What are the responsibilities and job description for the 2025-26 Upper School Physics Teacher position at Santa Catalina School?
Santa Catalina School seeks an innovative, dedicated, and student-centered full-time Upper School physics teacher for the 2025-2026 school year. This position provides an exceptional opportunity for an educator committed to the education of young women to work with a diverse and passionate student body. Our Upper School offers a program that challenges students to understand their individual interests and then passionately apply them to their education. The Upper School physics teacher will join a highly collaborative and dedicated faculty that are committed to strengthening and enriching learning through innovative teaching methods that enable students to identify and solve problems, bridge content across traditional “subject” domains, and develop an unshakable growth mindset.
The full-time Upper School physics teacher is responsible for teaching five sections of physics at varying levels as assigned by the chair of the department; grade-appropriate curriculum planning and instruction; for innovation, creativity, integration between disciplines, and integration of technology use throughout the program; for serving as an advisor to a group of students; and for being an engaging and supportive faculty member of our boarding environment. Working under the guidance of the chair of the science department and reporting to the Head of Upper School, the Upper School physics teacher will join a department that works closely together and values collegiality.
