Curriculum and Program Developer

Position to commence immediately

The Toronto Heschel School Seeks a Dynamic Jewish Educator to Join its Teacher Performance and Learning Studio Team

We are: 

• An Innovative Jewish Day School with classes from JK to Grade 8 
• Pluralistic and Egalitarian within Halakhah 
• Implementing integrated Jewish/General Studies Curricula 
• Employing arts-based curricula and methods 
• Dedicated to a collaborative teaching model 
• Committed to Teaching for Understanding (Harvard University model) 
• Committed to a strong environmental ethos 

 You are: 

• Passionate about advancing progressive learning through a Jewish lens.   
• A creative and flexible thinker who can meet deadlines, work with specific criteria, and collaborate on innovative projects within clearly defined parameters.  
• An experienced educator with proven ability to develop user-ready learning programs and materials through the whole development cycle: conceptualization, development of teacher guides and student materials, guiding faculty in use of materials; iterative revision of materials based on evaluation of their efficacy.   
• Familiar with progressive learning methods including, interdisciplinary learning, learning through the Arts, inductive / discovery-based learning, Big Ideas learning, project-based learning.  
• A strong writer in English and/or Hebrew (depending on role) with excellent skills in word processing, PowerPoint, and other software required for curriculum and program development.  

Specific Qualifications: 

• For immediate hire: Candidates with interest and ability to develop programs and materials in Jewish History (middle-school level) and Project Based Mathematics (middle-school level).  
• Fluent in English and/or Hebrew (depending on role) 
• Background in the Arts is an asset 
• Background in other languages (e.g. French, Arabic) an asset 

 Terms & Work Environment: 

• Hybrid in-person / virtual work environment  
• Hourly compensation commensurate with experience  
• Project-based, part-time with potential to grow  

Interested applicants are asked to forward a cover letter and current CV to teaching@torontoheschel.org. We thank all those who apply for this position, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.