What are the responsibilities and job description for the Middle School Science Teacher position at The Spence School?
Job Details
Job Location: 91 - New York, NY
Education Level: Not Specified
Salary Range: $67675.00 - $134227.00 Salary/year
Description
MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHER
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 empowering girls and women in the sciences.
Responsibilities
- Teach four sections of Middle School Science (7th - 8th).
- Collaborate with 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 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 by engaging with and learning from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
- 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 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
