Sequoyah High School’s campus is situated on the grounds of the Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church at 301 N. Orange Grove Boulevard.
Designed by Pasadena architect Doug Ewing, the classroom buildings complement the neighborhood’s craftsman homes, and the extensive surrounding gardens. Within a block of campus, a walking path leads down to the playing fields, tennis courts, and Rose Bowl Aquatic Center located at Brookside Park in the Arroyo Seco.
Although they are entirely separate institutions, Sequoyah and the Neighborhood Church share a unique history. Sequoyah’s elementary and junior high school campus is located on the former grounds of the Neighborhood Church at 535 S Pasadena Avenue. The missions of both the school and the church honor the principles of mutual respect, inclusion, and equity.
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Careers at Sequoyah SchoolA PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY
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We seek individuals who are passionate, innovative and creative, able to develop curriculum, and responsive to students’ needs.
We are seeking candidates who are:
- passionate about problem-based, student-centered learning
- experienced or interested in changemaking and service-learning
- experienced or interested in faculty collaboration, including curriculum planning
- able to demonstrate mastery in their subject area
JOB LISTINGS
Sequoyah School has a rich history of diversity and seeks candidates to enhance that tradition. Sequoyah offers competitive salary and benefits.
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9-12 Administrative, Faculty & Staff Positions
Sequoyah’s high school is growing and we are looking for faculty members to join our team.
TO APPLY: Please email your resumé and indicate your area of interest in the Subject line.
PART-TIME POSITION
2020-2021 School Year
REPORTS TO: High School Director
Substitute Teachers (9-12)
If you are interested in joining the Sequoyah community as a substitute teacher, email your resumé and indicate your availability in your email message. Use the title of this position in your “Subject” line.
FULL-TIME POSITION
REPORTS TO: High School Director
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School Counselor/Psychologist (9-12)
TO APPLY: Please email your resumé and a completed job application. Use the title of this position as the “Subject” line.
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School Counselor/Psychologist (9-12)
Full-time, 10-month position
Reports to High School Director
Sequoyah School seeks a School Counselor (or Psychologist) to serve the High School community of approximately 140 students and growing to about 215 students. The position is new to the school and begins in the 2020-2021 school year.
Sequoyah School, an independent school founded in Pasadena, California in 1958, recently opened an innovative high school program in September of 2016. As an extension of our K-8 program, students are guided through the deep intellectual exploration of content following a student-centered, problem-based pedagogy that offers relevant contexts for exploration and opportunities for application. Furthermore, the high school program builds upon the changemaking work practiced in the K-8 program by offering a program for Social Innovation. Sequoyah faculty helps facilitate student teams that explore issues in the community via a design thinking process that encourages teachers and students to get off campus and spend time interacting with community members and organizations. Finally, field studies is a hallmark of a Sequoyah education. Students and teachers travel around California, the Southwest, and Pacific Northwest and Latin America to explore the natural world and engage with a variety of communities. Sequoyah graduated its first class in June of 2019.
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TO APPLY: Please email your resumé and a completed job application. Use the title of this position as the “Subject” line.
FULL-TIME POSITION
Starting immediately
REPORTS TO: Athletic Director
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Head Coach (9-12)
TO APPLY: Please email your resumé and a completed job application to Brian Knigin, Athletic Director. Use the title of this position as the “Subject” line.
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Head Coach – Cross Country (9-12)
Full-time, starting immediately
Reports to Athletic Director
Sequoyah’s athletics program, Sequoyah Sports, focuses on developing individual growth in skill and stamina, sportsmanship, teamwork strategies, and exhilaration in play. Our athletics program strives to provide fun and learning in an environment open to students who are beginners or highly skilled and experienced. All coaches must adhere to Sequoyah’s mission and Habits of Mind. Coaches must support the student-athlete concept and demonstrate concern for the health, safety, and welfare of each student-athlete. Finally, they must support, encourage, and monitor student-athletes’ academic progress.
Practices run 3 days per week (M, W, Th), with some additional Saturday practices. Coaches may be expected to transport students to games and practices in the school’s vans. Download job description for full details.
TO APPLY: Please email your resumé and a completed job application to Brian Knigin, Athletic Director. Use the title of this position as the “Subject” line.
2 PART-TIME POSITIONS
Starting immediately
REPORTS TO: Athletic Director
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Assistant Coach (9-12)
TO APPLY: Please email your resumé and a completed job application to Brian Knigin, Athletic Director. Use the title of this position as the “Subject” line.
