Secondary Biology Teacher

About the role

Position available for the 2026-2027 school year. Responsible for the implementation of the West Branch Area School District curriculum for students assigned to the teacher's classroom, with specific responsibility for adhering to each approved IEP or 504 Plan for students assigned. Meet students' academic needs through design of individualized, small group, or large group instruction. Ability to design and schedule lessons, activities, and learning experiences within an instructional day that meet Pennsylvania Department of Education and WBASD requirements. Participate in professional activities such as field trips, Open House, parent conferences, IEP/social services meetings, committees, and perform other duties as assigned by the High School Principal or Superintendent.

Responsibilities

• Development and adaptation of materials and teaching strategies to individual students' needs
• Data collection and assessment of students using curriculum-based assessment
• Evaluate progress of students assigned and provide reports to parents/guardians, teachers, and administrators as required
• Collaborate with teachers who deliver specialized instruction (e.g. Special Education, Fine Arts, Technology, Physical Education, etc.) on a consistent basis regarding student progress
• Prepare, in advance, written lesson plans reflecting daily goals, objectives, assessments, and appropriate Pennsylvania State Academic Standards to be met
• Have lesson plans and required materials available to substitute teachers during absences
• Maintain an environment conducive to students' social and emotional growth as well as academic achievement
• Maintain effective control and authority of all students within the classroom
• Appropriately respond to student issues/concerns that arise within the classroom including acting as first level disciplinarian
• Maintain regular contact with students' parents/guardians via phone, email, or written correspondence regarding student progress or concern
• Direct activities of paraprofessionals when necessary

Qualifications

• All 7-12 Grade Science Certifications will be considered; priority given to candidates with Biology and/or General Science Grades 7-12 certifications
• Must be computer literate
• Must possess the ability to work collaboratively with others, including extensive experience in collaborating with students, parents, professional staff, and community
• Work is an internal classroom environment with some levels of noise; position requires sitting, standing, walking, moving about school buildings, use of hands and fingers to pick, pinch, seize, hold, grasp, and feel
• Must be able to hear (40 decibel loss maximum), verbally communicate, and see with acuity of twenty (20) inches or less and far acuity of twenty (20) feet or more with depth perception, accommodation, and field of vision
• Performs a variety of duties; able to make judgments and work under varying levels of stress; subject to inside environmental conditions
• Comply with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Code of Professional Practice and Conduct for Educators (Title 22, Part XIV, Chapter 235)

Please submit a standard PA teaching application, letter of interest, 3 letters of reference, and a resume to: Stacey Guenot, Secretary to the Superintendent, WBASD, 516 Allport Cutoff, Morrisdale, PA 16858. Position will remain open until filled.