What are the responsibilities and job description for the Elementary School Science Educator position at Success Academy?
Empowering Students Through Science Education
At Success Academy, we strive to ignite a passion for scientific thinking and empower students to engage critically with the world. As an Elementary School Science Teacher, you will be part of a collaborative environment focused on fostering leadership skills and academic excellence among students from diverse backgrounds.
Our Science program is designed to develop scholars as citizens of science, empowering them to engage creatively, critically, and meaningfully with the world around them. We place a strong emphasis on scientific literacy, with special attention to reading, writing, and data literacy.
A background in education is not required; we provide extensive training and a proven curriculum so you can focus on working with your students instead of building lesson plans. As a teacher at Success Academy, you will have opportunities to gain valuable professional skills and advance rapidly with leadership opportunities available both in the classroom and outside.
Develop strong, meaningful relationships with students, their families, and your peers and mentors. This includes writing letters of recommendation at the middle school and high school level.
Become a highly skilled problem solver able to tackle challenges in and out of the classroom.
Learn to assess and analyze data to chart your students' growth and achievement, and tailor your own teaching methods accordingly.
Engage in professional development opportunities with school leaders to benefit from targeted, in-the-moment feedback and coaching to improve your performance.
Have the opportunity to grow as a leader and ultimately a leader of the entire grade team. There are also opportunities to enter our school leadership track as an assistant principal as well as to transition to our network office.