What are the responsibilities and job description for the FSAP Biology/9th Grade Science Teacher-stipend position at Ethical Culture Fieldston School?
- Duration: July 7-July 31, 2025
- Reports to: FSAP Director
- Stipend amount: $3,000
The Fieldston Summer Academic Program (FSAP) offers individualized instruction in Mathematics, Science, History, and English Language Arts to students entering 9th and 10th grades. Whether the student is at the top of his, her, or their class or has room to improve, FSAP provides an informative, yet fun learning environment for students preparing for the upcoming school year. Small group settings are designed to help students strengthen skills and expand their knowledge. Students will gain insight on how to best navigate and access the resources available to them in the upper school from experienced mentors who are 11th and 12th graders and recent graduates. Most mentors are alums of the FSAP program.
All of the instructors are members of Fieldston's talented faculty who are devoted to helping students succeed. In addition to the academic portion of the program, there will be three exciting weekly field trips or field days around the city.
Position Summary
The Ethical Culture Fieldston School seeks a Biology/9th-grade Science Teacher for the Fieldston Summer Academic Program. The 9th-grade Science Teacher should currently be employed or formerly have been employed as Upper School faculty. This person would also need to be available for the entire summer session and attend required curriculum and program planning meetings in the spring.
Specific responsibilities of the role will include the following:
- Teaching the Biology/9th-grade Science component of FSAP;
- Building upon the current Science curriculum (in anticipation of the 9th-grade Science curriculum);
- Having a collaborative approach with other colleagues, particularly the Chemistry/10th-grade Science Teacher including sharing resources and communicating about curriculum and students;
- Attending curricular planning sessions in April, May & June before the program begins;
- Attending all days of the FSAP program and brief post-dismissal day staff meetings during the program;
- Communicating regularly with their supervisor and sometimes other teachers and FSAP Mentor;
- Keeping a record of student progress, attendance, activity, behavior, and injuries/accidents;
- Submitting a short record evaluation of student progress by the end of the program;
- Appropriately addressing student behavioral issues and other challenges that may arise in order to maintain a safe environment and a sense of calm in such situations;
- Participating in all FSAP activities;
- Providing quality supervision in cohorts with teachers and FSAP supervisor;
- Performing other related projects and duties as needed and assigned.
Qualifications
- A Bachelor's Degree;
- A passion for teaching with a pleasant and positive demeanor toward all forms of teaching and learning;
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills;
- Excellent verbal, written, and oral communication skills;
- Ability to inspire and motivate;
- A positive attitude and the ability to listen effectively and be receptive to feedback;
- Reliability, punctuality, and consistent attendance; and
- The ability to cultivate a welcoming culture in which all members of our community feel valued and appreciated.
To Apply:
All candidates should visit our employment page at www.ecfs.org to apply and please submit an updated resume.
EEO
ECFS is an equal opportunity employer. We seek to be a welcoming community of professionals that broadly reflects the people of the metropolitan New York City area, our students, and families. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion or religious practices, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, citizenship status, national origin, age, ability status, military status, unemployment status or any other category protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws. We are committed to hiring practices that ensure all candidates are given fair consideration in alignment with our institutional mission and goals.
