High School Science Teacher
$80,000–$110,000 year
On-siteThe Bronx, New York, United States
Job Summary
Plan daily and long-term instructional lessons to ensure students maximize each class session. Implement feedback from leadership, peers, parents, and students to constantly improve practice and meet diverse student needs. Use data to drive short-term and long-term achievement goals while maintaining a culture of dignity, collaboration, and kindness. Drive student outcomes by ensuring at least 75% meet grade-level standards and 33% exceed proficiency on internal and state assessments. This role supports Pharos Academy's core beliefs through weekly instructional coaching and professional development opportunities.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree secondary education and/or science related major
- Proficiency in scientific content area
- clear understanding of how to relate content to the real world
- Experience working with school-aged children (middle or high school aged) in an academic or youth development setting
- proven track record of achievement in the classroom
Desired Qualifications
- penchant for planning, preparation, using data, and being pushed to excellence
- understanding that what happens before students enter the classroom (intellectual preparation) drives what happens in the classroom and ultimately determines student achievement and success levels
- Commitment to daily and long-term instructional planning and preparation to ensure students get the most out of each class
- Commitment and drive to constantly learn and improve practice through implementing feedback from instructional leadership, peers, parents, and students to better serve and meet the needs of all students
- Commitment to using data to improve short term and long-term student achievement goals
- Full accountability for student academic outcomes and classroom culture
- steadfast belief that all students can achieve
- Commitment to being a team player (crew member)
- belief in Pharos Academy's core beliefs and educational viewpoint
- uber kid person
- absolutely loves to teach, train, and push students both academically as well as behaviorally
- understanding that messing up and failure is a natural and welcomed part of the learning process
- all students are treated with dignity at all times
- students are taught non-academic skills like hard work, collaboration, kindness, and receiving feedback
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