What are the responsibilities and job description for the Secondary Science Teacher 9-12 (2025-2026 School Year) position at Jacksonville North Pulaski School District?
Position Title: Secondary Science Teacher (Biology)
Department: Building Level
Reports To: Building Principal
Contract: 2025-2026 School Year
Closing Date: Until Filled
SUMMARY: The role of the secondary science teacher is to develop in each student an awareness of the role of science in economic and social progress; to motivate each student to acquire knowledge of scientific facts and principles and skills in scientific methods of problem solving; to discover, develop and advance students in the scientific fields.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Teach skills, knowledge and scientific methods through courses in science to secondary students, utilizing course guidelines aligned with Arkansas teaching/ learning standards and other appropriate curriculum pacing guides in teaching individual course content.
- Plan a science program involving demonstrations, lectures, discussions and student experiments; organizes laboratory activities for optimum learning.
- Demonstrate scientific concepts by use of scientific equipment, experiments or teacher-prepared charts, sketches and other instructional aids.
- Provide individual or small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of students and to accommodate circumstances where a variety of projects and experiments are being worked on simultaneously.
- Instruct students in proper use, care, and safe handling of chemicals, science equipment and plant and animal life.
- Provide for safe storage and proper use of materials, equipment, and tools. Make minor adjustments and requests repairs to equipment as required.
- Design learning activities that will relate the varied sciences to the physical world.
- Establish and maintain standards of student behavior needed to provide an orderly, productive classroom environment.
- Evaluate each student’s growth in scientific knowledge and skills.
- Select and requisition books and instructional aids, and instructional supplies and maintain required inventory records.
- Communicate with parents and school counselors on student progress.
- Supervise students in and out-of-classroom during the assigned work day.
- Participate in curriculum and other developmental programs.
- Maintain professional competence through professional learning activities provided by the District, and/or in self-selected professional growth activities.
- Participate cooperatively with the appropriate administrator in the evaluation process.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION/LICENSURE/EXPERIENCE: Bachelor’s degree required; field of study correlated to teaching assignment as a secondary science teacher with the appropriate licensure code or equivalent. Teachers with experience are valued; however, no prior experience is required.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS: Successful completion of pre-employment background checks. Appropriate personal and professional conduct at all times around students, other staff members and the general public.
The Jacksonville North Pulaski School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
It is the policy of the Jacksonville North Pulaski School District not to discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin or disability in its educational programs, activities or employment practices
