Description
Notre Dame Academy (NDA) in West Los Angeles is seeking a highly qualified, full-time, high school and middle school humanities teacher for the 2026-2027 school year. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated success teaching English and social science courses at the high school and/or middle school level. Join a student-centered community with a strong commitment to the humanities, including boasting a strong record of student performance on Advanced Placement exams in English and the social sciences. With the expansion of our all-girls high school into the middle school grades, we are seeking a teacher to expand our department to provide outstanding instruction in courses spanning the expanded school.
We seek an innovative, collaborative, and experienced humanities teacher who can fulfill the 21st century learning environment goals of Notre Dame Academy by bringing history to life while integrating writing, literature, communications and English skills in an authentic context. The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s or master’s degree in English, social science, or history and successful high school or middle school teaching experience. This individual must be innovative, dynamic, energetic, organized, flexible, and hard working, and he or she must embody a growth mindset. We seek faculty members who are intellectually curious, willing to grow professionally, student focused, dedicated to lifelong learning, and able to effectively collaborate with faculty, students, and parents to enhance our learning community.
Notre Dame Academy in West Los Angeles is an independent, all-girls, Catholic middle and high school founded by the Sisters of Notre Dame in 1949. NDA offers programs for grades TK-8 (co-ed) and 6-12 (all-girls) that create a launch pad for students to blossom with purpose. Devoted to educating young women to make a difference, Notre Dame Academy nurtures the development of the whole person by recognizing the dignity, uniqueness, and potential of each student and by constantly evolving to reflect the world outside the school’s walls. NDA has been recognized by the College Board at the Platinum — or highest — level on the AP School Honor Roll for three years in a row, as well as earning the AP Access Award for our commitment to equitable access to advanced coursework each time that it was presented. At the middle and high schools, we challenge our graduates to be women of faith, academic excellence, vision, leadership, service, and compassion. In support of the educational principles of the Sisters of Notre Dame, we aim for all of our faculty, staff, and administrators to be learners, experts, and community builders. Our intimate setting enables NDA to give each student the attention and support they need throughout their entire educational path. Diverse by nature, NDA fosters an environment where every student belongs and feels seen. You will find NDA’s work environment to be kind, warm, welcoming, structured, balanced, lively, active, driven, ambitious, and experimental. Learn more about our community at academy.ndasla.org.
To apply, please submit a resume and cover letter addressing your background and commitment to developing students’ passion for reading, writing, and learning about other cultures throughout history. Write “MS/HS Humanities Teacher” in the subject line of your email to jobsearch@ndala.com.
Requirements
- Successful middle or high school English and/or social science teaching experience
- Bachelor’s degree in English, history, or a social science, Master’s desired
- Comfortable teaching in a Catholic education setting
- Commitment to an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment
- California teaching credential preferred
Wage Range
The rate of pay offered to the selected candidate is based on internal pay policy and budget. New hires are commonly paid at the minimum of the wage range or within the lower part of the range. We consider a number of factors when making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience, training and other department needs.
Information/Application Contact
Notre Dame Academy Girls’ High School (West LA) (Los Angeles)
2851 Overland Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90064
jobsearch@ndala.com