding from an already mission-driven school into the heart of downtown San José.

For more than 85 years, Hillbrook School has been a junior kindergarten-8th grade independent school located on 14 acres of oak woodland in Los Gatos, CA. Founded in 1935, the school remains deeply connected to its historical roots as a place where children are known, learning is authentic and active, and success is measured one child at a time. Over the years, we have grown and evolved from a small boarding school serving wards of the state to one of the leading independent schools in the Bay Area, and yet our vision remains the same—to inspire children to achieve their dreams and reach beyond themselves to make a difference in the world.

We are now embarking on one of the school’s most ambitious strategic initiatives ever: the expansion to a JK-12 with the addition of a new high school campus in downtown San José. We are driven by a foundational belief - that our 8th graders  and other students deserve an extraordinary educational experience in high school that builds upon the exceptional foundation we provide our JK-8 students. The core differentiators for our current program - the placement of choice and engagement at the center of the learning experience, integrated, real world education that challenges students to reach beyond and make a difference, and a deep commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion - will translate seamlessly into a 9-12 environment, allowing us to extend our innovative approach into a market in need of a new model of secondary school education.

Each and every day our students will be challenged to live out our Core Values - be kind, be curious, take risks, be your best - as they engage with an exceptional team of educators committed to helping each student reach their highest potential in school and in life. Our program is also guided by the core questions of the Scott Center for Social Entrepreneurship - “What matters to you? What are you doing about it?” Simple yet provocative, these two questions inspire all members of our community as they convey two foundational beliefs: learning must be purposeful and have enduring impact, and leveraging student interest drives both engagement and success. Hillbrook, unlike any other school, not only calls on its students to make the world a better place, but also explicitly prioritizes the skills and habits that prepare them to do so, activating and empowering students to make immediate and lasting social impact during their JK-12 years while launching them into a lifetime of social impact work.

Central to the success of the upper school will be hiring a diverse and innovative team of six expanding faculty. This initial expansion team will turn vision into reality as we launch the new division on a new campus in San Jose. The expanding faculty team will officially begin work on July 1, 2023. Because this team will play a critical role in shaping the school culture and programs, team members will meet in July for two weeks for each of the first four years of the upper school.

Location

Hillbrook has two campuses located in the heart of Silicon Valley, 35 minutes south of Stanford University, 30 minutes north of Santa Cruz, and 1 hour south of San Francisco. The Bay Area is home to world-class universities, museums and restaurants, farmers markets and wineries, and outstanding outdoor opportunities for biking, hiking, surfing and more.

Expanding Faculty, Biochemistry 
Hillbrook School—San Jose, CA

Start Date: July 2023

                                                                                                                    

VISION: Inspire students to achieve their dreams and reach beyond themselves to make a difference in the world.

MISSION: Hillbrook provides an extraordinary educational experience that fosters a love of learning in our students and helps them develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence to achieve their highest individual potential in school and in life. At Hillbrook, students are known, respected and valued as individuals and every day is a journey of self-discovery, imaginative thinking, creative problem solving, laughter and friendship.

CORE VALUES: Be kind. Be curious. Take risks. Be your best.

                                                                                                                    

The Position: What Will You Do & How Will We Collaborate

The expanding biochemistry teacher will be someone who loves visionary thinking as well as tactical execution, a teacher with an entrepreneurial spirit and a grounding in best practices in science education in secondary schools. In the first year, the biochemistry teacher will be responsible for teaching 4 sections of the Foundations in Science: Biochemistry I course to all the ninth grade students, while also building out the four-year science program. They will participate in sharing and presenting our science program to prospective families, and they will play a key role hiring new faculty. While not exactly a blank canvas - this is an expansion of an already excellent JK-8 science program - this is a truly unique opportunity to shape and nurture an upper school program from its infancy.

                                                                                                                    

The Expanding Faculty Member: Who Are You

Do our Core Values – Be kind. Be curious. Take risks. Be your best. – align with how you show up as an educator? Are you committed to building and bridging inclusive communities? Are you entrepreneurial? Do you believe learning should be an active and relational process? Are you someone who sees learning as an integral way to build transferable skills? Do you enjoy building and sustaining excellent programs? Is equity and impact at the forefront of what you do? Do you thrive in small collaborative environments, and are you at the same time a self starter? Do you seek opportunities for interdisciplinary, experiential learning? Do you believe that high school students can make profound and long-lasting impacts on their local and global communities? The team of expanding faculty will emphatically say yes to each of these questions.

