Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy Is Hiring A Business and Entrepreneurship Teacher

Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy is a pluralistic Jewish day school for students in grades 6-12. Located in Bryn Mawr, PA (metropolitan Philadelphia), Barrack is the premier Jewish day school in the Delaware Valley, attracting students from Philadelphia and its suburbs, Allentown, New Jersey, and Delaware. The school integrates a comprehensive and rigorous college preparatory curriculum with the teaching of essential Jewish and American values and texts. Guided by our four Derech Eretz values of Honor, Moral Courage, Kindness, and Community, Barrack values diversity, celebrates the richness of Judaism's language, culture, and history, and is strongly connected to Israel. Barrack prepares future leaders of the American, Jewish, and global communities who work for a better world through acts of justice and compassion.

Barrack Hebrew Academy expanded its curriculum and programs in 2023 and is seeking a student-centered, engaging, creative educator to continue to grow the program and teach in the areas of Business and Entrepreneurship. As part of The Barrack Institutes , the candidate will continue to imagine and build the program, in consultation with school leadership, within our overall Upper School offerings. Courses expose interested students to material and experience within these areas while also providing opportunities for focused-learning and group and individual projects as students matriculate in our school. Additionally, relevant elective courses will be offered to upper school and middle students. The teacher will also be the club advisor for DECA, a nationwide business program that is already a part of our school.

The ideal candidate will mentor our students within an environment dedicated to skill-development, problem-solving, critical thinking, collaboration, and teamwork, alongside every student's personal growth and the development of one's individual passions within the areas of Business and Entrepreneurship.

In addition to overall leadership of the program and courses, the appropriate candidate equally enjoys working with middle and high school students and teaching and mentoring students of all levels and backgrounds.

The ideal candidate will have a background, experience, and/or educational training in Business/Entrepreneurship/Economics/Education or relevant areas and be able to engage students around a wide variety of topics, which may include the basics or foundational elements of budgeting, marketing, leadership, economics, product development, basic finance, or a range of other areas. The candidate will have a passion for teaching students to think resourcefully, critically, creatively, and ethically. The use of case studies and project-based learning should supplement and bolster all traditional content so that students will feel eager and excited to apply their learning to the "real world."

Responsibilities of the role include, but may not be limited to:

• Curriculum design and development of Business and Entrepreneurship courses
• Teach core courses as well as elective courses
• Engage students within the Institute and elective courses as well as via clubs or extracurricular opportunities
• Create educational opportunities for students through outreach and partnerships in the community
• Plan Business and Entrepreneurship-related trips and events

Desired Skills, Experience, And Education

• Degree in Business, Education, History and/or relevant experience in a related area or discipline
• Minimum of 3 years of teaching experience alongside an understanding of project-based instruction and experiential education
• Ability to present complicated concepts to diverse audiences within a student-centered environment
• Ability and excitement to connect with and teach students on both the high school and middle school levels

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to Rebecca Trajtenberg: rtrajtenberg@jbha.org

Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.