Job Description

MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE LEAD TEACHER

SALARY RANGE: $40,000-$60,000 ANNUALLY

ABOUT US

FOUNDED IN 1965, THE PHOENIX HEBREW ACADEMY IS A DUAL-CURRICULUM PRIVATE JEWISH SCHOOL LOCATED IN NORTH-CENTRAL PHOENIX, ARIZONA. OUR MISSION IS TO HELP YOUNG JEWISH BOYS AND GIRLS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. WE HAVE AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION AND SEEK TO NURTURE THE ENTIRE PERSON. FOR OVER HALF A CENTURY, GENERATIONS OF HAPPY AND ENGAGED STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES HAVE CALLED OUR SCHOOL HOME.

THE POSITION:

WE ARE SEEKING A DYNAMIC MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE LEAD TEACHER TO JOIN OUR EDUCATIONAL TEAM. THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE OVER FIVE YEARS OF EDUCATION EXPERIENCE AND A GRADUATE DEGREE. IF YOU ARE A TEAM PLAYER AND A DYNAMIC EDUCATOR WITH A PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF SUCCESS, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO APPLY.

THIS POSITION REPORTS TO THE GENERAL STUDIES PRINCIPAL.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

WORKING CLOSELY WITH OTHER STAFF AND ADMINISTRATION, THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE LEAD

TEACHER WILL

• INSPIRE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

• CREATE A LEARNING-CENTERED ATMOSPHERE OF GROWTH IN THE CLASSROOM

• SUCCESSFULLY AND CREATIVELY IMPLEMENT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE CURRICULUM

• BE A WILLING AND EAGER LIFELONG LEARNER AND TEAM PLAYER

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULD HOLD AT LEAST A MASTER’S DEGREE OR EQUIVALENT, BE THOROUGHLY KNOWLEDGEABLE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE CURRICULA, HAVE STRONG SKILLS IN PEDAGOGY AND CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT, AND BE A PROVEN TEAM PLAYER.

WE OFFER COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION COMMENSURATE WITH EXPERIENCE AND LEVEL OF EDUCATION, AND A TEAM-BASED, GROWTH ORIENTATED WORKING ENVIRONMENT.