                                                                                                                    

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

●      Teach 4 sections of Foundations in Science: Biochemistry I.

●      Advise 10-12 students, implementing the school’s social-emotional curriculum.

●      Provide a hands-on, inquiry-based style of teaching that exemplifies how student wellness, intellectual rigor, and a deep commitment to social impact and DEI are critical to a Hillbrook learning experience

●      Effectively manage flexible, collaborative learning experiences with various sized groups of students

●      Participate in the design of the new campus, classrooms and labs

●      Thoughtfully integrate technology into the curriculum

●      Design and lead two, quarter-long exploratory classes each year

●      Collaboratively design 2, 3-week Reach Beyond Immersives (transdisciplinary, project-based courses using the city and the world as our classroom)

●      Co-plan and co-teach with colleagues, including Resident Teachers, focusing on differentiated instruction

●      Actively participate in a faculty culture that is committed to being at the leading edge of JK-12 education

●      Report to the Head of Upper School 

Qualifications

●      Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Chemistry, or related field

●      Experience with competency-based education preferred

●      Experience integrating NGSS preferred

●      A love of and experience in teaching high school-age children

●      Experience maintaining a science lab at a high school or university, including safety procedures, chemical storage, and ordering

●      Demonstrated commitment to teaching and learning in a diverse, dynamic, and progressive school community

●      A commitment to anti-racism and demonstrated skill designing equitable and inclusive educational experiences and learning environments that incorporate themes of diversity and justice

●      Desire and ability to work in a collegial, highly collaborative environment

●      Proficiency in and curiosity about educational technology

●      A growth mindset, sense of humor, and excellent organizational and communication skills

 

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

As noted in our Statement of Inclusivity, we strive to reflect the extraordinary diversity of Silicon Valley, believing that educational excellence and equity depend on the creation of a diverse and inclusive community where all students, families and employees feel a full sense of membership. To live up to our DEI Teaching Philosophy Statement, all employees contribute to developing culturally competent students and building an educational institution committed to social justice and reaching beyond. We offer a wide range of opportunities for all employees to engage in work that furthers these goals, from personal dialogues that help us understand different perspectives, to pedagogical training designed to support equitable instructional practices and build habits to disrupt bias whenever we see it. Ultimately, we hope that this work helps all of our constituents—employees, students, and families—be more aware, empathetic, globally-minded, and justice-oriented.

A highly collaborative community, we use the following norms to guide our communication with each other:

●      Assume good will

●      Come from your own experience

●      Be more curious than certain

●      Hold yourself and others capable

Our commitment to these norms makes it possible for us to partner meaningfully, disagree productively, and lean into conversations that are both challenging and generative.

Salaries are competitive. Benefits include: full medical, dental, and vision coverage; ample retirement planning with TIAA-CREF; a generous holiday schedule; religious holidays following each employee’s faith; access to the latest state-of-the-art educational technology; and a strong commitment to engaging and personalized professional development. Hillbrook School is an equal opportunity employer. Opportunities are open to all individuals without regard to race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, or handicap.

TO APPLY

Please send resume/CV, letter of intent, and a list of five references with contact information (references will not be contacted until the candidate is notified) to Director of Human Resources Rozanne Schiro, rschiro@hillbrook.org. 

For more information, read below:

The School: Who Are We

Hillbrook School, a longstanding JK-8, is opening a high school in the Fall of 2023 and has begun building a team of expanding faculty and school leaders. The upper school will cap at 60 ninth graders in the 2023-2024 school year, adding one grade level each subsequent year. Expanding faculty, along with cross-divisional leaders, will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to build and shape an engaging, challenging, and place-based high school expanding from an already mission-driven school into the heart of downtown San José.

For more than 85 years, Hillbrook School has been a junior kindergarten-8th grade independent school located on 14 acres of oak woodland in Los Gatos, CA. Founded in 1935, the school remains deeply connected to its historical roots as a place where children are known, learning is authentic and active, and success is measured one child at a time. Over the years, we have grown and evolved from a small boarding school serving wards of the state to one of the leading independent schools in the Bay Area, and yet our vision remains the same—to inspire children to achieve their dreams and reach beyond themselves to make a difference in the world.

We are now embarking on one of the school’s most ambitious strategic initiatives ever: the expansion to a JK-12 with the addition of a new high school campus in downtown San José. We are driven by a foundational belief - that our 8th graders  and other students deserve an extraordinary educational experience in high school that builds upon the exceptional foundation we provide our JK-8 students. The core differentiators for our current program - the placement of choice and engagement at the center of the learning experience, integrated, real world education that challenges students to reach beyond and make a difference, and a deep commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion - will translate seamlessly into a 9-12 environment, allowing us to extend our innovative approach into a market in need of a new model of secondary school education.

