Description
Pomona Catholic School is accepting applications from individuals who seek a teaching position in the Science Department for the 2024 – 2025 academic school year. Specific content areas: Chemistry and Physics with an opportunity for sections of middle school science.
Ideal applicants should be open to professional growth and committed to participating in a Catholic education and must demonstrate evidence of effective communication, collaboration, and aptitude with educational technology.
The ideal candidate is a dynamic, passionate, and well-versed educator with experience in diverse classrooms. Candidates should be team players and able to collaborate easily with colleagues. Strong organizational and class management skills needed as well as the ability to communicate regularly and effectively with all stakeholders including parents, other colleagues, and students. The successful candidate must demonstrate up-to-date knowledge of content area and be able to engage students using a wide variety of teaching strategies, updating Gradebook weekly, developing 21st century skills, and educating the whole child, mind and spirit. Candidate must be highly skilled at planning, organizing, and developing curriculum to reach the needs of all learners.
SUMMARY OF MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Teaching Science at a college preparatory high school level
- Provides individual and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student
- Establishes and maintains the cooperation of the school administration standards of student behavior needed to provide an orderly, productive classroom environment
- Maintains professional competence through participation in service education activities provided by the school and/or self-selected professional growth activities
- Identifies student needs, and cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and helping students solve health, attitude and learning problems
- Regularly communicates with parents and school counselors on the individual student’s progress
- Supervises students in out-of-classroom activities during the assigned working day
- Participates in curriculum and other developmental programs within the school, and with specified educational partners
- Using a wide- array of formative and summative assessments
- Performs other significant duties as may be reasonably assigned
Requirements
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree (required) in Chemistry/ Physics or similar course of study (Master’s degree preferred)
- Experience in teaching at the secondary school level
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Master Degree in Chemistry/ Physics
- Credential: General Secondary or Single Subject
Wage Range
The rate of pay offered to the selected candidate is based on internal pay policy and budget. New hires are commonly paid at the minimum of the wage range or within the lower part of the range. We consider a number of factors when making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience, training and other department needs.
Information/Application Contact
Pomona Catholic High School (Pomona)
533 West Holt Avenue
Pomona, CA 91768
rarteaga@pomonacatholic.org