This opening calls for specific teaching qualifications set by the school.
CalWest client school in the greater Pasadena area seeks a 4th – 8th Science Teacher to begin August 2025.
CalWest Required Qualifications
- A Bachelor’s Degree and/or other educational requirements listed on the job description
- Requisite skills commensurate with the position
- A reasonable commuting distance to the CalWest client school, or a willingness to relocate
- Authorization to live and work in the United States
Client School Preferred Qualifications
- Four-year degree from a college or university (Master’s degree preferred)
- Valid teacher credential and/or previous teaching experience (3-5+ years preferred)
- Commitment to working in a diverse learning environment that necessitates flexibility, professional behavior, a positive attitude, and a desire to enhance professional growth
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Experience in science/STEAM education
- Enthusiasm, creativity, and a deep passion for working with children.
- Ability to adapt teaching methods to accommodate different learning styles and needs.
Responsibilities
- Help ensure that classroom environments are safe, both physically and emotionally, for students and staff, and that reflect effective classroom and playground management strategies
- Meaningfully and personally engage with all students
- Model, teach, and expect age-appropriate and disciplined behaviors in a way that is mission-consistent and respectful
- Hold high, but not necessarily uniform, standards for student expectations
- Maximize the instructional schedule
- Deliver an engaging, appropriate, enriched curriculum
- Seek and support opportunities for student growth beyond the classroom – field trips, special
- events
- Seek knowledge of current instructional theories and best practices in demonstration of a commitment to professional growth
- Demonstrate a repertoire of effective and engaging instructional strategies that meet the needs of all students
Salary Range
$60,000 – $70,000