Each and every day our students will be challenged to live out our Core Values - be kind, be curious, take risks, be your best - as they engage with an exceptional team of educators committed to helping each student reach their highest potential in school and in life. Our program is also guided by the core questions of the Scott Center for Social Entrepreneurship - “What matters to you? What are you doing about it?” Simple yet provocative, these two questions inspire all members of our community as they convey two foundational beliefs: learning must be purposeful and have enduring impact, and leveraging student interest drives both engagement and success. Hillbrook, unlike any other school, not only calls on its students to make the world a better place, but also explicitly prioritizes the skills and habits that prepare them to do so, activating and empowering students to make immediate and lasting social impact during their JK-12 years while launching them into a lifetime of social impact work.

Central to the success of the upper school will be hiring a diverse and innovative team of six expanding faculty. This initial expansion team will turn vision into reality as we launch the new division on a new campus in San Jose. The expanding faculty team will officially begin work on July 1, 2023. Because this team will play a critical role in shaping the school culture and programs, team members will meet in July for two weeks for each of the first four years of the upper school.

Location

Hillbrook has two campuses located in the heart of Silicon Valley, 35 minutes south of Stanford University, 30 minutes north of Santa Cruz, and 1 hour south of San Francisco. The Bay Area is home to world-class universities, museums and restaurants, farmers markets and wineries, and outstanding outdoor opportunities for biking, hiking, surfing and more.

Expanding Faculty, Spanish 
Hillbrook School—San Jose, CA

Start Date: July 2023

                                                                                                                    

VISION: Inspire students to achieve their dreams and reach beyond themselves to make a difference in the world.

MISSION: Hillbrook provides an extraordinary educational experience that fosters a love of learning in our students and helps them develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence to achieve their highest individual potential in school and in life. At Hillbrook, students are known, respected and valued as individuals and every day is a journey of self-discovery, imaginative thinking, creative problem solving, laughter and friendship.

CORE VALUES: Be kind. Be curious. Take risks. Be your best.

                                                                                                                    

The Position: What Will You Do & How Will We Collaborate

The expanding Spanish teacher will be someone who loves visionary thinking as well as tactical execution, a teacher with an entrepreneurial spirit and a grounding in best practices in mathematics education in secondary schools. In the first year, the Spanish teacher will be responsible for teaching 3-4 sections of Spanish I-IV. They will also build out the four-year Spanish program with an emphasis on culture. They will participate in sharing and presenting our Spanish program to prospective families, and they will play a key role hiring new faculty. While not exactly a blank canvas - this is an expansion of an already excellent JK-8 Spanish program - this is a truly unique opportunity to shape and nurture an upper school program from its infancy.

                                                                                                                    

The Expanding Faculty Member: Who Are You

Do our Core Values – Be kind. Be curious. Take risks. Be your best. – align with how you show up as an educator? Are you committed to building and bridging inclusive communities? Are you entrepreneurial? Do you believe learning should be an active and relational process? Are you someone who sees learning as an integral way to build transferable skills? Do you enjoy building and sustaining excellent programs? Is equity and impact at the forefront of what you do? Do you thrive in small collaborative environments, and are you at the same time a self starter? Do you seek opportunities for interdisciplinary, experiential learning? Do you believe that high school students can make profound and long-lasting impacts on their local and global communities? The team of expanding faculty will emphatically say yes to each of these questions.

                                                                                                                    

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

●      Teach 3-4 sections of Spanish I-IV.

●      Advise 10-12 students, implementing the school’s social-emotional curriculum.

●      Provide a hands-on, inquiry-based style of teaching that exemplifies how student wellness, intellectual rigor, and a deep commitment to social impact and DEI are critical to a Hillbrook learning experience

●      Effectively manage flexible, collaborative learning experiences with various sized groups of students

●      Participate in the design of the new campus and classrooms

●      Thoughtfully integrate technology into the curriculum

●      Design and lead two, quarter-long exploratory classes each year

●      Collaboratively design 2, 3-week Reach Beyond Immersives (transdisciplinary, project-based courses using the city and the world as our classroom)

●      Co-plan and co-teach with colleagues, including Resident Teachers, focusing on differentiated instruction

●      Actively participate in a faculty culture that is committed to being at the leading edge of JK-12 education

