High School - Chemistry Teacher

Reports to: Principal

About the role

LEAD Public Schools seeks a Chemistry teacher who possesses an unwavering belief that all students can achieve at high levels and a strong commitment to going above and beyond to meet their students’ needs to prepare them for college and for life.

Our Science teachers work relentlessly with their teammates to ensure that all of their students not only are able to use scientific methods of research and discovery to enhance their understanding of the natural environment, but also meet the established Tennessee standards by the end of the year. This work is done through coaching and support from administration, implementing regular feedback, collaboration with colleagues, data analysis, and working to make sure that students who come in below grade level rise above the challenges they face.

What we're looking for

Successful teachers at LEAD Public Schools are committed to putting in the extra effort to ensure that our students have access to a high-quality education. Our teachers persevere through difficult challenges, set goals for our students, and don’t give up. We ask our teachers to be flexible, hard-working, and constantly striving to improve their abilities in the classroom to meet our students’ needs. We are looking for high school chemistry teachers.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement rigorous unit plans and lessons that meet the needs of all students with clear, standards-aligned objectives and appropriate assessments to gauge student comprehension
• Participate in bi-weekly coaching meetings to internalize content, teaching moves, and classroom management to improve your practice
• Participate in a collaborative learning environment with other team members including grade level work, content teams, and professional development throughout the school year
• Execute school-based duties that can include student conferences, arrival and dismissal, transitions, lunch duty, and other tasks assigned by the school leadership team

Requirements

• Minimum of two years teaching experience preferred, but not required
• Previous experience with diverse student populations or in an urban setting preferred
• Bachelor's degree is required
• Candidates must have either:
  • Valid Tennessee teaching license with the appropriate content endorsement to teach Chemistry, or
  • Valid out-of-state license that can successfully be transferred to Tennessee within 90 days of employment, or
  • Demonstrate you are on track to complete the necessary steps towards certification in Tennessee

Qualifications

• Belief in the LEAD mission that all students are capable of success while preparing them for college and for life
• Evidence of self-motivation and willingness to be a team player
• Passion for developing young scientists
• Enjoys working with students who need the most support
• Flexible, coachable, and wants to grow as a teacher

Benefits

• Innovative performance-based compensation plan allowing teachers to earn up to 10% on their base salary each year, with an average annual increase of over 5%
• Potential for a signing bonus
• Master Teacher program after 3 years, offering earnings up to $100,000 and a $1,500 professional development stipend
• Robust and competitive benefits package including:
  • Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance options
  • Mental health benefits
  • Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System pension plan (TCRS) with LEAD matching up to 6%
  • 401k and 403b plans with LEAD contributions
• Time off package for school-year employees includes:
  • 30 paid days during the school year (including holidays, fall break, thanksgiving break, winter break, and spring break)
  • Summer break
  • Up to 10 accruable PTO days during the school year
• Time off package for calendar-year employees includes:
  • 32 paid days during the school year (including holidays, fall break, thanksgiving break, winter break, spring break)
  • Up to 12 accruable PTO days during the school year
• Parental leave: 16 weeks of paid maternity leave and 6 weeks of paid parental leave (adoption, foster care)
• Laptop computers with internet and email access provided