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Upper School Chemistry Teacher
FLSA Classification: Exempt
Reports to: Science Department Head
Job Term: August 2023 – June 2024 (1 year, full-time sabbatical replacement)
Salary Band: $70,000 – $150,000
MISSION STATEMENT
Through transformative teaching and meaningful connections, we empower kind, curious learners to thrive together.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Summary/objective
Provide students with appropriate learning activities and experiences designed to fulfill their potential for intellectual development through general education. Enable students to build competencies and skills to function successfully in society.
Key Competencies:
● Developing Others: Ability to effectively support the growth and development of students/adults across all levels of the organization.
● Communication: Exceptional ability to articulate thoughts and express ideas effectively using oral, written, visual, and non-verbal communication skills, as well as deep listening skills to gain understanding.
● Cultural Competence: Possesses and applies the skills, values, and principles that acknowledge, respect, contribute, and work effectively across cultural differences. Recognizes the unique value, perspectives, strengths, and challenges of every person who comes to the Crystal community.
● Emotional Intelligence: Demonstrates high levels of self/social awareness, self-management, empathy, and curiosity.
● Relationship Management: Positively collaborates and builds/maintains authentic and trusting relationships. Demonstrates high levels of discretion and confidentiality.
● Project Management: Ability to lead and execute complex projects to achieve goal attainment by prioritizing activities, assigning responsibilities in accordance with capabilities, monitoring progress, and evaluating impact.
● Collaboration: the interpersonal and intrapersonal qualities one will leverage to collectively solve a problem or make progress toward a common goal. The ability to work with others to complete a project or task or develop ideas or processes.
● Instructional Delivery: Effectively implements essential practices for effectively instructing students to maximize knowledge and skill acquisition
● Classroom Management: Maximizes administration of rules and procedures, proactive management, effective and stimulating instruction, and reduction of disruptive and inappropriate student conduct to ensure high quality learning, and emotionally safe, equitable environments.
● Formative Assessment: Supports competency-based education by ensuring understanding of students’ needs and modifies instruction as it is happening to guide and assess student learning.
Essential functions
1. Design and implement creative pedagogy with instruction that values a hands-on, collaborative, project-based curriculum & methodology
2. Cultivate an inclusive, challenging, and equitable learning environment that reflects Crystal’s core values and allows the diverse student body to grow and thrive
3. Collaborate with colleagues to develop innovative and meaningful curriculum with vertical alignment
4. Integrate technology in effective ways that enhance students’ learning experiences and growth
5. Participate in professional development opportunities that promote growth and leadership
6. Serve as an advisor who is committed to the social and emotional development of students
Work environment
● Able to work in a dynamic environment dealing with a wide variety of challenges, deadlines, and a varied and diverse array of contacts
● Able to lift up to 20 pounds
● Able to climb stairs
● May work at a desk and computer for extended periods
Travel required
● Light travel between the Middle School and Upper School campuses, as needed
Education and experience
● Bachelor’s degree from accredited university
● High School teaching experience
● Strong content knowledge of chemistry
● Ability to instruct students and manage their behavior effectively
● Strong communications and interpersonal skills
Other duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Effects on end result
The effectiveness of this position will be measured by:
1. High level of student learning and engagement
2. High levels of safety maintained in laboratory setting
3. Increased sense of inclusion and belonging among students
4. Improved systems to be more equitable, increasing access and removing barriers
Pease submit a cover letter describing your interest in the position as well as your anticipated contribution
to the Crystal community given the job description, your resume, and a list of three references to Alex
Lockett, Head of Upper School, by email: USChem@csus.org