●      Report to the Head of Upper School

Qualifications

●      Bachelor’s degree in Spanish, or related field

●      Demonstrated commitment to teaching and learning in a diverse, dynamic, and progressive school community

●      Experience with competency-based education preferred

●      Experience integrating ACTFL standards preferred

●      A commitment to anti-racism and demonstrated skill designing equitable and inclusive educational experiences and learning environments that incorporate themes of diversity and justice

●      Desire and ability to work in a collegial, highly collaborative environment

●      Proficiency in and curiosity about educational technology

●      A love of and experience in teaching high school-age children

●      A growth mindset, sense of humor, and excellent organizational and communication skills

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

As noted in our Statement of Inclusivity, we strive to reflect the extraordinary diversity of Silicon Valley, believing that educational excellence and equity depend on the creation of a diverse and inclusive community where all students, families and employees feel a full sense of membership. To live up to our DEI Teaching Philosophy Statement, all employees contribute to developing culturally competent students and building an educational institution committed to social justice and reaching beyond. We offer a wide range of opportunities for all employees to engage in work that furthers these goals, from personal dialogues that help us understand different perspectives, to pedagogical training designed to support equitable instructional practices and build habits to disrupt bias whenever we see it. Ultimately, we hope that this work helps all of our constituents—employees, students, and families—be more aware, empathetic, globally-minded, and justice-oriented.

A highly collaborative community, we use the following norms to guide our communication with each other:

●      Assume good will

●      Come from your own experience

●      Be more curious than certain

●      Hold yourself and others capable

Our commitment to these norms makes it possible for us to partner meaningfully, disagree productively, and lean into conversations that are both challenging and generative.

Salaries are competitive. Benefits include: full medical, dental, and vision coverage; ample retirement planning with TIAA-CREF; a generous holiday schedule; religious holidays following each employee’s faith; access to the latest state-of-the-art educational technology; and a strong commitment to engaging and personalized professional development. Hillbrook School is an equal opportunity employer. Opportunities are open to all individuals without regard to race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, or handicap.

TO APPLY

Please send resume/CV, letter of intent, and a list of five references with contact information (references will not be contacted until the candidate is notified) to Director of Human Resources Rozanne Schiro, rschiro@hillbrook.org. 

For more information, read below:

The School: Who Are We

Hillbrook School, a longstanding JK-8, is opening a high school in the Fall of 2023 and has begun building a team of expanding faculty and school leaders. The upper school will cap at 60 ninth graders in the 2023-2024 school year, adding one grade level each subsequent year. Expanding faculty, along with cross-divisional leaders, will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to build and shape an engaging, challenging, and place-based high school expanding from an already mission-driven school into the heart of downtown San José.

For more than 85 years, Hillbrook School has been a junior kindergarten-8th grade independent school located on 14 acres of oak woodland in Los Gatos, CA. Founded in 1935, the school remains deeply connected to its historical roots as a place where children are known, learning is authentic and active, and success is measured one child at a time. Over the years, we have grown and evolved from a small boarding school serving wards of the state to one of the leading independent schools in the Bay Area, and yet our vision remains the same—to inspire children to achieve their dreams and reach beyond themselves to make a difference in the world.

We are now embarking on one of the school’s most ambitious strategic initiatives ever: the expansion to a JK-12 with the addition of a new high school campus in downtown San José. We are driven by a foundational belief - that our 8th graders  and other students deserve an extraordinary educational experience in high school that builds upon the exceptional foundation we provide our JK-8 students. The core differentiators for our current program - the placement of choice and engagement at the center of the learning experience, integrated, real world education that challenges students to reach beyond and make a difference, and a deep commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion - will translate seamlessly into a 9-12 environment, allowing us to extend our innovative approach into a market in need of a new model of secondary school education.

Each and every day our students will be challenged to live out our Core Values - be kind, be curious, take risks, be your best - as they engage with an exceptional team of educators committed to helping each student reach their highest potential in school and in life. Our program is also guided by the core questions of the Scott Center for Social Entrepreneurship - “What matters to you? What are you doing about it?” Simple yet provocative, these two questions inspire all members of our community as they convey two foundational beliefs: learning must be purposeful and have enduring impact, and leveraging student interest drives both engagement and success. Hillbrook, unlike any other school, not only calls on its students to make the world a better place, but also explicitly prioritizes the skills and habits that prepare them to do so, activating and empowering students to make immediate and lasting social impact during their JK-12 years while launching them into a lifetime of social impact work.

