What are the responsibilities and job description for the AP Chemistry Teacher position at Notre Dame Academy - LA?
Notre Dame Academy High School in West Los Angeles is seeking a highly qualified full-time science teacher for the 2025-2026 school year. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated success teaching AP Chemistry and other science courses. Join a student-centered community with a strong commitment to our outstanding STEM program that has earned multiple AP Computer Science Female Diversity Awards, has placed in the top ten in the National Rocketry Challenge, and has been invited to participate in the NASA Student Launch Initiative for two straight years.
We seek an innovative, collaborative, and experienced science teacher who can fulfill the 21st century learning environment goals of Notre Dame Academy by emphasizing hands-on learning, guiding thoughtful laboratory experiments, and making meaningful real-world connections. The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s or master’s degree in chemistry or a related field and successful high school science teaching experience. This individual must be innovative, dynamic, energetic, organized, flexible, and hard working, modeling for students a growth mindset. We seek faculty members who are intellectually curious, willing to grow professionally, student focused, dedicated to lifelong learning, and able to effectively collaborate with faculty, students, and parents to enhance our learning community.
Notre Dame Academy in West Los Angeles is a private, all-girls, Catholic high school founded by the Sisters of Notre Dame in 1949. Devoted to educating young women to make a difference, Notre Dame Academy nurtures the development of the whole person by recognizing the dignity, uniqueness, and potential of each student. NDA has twice been recognized by the College Board at the Platinum — or highest — level on the AP School Honor Roll, including earning the AP Access Award for our commitment to equitable access to advanced coursework. We challenge our graduates to be women of faith, academic excellence, vision, leadership, service, and compassion. In support of the educational principles of the Sisters of Notre Dame, we aim for all of our faculty, staff, and administrators to be learners, experts, and community builders. NDA is committed to providing a diverse and equitable learning environment and workplace for students and employees who are Black, indigenous, and people of color. Learn more about our community at academy.ndasla.org.
To apply, please submit a resume and cover letter addressing your background and your passion for helping students develop a passion for investigating the world through the scientific method. Write “Chemistry Teacher” in the subject line of your email to jobsearch@ndala.com.
Requirements:
- Successful high school chemistry teaching experience
- AP Chemistry teaching experience preferred
- Experience teaching other physical and life sciences a plus
- Bachelor’s degree in chemistry or related field, Master’s desired
- Comfortable teaching in a Catholic education setting
- Commitment to an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment
- California teaching credential preferred
Salary : $66,900 - $104,300
