High School Physics and Chemistry Teacher

Overview

Explore the wonders of the universe with us! We are hiring for an immediate opening to teach Physics and Chemistry to our perceptive high school students. This position is also open to student teachers with an advanced student teacher permit.
Did you major in Physics and Chemistry in college and are now looking for a change of pace? This career may be the perfect fit for you. Work on your teaching certificate while you teach! We offer competitive salary and benefits!

Our mission is to form a community of faith and learning by promoting a Catholic way of life through Gospel values and academic excellence. We are seeking an individual who will exhibit the core values of Bishop O’Gorman Catholic Schools:
Faith, Unity, Excellence, and Integrity and create an environment of trust.

Location: Bishop O'Gorman High School

• Promote the mission of Bishop O’Gorman Catholic Schools
• Plan, prepare and deliver instructional activities that facilitate active learning experiences
• Develop schemes of work and lesson plans that adhere to system curriculum maps
• Establish and communicate clear objectives for all learning activities
• Provide a variety of learning materials and resources for use in educational activities
• Identify and select different instructional resources and methods to meet students’ varying needs
• Instruct and monitor students in the use of learning materials and equipment
• Use relevant technology to support instruction
• Keep updated with developments in subject area, teaching resources and methods and make relevant changes to instructional plans and activities
• Observe, monitor and evaluate student progress and performance
• Assign and grade class work, homework, tests, assignments and enter grades online
• Provide appropriate and timely feedback on work
• Maintain accurate and complete records of students’ progress and development
• Provide student supervision and discipline
• Perform certain pastoral duties including student support, counseling students with academic problems and providing student encouragement
• Uphold professionalism and confidentiality
• Participate in school events and fundraisers
• Participate in department, school meetings and parent meetings
• Communicate necessary information regularly to students, colleagues and parents regarding student progress and student needs
• Attend parent-teacher conferences to meet with parents
• Assume responsibility and care of classrooms and school property
• Maintain accurate inventory of classroom materials and supplies
• Perform various duties as assigned

• Essential
  
  Qualifications:
• Willingness and ability to effectively communicate the Catholic Church’s teachings through ministry activities
• Willingness and ability to be a positive witness to the Catholic faith by living professionally and personally in accordance with Catholic teachings
• Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited institution
• State certification
• Exhibit the core values of Bishop O’Gorman Catholic Schools:
  Faith, Unity, Excellence, and Integrity
• Knowledge of relevant technology
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Good problem solving and decision making skills
• Self-motivated with high energy

• Ability to work daytime hours, primarily Monday-Friday
• Clarity of vision
• Ability to speak English clearly
• Ability to hear and distinguish sounds, including speech, alarms and other work environment sounds
• Fine motor skills including keyboarding, writing, grasping, holding, and repetitive motion
• Ability to frequently sit, stand, and walk during the work day
• Ability to lift and carry up to 30 pounds occasionally
• Ability to push/pull up to 50 pounds
• Ability to intermittently bend, squat, and reach overhead