Hebrew Teacher

About the role

Davis School Chicago is a proudly Jewish, college-preparatory high school opening in fall 2027 in downtown Chicago, in a state-of-the-art building at the heart of a great city for learning. Every adult at Davis is an educator and a culture-builder, held to two expectations at once: deep human warmth and uncompromising intellectual excellence. Davis is hiring a founding Hebrew Teacher to make modern Hebrew a living language at the school: real spoken proficiency, real Israeli culture, real joy.

Responsibilities: • Teach Modern Hebrew across multiple proficiency levels in grades 9–12, entirely in Hebrew • Design immersive, standards-based lessons that build speaking, listening, reading, and writing proficiency • Integrate Israeli culture, literature, history, and current events into instruction • Teach for real proficiency aligned to ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines, and benchmark student growth against external assessments such as Avant STAMP • Help build a vertically aligned Hebrew curriculum as a founding faculty member • Mentor and advise students, and create opportunities to use Hebrew beyond the classroom

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required; master's preferred in Teaching Hebrew as a Second Language, Hebrew language and literature, Jewish education, second language acquisition, or Israeli studies
• Native or near-native Hebrew fluency required; outstanding non-native fluency considered
• Teaching credential preferred — U.S. licensure or Israeli te'udat hora'a equally valued
• 3+ years of teaching experience, ideally including Hebrew as a second language
• Jewish day, independent, or faith-based school experience is a plus Salary: $72,520–$137,099, based on the school's faculty salary schedule and determined by relevant experience and educational attainment.
• Benefits:
• Paid time off and holiday pay
• Medical insurance
• 401(k) with employer match Davis School Chicago is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

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