STEM TEACHER, ST. PATRICK CATHOLIC SCHOOL, MALVERN, PA, CHESTER COUNTY

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement an age-appropriate, standards-based STEM curriculum (including coding, robotics, and engineering challenges) for grades K-8.
• Encourage the "Four Cs" of STEM: critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity.
• Ensure lessons are highly interactive and utilize project-based learning and hands-on experimentation.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers to integrate STEM concepts across other academic subjects.

Catholic Identity and Faith Integration

• Incorporate Catholic values into STEM instruction, emphasizing the harmony between faith and reason.
• Teach and model stewardship, ethics, and respect for creation.
• Participate in school liturgies, prayer, and broader faith-based community activities.

Technology and Classroom Management

• Maintain a structured, safe, and positive learning environment appropriate for elementary and middle school students.
• Introduce students to responsible digital citizenship, internet safety, and foundational computer skills.
• Maintain STEM lab equipment, ensuring the safe use of all materials.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Education, a STEM-related field (Science, Math, Engineering, Computer Science), or equivalent.
• Certification: Valid State Teaching Certification (or ability to obtain one).
• Faith & Character: Practicing Catholic in good standing is highly preferred; candidate must respect and support the teachings of the Catholic Church.
• Skills: Strong classroom management, technical proficiency, and a passion for working with young learners.

Contact: Patricia O'Donnell, Principal
E-Mail: podonnell@saintpatrickmalvern.org

Qualified and interested candidates please email your resume and cover letter to the Principal at the e-mail address noted above. Clearances will be required as well as other documentation if the position is offered.

If the position is offered, the candidate will be required to complete the “Protecting God’s Children” training through the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Additional information regarding this training can be found here.