What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physical Science Teacher position at Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory?
POSITION TITLE: Physical Science Teacher
SUPERVISED BY: Assistant Principal for Academics
FLSA STATUS: Full-time Exempt (5/5th)
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 1, 2025
COMPENSATION: $69,626 - $109,376 per year
Position Summary
This is a 5/5 (100% FTE) position, teaching Chemistry, Physics or a combination.
Responsibilities and Duties
Model for students the characteristics of a Lasallian/Vincentian educator;
Promote SHC's mission, philosophy and Integral Student Outcomes;
Facilitate student formulation and investigation of questions about the natural world through a variety of discovery labs, shared inquiry, individual research, and scientific data creation and analysis;
In collaboration with Science Department colleagues and per the department goals (listed at https://www.shcp.edu/academics/category/science-department):
Design and implement standards-based lessons to facilitate critical thinking and mastery of essential skills and understandings as determined by teachers of same prep;
Plan and implement what students will learn, how they will learn, and how they will be assessed in a manner appropriate to the grade level;
Provide regular and varied assessments of student learning to compile accurate grades and properly determine what and how all students are learning;
Maintain an interactive learning environment, in both physical and virtual learning spaces;
Communicate proactively and consistently with students, parents, and school personnel;
Keep current and complete digital grading and attendance records;
Collaborate in the school's cocurricular activities, service learning, and retreat programs;
Engage in professional development, especially our four-year New Faculty Professional Development and Support Program, becoming a reflective and growth-minded practitioner who integrates best and next teaching practices rooted in the SHC mission;
Actively participate in SHC's strategic initiatives to strengthen meaningful diversit Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory (SHC) is a Lasallian Vincentian Catholic, co-educational college preparatory secondary school located in the heart of San Francisco, California. We provide academically rigorous, vibrant learning grounded in social justice and emerging / 21st century pedagogy. Our entire community is committed to cultivating each student's unique talents and passions, providing myriad opportunities for students to discern and realize their individual intellectual, artistic, athletic, social, and spiritual potential. SHC is a San Francisco Archdiocesan High School that is cosponsored by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, District of San Francisco New Orleans and the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Province of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. Required Qualifications:
Undergraduate degree in physical science, earth or life science;
Teaching credential or work toward it; single-subject teaching credential in Science preferred;
Experience working with high school students;
Ability to work independently and collaboratively to promote student learning.
Salary : $69,626 - $109,376
