(2026-2027) Middle School Science Teacher, St. Joseph the Worker School

About the role

The Middle School Teacher at St. Joseph the Worker School, Orefield, serves as an educator responsible for providing academic subject instruction, creating lesson plans, managing students, communicating with families, and fostering students' faith growth.

Responsibilities

• Prepare lesson plans, activities, projects, and assignments for the school year.
• Evaluate student performance using assessment data and prepare lessons to meet students' needs.
• Provide clear feedback on assessments to promote future learning.
• Maintain fair, accurate, and timely grading policies, procedures, and attendance.
• Identify materials needed to implement class activities/projects.
• Communicate with students and parents on a regular basis about schedules, assignments, events, and individual student needs.
• Attend parent-teacher conferences throughout the school year.
• Motivate students to develop skills, attitudes, and knowledge to provide an effective educational foundation in accordance with their abilities.
• Organize daily class time to ensure instruction is completed within the allotted time; develop weekly lessons with appropriate instructional materials; provide instructions for substitute teachers in case of absence.
• Evaluate student progress; keep appropriate records; prepare, administer, score, and record test results; prepare progress reports and report cards.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding school/workplace matters including social media and online platforms.
• Follow St. Joseph the Worker School and Allentown Diocese policies as outlined in the teacher's handbook.
• Establish and maintain appropriate student supervision to create a safe, orderly, effective, and productive learning environment.
• Uphold St. Joseph the Worker School discipline procedures.
• Participate in required in-service training meetings and workshops.
• Attend and participate in faculty meetings.
• Attend and participate in school events, activities, and fundraisers.
• Perform any other duties assigned by the Principal.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Education, Science, or equivalent.
• Pennsylvania teaching certification (preferred).
• Effective communication skills with parents, students, and colleagues.
• Understanding of child development and ability to relate to students.
• Ability to supervise employees and communicate with adults and volunteers.
• High energy level.
• Ability to handle classroom situations with fairness and patience.
• Ability to respond calmly to overwhelming and difficult situations.
• High level of confidentiality, credibility, integrity, and self-confidence.

Qualifications

• Clear records of Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Record Check (PATCH), Pennsylvania Child Abuse History, and Federal Bureau of Investigation Criminal Background Fingerprint Check as required under Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Act 153 of 2014 (no less than 1 year old).
• Completion of Protecting God's Children class and Mandated Reporter Training.

Skills

• Knowledge of the prescribed curriculum, current educational research, and technological tools.
• Ability to address student learning styles and achieve meaningful and measurable outcomes.

Benefits

No specific benefits are mentioned in the job posting.

Pay

No specific pay details are provided in the job posting.

Schedule

The schedule is from 7:45 AM to 3:15 PM, Monday through Friday.