Teacher- Science

Job Description

Job Description

Secondary Science Teacher

Prospect Grove High School – Drug & Alcohol Rehabilitation Services, Inc. (DARS)
Manos House Residential Treatment Program
Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Make a Difference Where Teaching Really Matters

Prospect Grove High School (PGHS) is seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Secondary Science Teacher to join our educational team.

PGHS is a Pennsylvania-licensed Private Academic School operated by Drug & Alcohol Rehabilitation Services, Inc. (DARS). Our school provides education to adolescent males residing at Manos House, a residential treatment program serving young people who are working to overcome substance use and other challenges while continuing their education.

This is not a traditional high school teaching position—and for the right educator, that is one of its greatest advantages.

Our very small class sizes, supportive environment, and individualized approach allow teachers to spend less time managing large classrooms and more time doing what brought most educators into the profession in the first place: teaching, building relationships, and helping students succeed.

The Science Position

The Science Teacher will provide secondary-level science instruction to students working toward high school graduation while helping them remain on track with the academic requirements of their home school districts.

Instruction may include courses such as:

• Biology
• Environmental Science
• Earth and Space Science
• General Science
• Physical Science
• Anatomy and Physiology
• Science-related electives

Because our students come to us from school districts throughout Pennsylvania, they arrive with a wide range of academic experiences, abilities, and credit needs. Our teachers work to meet students where they are academically while helping them continue making meaningful progress.

Science at PGHS provides an excellent opportunity to make learning practical, engaging, and relevant. Teachers are encouraged to incorporate hands-on activities, demonstrations, experiments, technology, current scientific issues, health and wellness concepts, environmental topics, and real-world applications whenever appropriate.

Our goal is not simply for students to earn a science credit. We want students to develop curiosity, problem-solving skills, scientific literacy, and a better understanding of how science affects their everyday lives.

A Different Kind of Classroom

PGHS operates with exceptionally small class sizes, typically averaging approximately five students. This allows teachers to provide a level of individualized instruction and support that is rarely possible in a traditional secondary school.

Teachers may teach multiple sections of the same or similar courses, reducing the number of completely different lessons that must be prepared each day.

Our students benefit from structure, consistency, positive relationships, and educators who recognize that academic success can play an important role in helping a young person see a different future for himself.

Teachers are not expected to do this alone. PGHS staff work as part of a larger team that includes educators, counselors, treatment professionals, residential staff, and administrators who share the goal of helping each student succeed.

More Than Just Earning Credits

Education at Prospect Grove goes beyond completing coursework.

Our students participate in career exploration, workforce preparation, postsecondary planning, financial literacy, community partnerships, and other opportunities designed to prepare them for life after treatment and high school.

Science instruction can play an important role in this process by exposing students to careers in healthcare, skilled trades, technology, environmental science, manufacturing, engineering, and other STEM-related fields.

Teachers have the opportunity to become an important part of that process and often see progress in students who may not have experienced success in a traditional school environment.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for an educator who:

• Has a passion for science and enjoys making scientific concepts understandable, practical, and interesting for students.
• Enjoys working with teenagers and building positive professional relationships.
• Can differentiate instruction for students with varying academic abilities and educational backgrounds.
• Is comfortable incorporating hands-on activities, demonstrations, experiments, and real-world applications into science instruction.
• Understands that student success sometimes begins with engagement, trust, consistency, and small accomplishments.
• Can maintain appropriate structure and expectations while providing encouragement and support.
• Works well as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Is flexible, dependable, creative, and willing to approach education differently when traditional methods have not worked for a student.

Candidates should possess, or be eligible to obtain, the appropriate Pennsylvania certification to teach secondary Science in a licensed Private Academic School.

Why Prospect Grove High School?

For educators who want the opportunity to actually know their students and see the impact of their work, PGHS offers a teaching environment that is difficult to find in a traditional school setting.

Small classes. Individualized instruction. Supportive colleagues. Meaningful relationships. Real opportunities to change the direction of a young person’s life.

At Prospect Grove High School, success is not always measured simply by a test score. Sometimes it is a student earning a credit he thought he would never complete, becoming interested in a science or STEM-related career, graduating from high school, earning a GED, or discovering for the first time that he is capable of succeeding academically.

If you became an educator because you wanted your work to matter, we would like to talk with you.

Prospect Grove High School
Drug & Alcohol Rehabilitation Services, Inc. (DARS)
Manos House