Middle School Math & Science Teacher

Description Middle School Math & Science Teacher Sacred Heart School is a parish affiliated elementary school serving students, from TK through 8th grade. We are located in the city of Covina in the San Gabriel Valley region. Our mission is to provide our students with a strong Catholic faith based community that celebrates our Catholic faith, promotes a vigorous and elevated academic program, and provides our students with a strong spiritual, intellectual, social and emotional foundation that will serve them well as they move forward in their educational career.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Sacred Heart is looking for a full time grade 7 homeroom teacher with experience and expertise in the subject areas of middle school math and science. The candidate must demonstrate experience in research-based and grade level appropriate instructional strategies to teach Grades 7 and 8 accelerated math skill development as well as the subject areas of Gr. 6 Earth & Space Science, Gr. 7 Life Science and Gr. 8 Physical Science. Sacred Heart's junior high math and science teacher will develop lessons to focus on student understanding higher level math computations in algebra, mathematical reasoning and creative problem-solving. The candidate will need to fashion lessons to facilitate students' engagement with scientific data, including gathering, analyzing, and presenting experimental and observational data in charts and graphs. The candidate is required to incorporate the study of science and math successfully to integrate and expand these two subjects across all other curricular areas. Our goal is to prepare our junior students for high school science and math courses that direct students to apply science and math concepts successfully in practical, real-life applications. To foster this goal, this position also requires the junior high science teacher to plan and supervise an annual science focused overnight field trip for both 6th and 7th grade levels and a science focused day field trip for grade 8. In addition to teaching responsibilities, the 7th grade homeroom teacher is the moderator and supervisor for Sacred Heart School's Associated Student Council, ASC. As the ASC moderator, the 7th grade teacher will act in an advisory position and supervise the ASC student leadership team's school-wide service and outreach projects, promote student centered extra-curricular activities and support ASC lead school events. All Sacred Heart full time teachers are expected to attend faculty, department, and grade-level meetings. SHS teachers are assigned supervision duties after school and participate in faith formation activities, including masses, prayer services, staff retreats, and student retreats.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Teaches five junior high core subject areas and manage the daily duties of a homeroom teacher. Instruction follows standards-based (California state and Archdiocesan) curriculum. Creates and submits lesson plans following the weekly faculty calendar schedule. Utilizes Gradelink to maintain grades, attendance, and other school records. Provides regular communication with students, their families, and the school administration concerning student progress. Participates and collaborates with other grade level educators in monthly Professional Learning Communities (PLC's) to evaluate, monitor, and update curriculum, assessment, and provide academic support to students.

Requirements Qualifications:

Experience teaching math and science at the upper elementary through high-school level; preferably working with middle-school aged/ junior high level students. A minimum of a bachelor's degree is required. A teaching credential in any secondary science (geoscience, physics, chemistry, biology, and/or foundational-level) is preferred as well as experience and/or credential in upper elementary or high school level math-related field. Prefer prior teaching experience in a Catholic educational setting.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Applicants may submit a resume including a letter of introduction online to principal@sacredheartcovina.com , to the attention of: Claudia Tice, Principal Wage Range The rate of pay offered to the selected candidate is based on internal pay policy and budget. New hires are commonly paid at the minimum of the wage range or within the lower part of the range. We consider a number of factors when making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience, training and other department needs.