Overview
Join a dynamic and inspiring all-girls public school community as a Middle School Science Teacher, where your passion for science and dedication to empowering young women will ignite curiosity and foster a love for learning. In this vital role, you will deliver engaging, rigorous science instruction across multiple disciplines, including biology, chemistry, physics, and earth sciences. Your innovative approach to curriculum development and classroom management will create an inclusive environment that encourages exploration, critical thinking, and scientific inquiry. This paid position offers an exciting opportunity to shape the next generation of confident, capable scientists and leaders.
Responsibilities
- Plan grade-appropriate science curriculum for the school year that is aligned to standards ● Create and prepare and deliver daily lesson plans ● Cultivate a hunger for knowledge among students and engage them to learn ● Encourage curiosity and continued improvement ● Help set goals for students and work with the class to help them attain these goals ● Keep an organized and orderly classroom that promotes creativity and learning ● Work with your department to oversee MTSS attendance monitoring and interventions for chronically absent students ● Differentiate for individual student learning needs inside the classroom ● Collaborate with grade level peers, content peers, and co-teachers as needed ● Ensure students are attending and participating in class ● Assign work by means of in-class worksheets, projects, homework, presentations, reports, etc. ● Assess performance by grading work and giving assessments/projects/measures of content mastery ● Maintain online grading book and submit by deadlines ● Help students one-on-one who need extra assistance ● Enforce administration and school-wide policies ● Set classroom rules and expectations ● Participate in the school community and events ● Participate in teaching training sessions and stay up to date with current teaching methods, practices and any new knowledge in your field ● Report to school board committees as needed ● Support with enrollment and recruitment events as needed ● Set up and lead teacher/parent student-assessment conferences ● Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Mission alignment: Belief in GALS mission of empowering young women to succeed academically, lead confidently, live boldly, and thrive physically. ● Team orientation: Ability to work collaboratively in a professional community by jointly planning and executing logistics and communications. ● Drive for excellence: Hard-working, self-starter who takes initiative and is committed to learning and self-improvement ● Creative and collaborative problem solver ● Ability to build strong, trusting relationships with adults and adolescents ● Act with integrity, courtesy ● Belief in personal responsibility and positive role modeling ● Strong organizational and communication skills ● A compassionate and confident leader ● Clear, consistent and respectful communicator ● Attentive listener ● Creative and able to create a fun learning environment ● High level of patience with experience as a mediator ● Keeps a positive attitude ● Efficient time management ● Ability to take on many tasks at once and prioritize them by importance and relevance ● Good at problem-solving quickly under pressure ● Excellent collaborator ● Outstanding critical thinking abilities ● Strong organizational skills ● Good classroom management ● Proficient in the subject(s) you will be teaching ● Relevant experience (student teaching) ● Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, Google platform, and Zoom ● Pass a state-enforced background check ● Upstanding ethics and integrity ● A passion for learning and sharing your knowledge with others ● Bachelor’s Degree in content Area, education or related field ● Valid Driver’s license and driving record that allows candidate to be covered by GALS insurance ● Urban school experience and experience with diverse communities preferred ● Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.
Pay: $50,840.00 - $91,610.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