Central to the success of the upper school will be hiring a diverse and innovative team of six expanding faculty. This initial expansion team will turn vision into reality as we launch the new division on a new campus in San Jose. The expanding faculty team will officially begin work on July 1, 2023. Because this team will play a critical role in shaping the school culture and programs, team members will meet in July for two weeks for each of the first four years of the upper school.

Location

Hillbrook has two campuses located in the heart of Silicon Valley, 35 minutes south of Stanford University, 30 minutes north of Santa Cruz, and 1 hour south of San Francisco. The Bay Area is home to world-class universities, museums and restaurants, farmers markets and wineries, and outstanding outdoor opportunities for biking, hiking, surfing and more.           

Director of the Design and Innovation Labs 
Hillbrook School—San Jose, CA

Start date: July 2023

                                                                                                                    

VISION: Inspire students to achieve their dreams and reach beyond themselves to make a difference in the world.

MISSION: Hillbrook provides an extraordinary educational experience that fosters a love of learning in our students and helps them develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence to achieve their highest individual potential in school and in life. At Hillbrook, students are known, respected and valued as individuals and every day is a journey of self-discovery, imaginative thinking, creative problem solving, laughter and friendship.  

CORE VALUES: Be kind. Be curious. Take risks. Be your best.

                                                                                                                    

 

Director of the Design and Innovation Labs: What Will You Do & How Will We Collaborate

The Director of the Design and Innovation Labs will play a critical role embedding a culture of design and inquiry-based learning and doing throughout the entire newly expanding upper school. The Director will be someone who loves visionary thinking as well as tactical execution, and someone with an entrepreneurial spirit as well as a grounding in best practices in design education. The Director will have the opportunity to collaborate in the creation and design of space for the new high school Design and Innovation Lab at the San Jose campus. In the first year, the director will develop and teach a ninth grade program focused on fabrication, human-centered design and architecture. While not exactly a blank canvas - this is an expansion of an already excellent JK-8 design and creative inquiry program - this is a truly unique opportunity to shape and nurture an upper school program from its infancy. The Director in the first couple of years will also have opportunities to visit and collaborate with arts, design and maker teachers in the state of the art Hub studios on our JK-8 campus, helping to bridge students’ experience across divisions.

Director of the Design and Innovation Labs: Who You Are

Do our Core Values – Be kind. Be curious. Take risks. Be your best. – align with how you show up as an educator? Are you committed to building and bridging inclusive communities? Are you entrepreneurial? Do you believe learning should be an active and relational process? Are you someone who sees learning as an integral way to build transferable skills? Do you love to tinker and explore? Do you often ask: How can we make this better? Do you enjoy building and sustaining excellent programs? Are equity and impact at the forefront of what you do? Do you thrive in small collaborative environments, and are you at the same time a self-starter? Do you love working with kids and adults alike? Do you have experience building interdisciplinary, experiential learning? Do you believe that high school students can make profound, long-lasting impacts on local and global communities? The team of expanding faculty will emphatically say yes to each of these questions.

Duties and Responsibilities

●      Develop and manage the 9th grade design course, teaching key, scaffolded skills in design and fabrication with a social impact lens

●      Teach 4 sections of our human-centered design course taken by all 9th graders

●      Support and guide faculty who work both directly and indirectly in the design labs on our upper school campus, including building interdisciplinary collaboration and connections

●      Manage the safety procedures and maintenance of the Design Labs

●      Participate in the design of the new campus, especially the Design and Innovation Labs

●      Design and lead two, quarter-long exploratory classes in the high school each year utilizing the Lab

●      Collaboratively design and co-teach two 3-week Reach Beyond Immersive Course each year (transdisciplinary, project-based, intensive all-day three-week courses using the city and the world as our classroom)

●      Actively participate in a faculty culture that is committed to being at the leading edge of JK-12 education

Qualifications

●      Bachelor’s degree in Design, Engineering, Architecture, or related field

●      Experience managing, coaching and mentoring teachers

●      Experience running the programming as well as upkeep for both digital and physical fabrication centers

●      A love of and experience teaching high school students.