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Asst. Coach – Soccer (9-12)
Asst. Coach – Volleyball (9-12)
2 Part-time positions, starting immediately
Reports to Athletic Director
Sequoyah’s athletics program, Sequoyah Sports, focuses on developing individual growth in skill and stamina, sportsmanship, teamwork strategies, and exhilaration in play. Our athletics program strives to provide fun and learning in an environment open to students who are beginners or highly skilled and experienced. All coaches must adhere to Sequoyah’s mission and Habits of Mind. Coaches must support the student-athlete concept and demonstrate concern for the health, safety, and welfare of each student-athlete. Finally, they must support, encourage, and monitor student-athletes’ academic progress.
Practices run 3 days per week (M, W, Th), with some additional Saturday practices. Coaches may be expected to transport students to games and practices in the school’s vans. Download job description for full details.
TO APPLY: Please email your resumé and a completed job application to Brian Knigin, Athletic Director. Use the title of this position as the “Subject” line.
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K-12 Administrative, Faculty & Staff Positions
We currently have no K-12 positions open.
Thank you for your interest in Sequoyah School.
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K-8 Administrative, Faculty & Staff Positions
FULL-TIME POSITION
REPORTS TO: Assistant Head of School or the Director of Curriculum and Student Support
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Lead Teacher 4/5
TO APPLY: Please email your resumé and completed job application. Use the title of this position as the “Subject” line.
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Lead Teacher – Grades 4/5
Sequoyah’s learning program schoolwide, and in each classroom, is developed through close collaboration with others. In the K-8 program, this collaboration includes Lead Teachers, Associate Teachers, the Assistant Head of School, the Director of Curriculum and subject-area Specialists.
The Lead Teacher is primarily responsible for the academic, social and emotional learning program in a mixed-age classroom. The Lead Teacher creates a class culture with routines and expectations defined by Sequoyah’s mission and Habits of Mind. .
TO APPLY: Please email resumé and completed job application. Use the title of this position as the “Subject” line.
The Lead Teacher is primarily responsible for the academic, social and emotional learning program in a mixed-age classroom. The Lead Teacher creates a class culture with routines and expectations defined by Sequoyah’s mission and Habits of Mind. .
PART-TIME POSITIONS: 20 hours/week
Starting immediately
REPORTS TO: Director of Daycare
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Daycare Staff (K-8)
TO APPLY: Please email your resumé and a cover letter to Mason Kaye, Director of Daycare and After-School Programs. Your cover letter should detail why you are interested in this position and why you think you would be a good fit for Sequoyah. Please include “Daycare Staff” in the subject line of your email.
K-8 Daycare Staff
K-8 Part-time positions, starting immediately
20 hours per week, 2:30–6:30 p.m., Monday – Friday
Also during daytime and evening meetings, special events, and teacher in-service days
Reports to Director of Daycare
Sequoyah’s unique Daycare program is designed to be a place for children to discover new roles they might not typically experience in their classrooms. Daycare provides a rich environment, full of resources for student exploration – from a wide variety of materials to our multi-talented staff. Daycare provides an extension of Sequoyah’s social-emotional learning philosophy and offers a unique addition to the school day.
Daycare staff members (K-8) are responsible for providing after-school student supervision through engagement in activities, games, arts & crafts, learning, and play.
Learn more about working at Sequoyah on the Sequoyah School K-8 website.
- Location Sequoyah School is located on two campuses in Pasadena, California; 20 minutes north of downtown Los Angeles
- Grade Levels Elementary and Junior High (K-8)
Entry age – 5 years old by September 1
High School (9-12) – Opened with 9th and 10th graders September 2016. The Class of 2019 is our first graduating class. - Heritage Sequoyah School was founded in 1958.
The name of the school reflects the love of books and reading that inspires lifelong learning. - Logo Sequoyah School’s logo was inspired by a Cherokee symbol. We chose the open hand for its confident illustration of Sequoyah’s hands-on approach to education.
- Sports Team Mascot The Gryphon
- Diversity Students of Color – 53%
African American – 6.8%
Asian American – 5.6%
European American/Caucasian – 41%
Latino/Hispanic American – 12.9%
Multiracial American – 27%
Native American – 0%
Pacific Islander – 0%
Middle Eastern American – 0.8%
Not Available – 6%
Indexed Tuition – 30-40% of Families - Religious Affiliation None
- Uniform None
- High School Tuition
2019-2020 Top Tuition: $32,300 - High School Fees for 2019-2020 Field study and activities fees (including trips, clubs, PE, sports): $2,638
Sequoyah new student fee: $1,500
School Policies that Relate to Employee Interactions with Students
The California Education Code requires schools to provide sections related to employee interactions with students in its code of conduct to parents and guardians of enrolled students on the school’s website. Employees are strictly forbidden from any fraternizing, dating and/or consensual romantic/sexual relationships (collectively referred to as “personal relationships”) with students under any circumstances.