Job Description

FONTBONNE HALL ACADEMY, AN ALL-GIRLS’ CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL LOCATED IN THE BAY RIDGE SECTION OF BROOKLYN, NY IS HIRING. FOUNDED BY THE SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH, BRENTWOOD IN 1937, FONTBONNE AIMS TO PROVIDE EACH STUDENT WITH A WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION AS WELL AS ENCOURAGE ACADEMIC CURIOSITY, PERSONAL CREATIVITY, INTELLECTUAL RISK-TAKING, AND CULTURAL AWARENESS. 

SCIENCE TEACHER

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE SHOULD POSSESS:

• A MASTER'S DEGREE (OR CERTIFICATION) IN SCIENCE OR SCIENCE EDUCATION, OR IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN WORKING TOWARDS A MASTER'S DEGREE, TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN FIVE YEARS 

• STRONG SUBJECT-MATTER KNOWLEDGE TOGETHER WITH A PASSION FOR TEACHING THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES

• COMMITMENT TO THE MISSION, VISION AND VALUES OF FONTBONNE, WHICH INCLUDE A WILLINGNESS AND ABILITY TO WORK WITHIN A CULTURALLY DIVERSE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE YOUNG WOMEN IN OUR CHARGE

• THE ABILITY TO PREPARE, PLAN, AND IMPLEMENT ENGAGING LESSONS

• A WILLINGNESS TO PARTICIPATE IN EXTRA-CURRICULAR EVENTS

• EXCELLENT TIME MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION

• EFFECTIVE WRITTEN AND VERBAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS

WE EXPECT THIS POSITION TO INCLUDE SECTIONS OF A PROJECT-BASED LEARNING PHYSICAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING COURSE AS WELL AS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS, SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE SCHOOL. QUALIFIED CANDIDATES INTERESTED IN THIS POSITION SHOULD SUBMIT A LETTER OF INTEREST AND A CURRENT RESUMÉ TO SCIENCE CHAIRPERSON, MICHAL ASHKENAZY.