"Whenever I feel uncertain about our future as a society, I can spend a day within these walls and walk away more hopeful."

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Employment

We are pleased to announce the selection of Alvin L Gilmore, Jr. as our next Head of School .

Assistant Head of School

The Assistant Head of School is responsible for supporting the Head of School in leadership of the school, for all issues relating to the well being of the students during their attendance at the school, and for family participation in the school community. Click here for job full description. Interested candidates should forward a personal resume, statement of qualifications and educational philosophy, names of three (3) references and salary requirements to Alvin Gilmore, Head of School via Christy Haven.

Administrative Assistant

The main duties of this position include: to act as the school receptionist and school nurse, assist the Head of School with all administrative duties, attend board meetings and support the board committees, provide support for other administrative staff, process new hire paperwork, and maintain an efficient and welcoming office. The ideal candidate will possess proficiency in Microsoft applications including Word, Outlook, Excel, and Access; excellent written and oral presentation skills; and have polite and professional telephone skills. Interested candidates should forward resume, statement of qualifications, names of three (3) references to Alvin Gilmore, Head of School via Christy Haven.

Substitute Teachers
Substitute teaching is a great way to learn about Giddens School while providing important relief to classroom and extended day teachers.  Please submit a resume and letter of interest to Head of School .

Support Staff
If you are interested in joining the Giddens School support staff for our Rainbow Kids Club afterschool and summer camp programs, please email your resume to our Extended Day Director.

Looking for quality summer work?

Giddens School is seeking full-time and part-time teachers/counselors for its 2008 summer day camp. This year’s program runs from June 17th to August 15th, which includes an orientation/training week. Duties for teachers include: developing weekly activities and curriculum based on weekly themes; co-teaching and classroom management; taking kids on field trips; and general playground supervision. Our program serves children from ages 3-12. Some positions begin in May and may continue in the fall.

Why Work at Giddens School?

Giddens School is dedicated to the ideal that true academic excellence is enriched by an understanding of equity, justice and social responsibility. We teach children to see issues from multiple perspectives.  Our educational philosophy is founded on anti-bias principles and constructivist curriculum.  Students at Giddens learn to interact empathically with other children, to think critically about bias and to challenge bias when they encounter it, both personally and institutionally.

Giddens is the most ethnically, economically and socially diverse independent school in the Northwest. Between 30% and 40% of our families receive tuition assistance.  Unlike most independent schools, families represent all points of the economic spectrum, including the middle.  With more than forty percent children of color, our 3- through 11-year-olds learn about diversity in a truly diverse community, rather than through the intellectual abstraction of multicultural curriculum.

Academic excellence at Giddens is broadly defined.  Critical thinking is its cornerstone, and our children love learning and self-expression without the confines of ability grouping, arbitrary rote instruction or narrow curricular conformity.

Teachers at Giddens School practice their craft with the autonomy necessary to bring their individual gifts and interests to the classroom and with the collegial coherence that brings meaningful articulation without standardization.

The Giddens Community includes families who support the social and academic goals of the school. Their trust in and support of the teaching faculty is unparalleled.  We do not “hurry” children to meet arbitrary standards of behavior or achievement.  Working together with teachers and staff, Giddens School families create a community that is dedicated to academic excellence, social justice, and the unique treasure of a nourishing childhood.

The Giddens Board and Administration are dedicated to responding to the voices of the faculty and community as we work together in the evolution of the school.