Upper School Science Teacher

Benefits:

401(k)

Employee discounts

Health insurance

Paid time off

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

About the Role:

Logos Academy in York, PA is looking for a passionate and dedicated Upper School Science Teacher to inspire the next generation of curious minds. This is an exciting opportunity to join a mission-driven academic community where great teaching is celebrated and students are challenged to think deeply about the world around them.

Minimum Requirements

Passionate commitment to Logos Academy’s core values: Live with Christ at the center, honor the personhood of all children, restore relationships with love and truth, and learn for a life of renewal.

Commitment to advancing the mission of Logos Academy through hard work, innovation, and partnership with the fundraising department, and in good stewardship of all resources

Effective interpersonal communication practices, integrity with confidential information, organizational skills, strong independent project management, and ability to handle stressful situations with professionalism and flexibility

Proficient typing and editing skills. Strong writing ability given basic guidelines

Ability to joyfully interface with and respectfully serve a diverse audience, including board members, staff, students, families, donors, contractors, and vendors

Strong commitment to the Christian faith as articulated by the Apostles and Nicene Creeds as well as regular attendance, fellowship, and accountability within a community of believers.

Living to the best of your ability to the community rule of life outlined in the Logos Academy Employee Handbook.

Commitment to helping Logos Academy in advancing the technology plan through personal growth and initiative.

Bachelor’s degree (required)

State-level teacher certification and/ or experience teaching children (required)

Experience teaching within a Classical Christian school and/ or express willingness to be trained in Classical Christian Education (preferred)

Experience within a culturally diverse workplace or ministry and/ or express willingness to be trained in culturally responsive pedagogy (preferred)

Major Responsibilities:

Plan and implement grade-level lessons and assessments in support of the curricular scope and sequence

All daily lessons should be Christ-centered: helping students to recognize the beauty, wonder, order, and goodness of all things in God’s world and His story, over which Jesus Christ reigns as creator, sustainer, and savior

At least once weekly, lessons should include integration across multiple subjects areas and incorporate projects that involve the whole student (with physical activity as well as playful and creative input from the student)

Model, demonstrate and embody the values and goals expressed in our Portrait of a Graduate for all students throughout the school day, in and out of the classroom

Contribute to the regular assessment and improvement of our curricular scope and sequence within your areas of instruction at the direction of the Upper School Principal, Head of School, and Academic Committee

Assess student progress in line with curricular benchmarks, identify remedial needs, and maintain academic records

Develop and maintain a formative classroom environment and culture

Classroom setup and decorations should embody the grade-level curricular content and celebrate student work in a way that is inviting, intriguing, home-like, and orderly

Students should be clearly aware of teacher expectations and authority during every activity and transition throughout the school day and classroom culture should follow predictable rhythms of activity (moving between lively and restful)

Implement all school policy and practices with regard to student behavior

Maintain behavioral records for regular parent communications, student records, and any outside professional assessment of students (requested by parents and approved by the school)

Maintain parent partnerships through regular communication, an annual home visit and the offering of at least one parent-teacher conference per year

Maintain regular, professional, and Christ-like communications with colleagues, office staff, and school administrators

Receive and implement all directions from the Upper School Principal & Head of School cooperatively and respectfully