This opening calls for specific teaching qualifications set by the school.
CalWest’s client school in the Greater Seattle Area is seeking a Middle School Science Teacher to begin August 2023.
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
- Relevant, recent experience
- Authorization to live and work in the United States
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience teaching science is required, with 3 or more years preferred
- Experience teaching science to Middle School students is preferred
- A bachelor’s degree in science, teaching with a science focus or related field is required
- A graduate degree in science, teaching with a science focus or related field is preferred
- Demonstrated excellence as a science educator, with a passion for sharing that with Middle School students is required
- A demonstrated commitment to professional development and growth in this area is required
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Responsibilities
- Create and sustain a positive classroom culture, based on the mission and values of the school
- Employ developmentally appropriate teaching methods, materials, and workload expectations for middle school students
- Develop curriculum that incorporates project-based, inquiry-based, hands-on, and design thinking approaches while utilizing familiarity with Next Generation Science standards to guide the framework and inform performance expectations
- Have a broad and deep content knowledge that is curated and made accessible to students
- Maintain knowledge of current and emerging content in the field of science
- Enhance curriculum and student engagement with relevant lessons, guided practice and age-appropriate technologies
- Support students in the development of effective science habits, content knowledge and skills
- Enrich or modify lessons, curriculum, materials and resources as needed to meet differentiated student needs and varying levels of progress inside and outside of the classroom
- Possess the interest, ability, and skills to successfully teach science to Middle School students, including life sciences