2025-2026 Junior High/High School Science Teacher

Description

Job Title                                                 2025-2026 Junior High/High School Science Teacher

Reports to                                              Principal 

Location                                                 BFCS - Queen Creek

Length of Contract                               12 Months

Teacher Testimonial: The pervasive positivity around the entire campus is something I've never experienced at any other school. Teachers do not habitually sit around talking negatively about students or other fellow teachers. Positivity, like negativity, is contagious and BFCS has contagious positivity.

Job Description

Benjamin Franklin Charter School is looking for Science Teachers to join our Junior High/High School Team for the 2025-2026 school year. 

Responsibilities

• Implement a dynamic hands-on inquiry based science program designed to model and inspire wonder and nurture student curiosity about the world around us

• While under the direct supervision of the Principal, the Teacher will plan, organize, and implement the school’s instructional program in a learning environment that motivates and guides students to develop and fulfill their academic potential.

• Support BFCS Vision, Mission, and Goals.

• Promote and adhere to BFCS policies and procedures.

• Provide a safe, structured environment focused on academic excellence. 

• Create a learning environment that is engaging and conducive to effective instruction; maintain standards of student behavior.

• Prepare and follow lesson plans correlated with the prescribed curriculum and pacing guides.

• Communicate learning objectives to students in a well-planned, organized manner using clear and precise language.

• Monitor and assess student progress; provide ongoing feedback to students and parents, communicating respectfully and professionally at all times.

• Rely on Socratic questioning techniques to check for student understanding, help students draw connections, and develop student reasoning.

• Use classroom and state assessment data to inform and improve instruction.

• Maintain accurate, complete, and legible records as required by law and school policy.

• Reflect on teaching practices and strive to improve professional competence.

• Attend staff meetings and serve on committees as required.

• Participate in curriculum development programs as required.

• Be an active presence on campus, including staff meetings, schoolwide events, parent-teacher conferences, and other scheduled meetings as required.

• Meet any additional specific job requirements as directed.

Professional Competencies

• Be comfortable with classical education pedagogy or willing to adjust teaching practices to align with best practices of the classical classroom. 
• Be responsible, reliable, and punctual.
• Promote positive interactions with students, parents, and colleagues.
• Be flexible and adaptable to change.
• Positively accept direction and performance feedback.
• Exercise positive and proactive problem solving skills for personal behavior and conflict resolution.
• Direct constructive criticism and concerns to the appropriate source.
• Be a positive role model for students and colleagues.

BFCS Core Values

• Practice and Emulate Virtue - act honorably and with integrity in all situations
• Be Intellectually Curious - have a passion for learning and trying something new 
• Have a Growth Mindset - be flexible and adaptable to change
• Be Intentionally Positive - enter all situations with the right intention 
• Promote Civility - seek first to understand and treat others with respect

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Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or University
• Arizona Teacher Certificate preferred
• Arizona IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card
• Will be required to pass a criminal background check upon hire

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Duties may include frequent walking, standing, stooping, and lifting up to approximately 25 pounds. Employees may be required to exert up to 50 pounds occasionally. This position will require the employee to have the ability to stand for extended periods of time. 

Benefits

• Competitive Teacher Salary
• Loyalty Bonus for Returning Teachers
• Prop 301 Bonus
• Stipends and Additional Earning Opportunities
• ASRS Retirement
• Employer Paid Medical and Life Insurance
• Voluntary Family Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Paid Holidays
• PTO and Sick-Time accrual
• Professional Development offerings 

An Equal Opportunity Organization

BFCS does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex or gender, sexual orientation, disability, age or marital status.