Science Faculty

Description

Mercersburg Academy is a private, college-prep boarding school located in south-central Pennsylvania, about 90 minutes from the Baltimore/Washington DC metro area. The school’s mission and core values guide our vision and direction. At Mercersburg, we value diversity and believe in cultivating a safe community where everyone is encouraged to be their authentic selves.

Job Classification:  Faculty, Full-Time, Exempt, Academic Year

Reports To:  Science Department Head & Dean of Academics

Responsibilities and Duties include but are not limited to:

Teaching: Teaching four sections of science, preparing course objectives and course of study following departmental guidelines and curriculum, conducting varied and frequent assessments of student performance, utilizing appropriate technology in the classroom setting, keeping attendance and grade records as required by the school, writing individual grade and comment reports six times a year with additional progress reports as assigned, maintaining regularly scheduled office hours for help sessions with students, attending faculty meetings and professional development opportunities provided by the school.

Residential: This position will participate in all aspects of the school including participation in our student life program which includes advisory to a group of students, chaperoning student activities, and student support.

Co-Curricular: All faculty members will participate in a co-curricular within our experiential program which may include coaching, community engagement, outdoor education, or art assignments.

Communication: Communicating positively and proactively with students, advisers, parents, colleagues, and administration in a professional manner in both oral and written form

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:The position requires a person who has experience teaching adolescents enjoys working with and relates well to both adults and students, is collaborative, and communicates well. This faculty member needs to be organized as well as possess excellent written and oral communication and technology skills. The science department member holds a full-time faculty position and two-thirds of the faculty position is devoted to teaching science. Individuals will need to be flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of an ever-changing boarding school environment.

Physical Demands:The conditions herein 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 essential job functions. 

• Environment: Work is performed mostly in an indoor/office environment.
• Physical: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, using repetitive motions; may frequently lift up 20 lbs. or up to 10 pounds constantly and occasionally up to 50 lbs.; to travel in all modes of transportation; sufficient manual dexterity and eye-hand coordination to grasp, finger, and feel.  
• Vision: Required to have visual acuity, with or without correction, to be able to see close activities such as viewing a computer terminal, distance, and focus to operate motor vehicles. 
• Auditory: Must be able to express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken word. Must be able to talk and hear by telephone and in person. 

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience with technology applications such as use of a MacBook Pro and iPad for teaching purposes.
• Prior experience in curriculum development preferred.
• Preference given to applicants who can also teach biology or math.
• A valid driver’s license and ability to drive students in a 9-passenger van.