High School Science Teacher

About the role

Landmark Academy is searching for a High School Science Teacher to join our team. Your primary goal is to ensure that each of your students is learning subject matter identified in the State standards and the Landmark Academy curriculum.

Essential Functions

• Consistently plan and deliver lessons that are varied, interesting, engaging, and enjoyable for your students.
• Create lesson plans that are in harmony with students' learning styles.
• Assign homework only in accordance with Landmark’s homework philosophy and in alignment with Professional Learning Community (PLC) team guidelines.
• Offer assignments and assessments in accordance with four-period learning, providing frequent and timely feedback to your students.
• Review and analyze student performance data to develop plans to meet the needs of all students (refer to the 4 essential PLC questions on the intranet).
• Maintain timely, complete, and accurate student records (i.e. Skyward).
• Develop a curriculum that is aligned with the State standards, referring to these approved guidelines as necessary.
• Develop and implement educational plans such as IEP’s, 504 plans, and behavior plans.
• Ensure that your classroom is conducive to learning – one that is safe and nurturing for all students.
• Provide consistency and balance for your students.
• Advise parents frequently about their child’s performance and progress.
• Communicate with parents via various means including voice mail, email, Skyward, face-to-face conferences, written correspondence, or other means.
• Return parent email and voicemail messages within 24 hours.
• Conduct research, attend conferences, and meetings, and pursue continuing education to ensure effective instruction.
• Keep teaching certification up to date and model being a lifelong learner.
• Teach and model elements of Landmark Academy’s approved character education program (7 Habits).
• Ensure students have a healthy self-respect and respect for others.
• Use teachable moments to reinforce desirable character traits.
• Ensure students follow Landmark’s rules and policies, using a balance of Positive Behavior Interventions and Support along with disciplinary procedures.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required and Michigan Teaching Certification in the assigned area as well as pre-service experience, as required for certification.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to talk and hear.
• Very active position requiring standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day.
• Frequent lifting and/or moving items over 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits available.
• Volunteer Life Insurance.
• Short Term Disability.
• 401K and Roth.