Temporary - Science Teacher

Employment to begin as of: August 6, 2024 - October 18, 2024

Position Title: Temporary Middle School Science Teacher

Grade Level: 6-8

Teaching Certificate Required: Secondary Science

Previous Teaching Experience Required: None

General Description of Position Duties:

• Hold a valid state teaching certification in Secondary Science.

• Possess experience teaching middle school students.

• Have an understanding of middle school core subject standards.

• Demonstrably passionate middle school students and curriculum.

• Are a creative and resourceful educator with a knack for connecting with middle school aged students.

• Possess excellent communication, collaboration, and classroom management skills.

Special Skills, Training or Aptitudes Required or Desired: Work with 8th grade science concepts in a team setting. Have good organizational skills and be adaptable to new situations.

Physical and Mental Efforts:

• This position requires a high level of physical and mental endurance.

• Sitting in an office/classroom environment, performing tasks on a computer or other technical devices.

• Frequent standing, particularly for sustained periods of time.

• Frequent walking, moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one part of the building to another.

• Constantly talking, expressing, or exchanging ideas to colleagues and/or students accurately, loudly, or quickly.

• Ability to hear and listen to detailed information through oral communication.

• Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

• Specific vision abilities required include close vision and distance vision.

• Ability to handle and balance multiple demands at the same time.

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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