What are the responsibilities and job description for the Middle School Science Teacher and Ecology Program Lead position at The Spence School?
Job Details
Description
THE SPENCE SCHOOL
MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHER AND ECOLOGY PROGRAM LEAD
Full time, to begin August 2025
Overview
Spence’s Science Department seeks an experienced educator to join a department committed to collaboration, pedagogical inquiry, and to empowering girls and women in the sciences. This position is also an opportunity to deepen and expand the School’s K-12 Ecology program—an interdisciplinary initiative centered on environmental studies. This dynamic offering engages students in real-world problem-solving and scientific research, fostering collaboration across disciplines to address ecological challenges.
Responsibilities
- Teach two Middle School Science courses and one Upper School Ecology Fellowship
- Lead the growth, evolution and integration of the K-12 Ecology program
- Collaborate in teaching teams to design curriculum, assessments, and teaching methods
- Participate in department-wide initiatives about issues of equity, pedagogy, and curriculum
- Serve as a Middle School School advisor
Qualifications
Qualifications
- Finds joy in working with children and in school life
- Approaches work with optimism, energy, kindness, and a sense of humor
- Demonstrates cultural competency and skills engaging with and learning from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences
- Supports Spence’s commitment to equity
- Demonstrates constructivist pedagogical skill, an appreciation for the science and the craft of teaching, and love of science as a discipline
- Regards collaboration as an essential component of professional growth and values working on a team
- Enjoys a commitment that extends beyond the classroom, including contributions to the larger school community
- Possesses sustained experience teaching Middle or Upper School Science, preferably Environmental Science or Ecology
- Has an advanced degree or equivalent experience
Spence is committed to an equitable program and a diverse faculty and student body. We therefore actively seek candidates from diverse backgrounds.
Salary : $67,675 - $134,227