●      Experience working in or collaborating with industry preferred

●      Experience working and creating in a project-based learning environment

●      Demonstrated commitment to teaching and learning in a diverse, dynamic, and progressive school community

●      Experience with competency-based education preferred

●      A commitment to anti-racism and demonstrated skill designing equitable and inclusive experiences

●      Desire and ability to work in a collegial, highly collaborative environment

●      Proficiency in and curiosity about educational technology

●      A growth mindset, sense of humor, and excellent organizational and communication skills

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

As noted in our Statement of Inclusivity, we strive to reflect the extraordinary diversity of Silicon Valley, believing that educational excellence and equity depend on the creation of a diverse and inclusive community where all students, families and employees feel a full sense of membership. To live up to our DEI Teaching Philosophy Statement, all employees contribute to developing culturally competent students and building an educational institution committed to social justice and reaching beyond. We offer a wide range of opportunities for all employees to engage in work that furthers these goals, from personal dialogues that help us understand different perspectives, to pedagogical training designed to support equitable instructional practices and build habits to disrupt bias whenever we see it. Ultimately, we hope that this work helps all of our constituents—employees, students, and families—be more aware, empathetic, globally-minded, and justice-oriented.

A highly collaborative community, we use the following norms to guide our communication with each other:

●      Assume good will

●      Come from your own experience

●      Be more curious than certain

●      Hold yourself and others capable

Our commitment to these norms makes it possible for us to partner meaningfully, disagree productively, and lean into conversations that are both challenging and generative.

Salaries are competitive. Benefits include: full medical, dental, and vision coverage; ample retirement planning with TIAA-CREF; a generous holiday schedule; religious holidays following each employee’s faith; access to the latest state-of-the-art educational technology; and a strong commitment to engaging and personalized professional development. Hillbrook School is an equal opportunity employer. Opportunities are open to all individuals without regard to race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, or handicap.

TO APPLY

Please send resume/CV, letter of intent, and a list of five references with contact information (references will not be contacted until the candidate is notified) to Director of Human Resources Rozanne Schiro, rschiro@hillbrook.org. 

For more information, read below:

The School: Who Are We

Hillbrook School, a longstanding JK-8, is opening a high school in the Fall of 2023 and has begun building a team of expanding faculty and school leaders. The upper school will cap at 60 ninth graders in the 2023-2024 school year, adding one grade level each subsequent year. Expanding faculty, along with cross-divisional leaders, will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to build and shape an engaging, challenging, and place-based high school expanding from an already mission-driven school into the heart of downtown San José.

For more than 85 years, Hillbrook School has been a junior kindergarten-8th grade independent school located on 14 acres of oak woodland in Los Gatos, CA. Founded in 1935, the school remains deeply connected to its historical roots as a place where children are known, learning is authentic and active, and success is measured one child at a time. Over the years, we have grown and evolved from a small boarding school serving wards of the state to one of the leading independent schools in the Bay Area, and yet our vision remains the same—to inspire children to achieve their dreams and reach beyond themselves to make a difference in the world.

We are now embarking on one of the school’s most ambitious strategic initiatives ever: the expansion to a JK-12 with the addition of a new high school campus in downtown San José. We are driven by a foundational belief - that our 8th graders  and other students deserve an extraordinary educational experience in high school that builds upon the exceptional foundation we provide our JK-8 students. The core differentiators for our current program - the placement of choice and engagement at the center of the learning experience, integrated, real world education that challenges students to reach beyond and make a difference, and a deep commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion - will translate seamlessly into a 9-12 environment, allowing us to extend our innovative approach into a market in need of a new model of secondary school education.

Each and every day our students will be challenged to live out our Core Values - be kind, be curious, take risks, be your best - as they engage with an exceptional team of educators committed to helping each student reach their highest potential in school and in life. Our program is also guided by the core questions of the Scott Center for Social Entrepreneurship - “What matters to you? What are you doing about it?” Simple yet provocative, these two questions inspire all members of our community as they convey two foundational beliefs: learning must be purposeful and have enduring impact, and leveraging student interest drives both engagement and success. Hillbrook, unlike any other school, not only calls on its students to make the world a better place, but also explicitly prioritizes the skills and habits that prepare them to do so, activating and empowering students to make immediate and lasting social impact during their JK-12 years while launching them into a lifetime of social impact work.

Central to our success during this expansion period will be the exceptional team of expanding faculty, working with strategic Jk-12 school leaders to develop and support a cohesive JK-12 program over the next four years. The Director of Design & Innovation Labs will be a core member of the expanding faculty, with additional responsibilities to oversee and shape the facilities, materials, program, and pedagogy for these signature programs across 9-12. 

Location

Hillbrook has two campuses located in the heart of Silicon Valley, 35 minutes south of Stanford University, 30 minutes north of Santa Cruz, and 1 hour south of San Francisco. The Bay Area is home to world-class universities, museums and restaurants, farmers markets and wineries, and outstanding outdoor opportunities for biking, hiking, surfing and more.