Science Teacher - Collins Middle School

Salem Public Schools

Salem is a small, diverse city with a proud maritime and immigrant history. Salem Public School leaders are passionate about urban education and understand the urgency of improving student achievement. They respect and value the racial, cultural, and linguistic diversity of our students and their families, and have a strong commitment to the Salem community. Salem Public Schools seeks individuals who are able to serve all of our students, regardless of ability or language. Applicants who have experience working in urban schools and have bilingual skills are strongly encouraged to apply.

What You’ll Do:

Team Oriented & Collaborative

• Possess enthusiasm, compassion, and a desire to work with at-risk youth
• Participate in all program meetings in a manner that supports effective student-centered and program-wide practices.
• Collaborate at a high and frequent level with program colleagues in order to provide a cohesive experience for students through co-teaching, coordination of curriculum, or alignment in student skill development as determined by team.
• Align teaching practices and approaches with program colleagues to promote the development of social, emotional, behavioral and executive functioning skills.
• Carry out general program-related duties including data collection and supervision of program students in program areas.
• Provide after school time at least one day a week “day back” to support students who need additional instruction, support or make-up work.
• Work under the general supervision of the building principal, Program supervisor and or other designated administrators.

Skilled & Responsive to Student Needs

• Develop STEM lessons based on Project Lead the Way curriculum grades 6-8
• Implement research-based district curriculum that employs a hands-on approach and challenges students appropriately.
• Use and modify district curriculum and other appropriate learning activities to meet the needs of at-risk students.
• Evaluate each students’ progress and providing frequent feedback
• Demonstrating an in-depth knowledge of content, methods, and principles of effective instruction.
• Learn and carry out basic data collection practices in the classroom to monitor student growth across all areas: academic, social, emotional, and behavioral.
• Create, modify, or alter curriculum as necessary to support student progress as determined by data, and/or input from program coordinator, curriculum coach, and supervisor.
• Collaborate effectively with program colleagues and those with expertise in modifying instruction for English language learners and students with disabilities, to identify strategies that promote the success of all students in the classroom.
• Collaborate effectively with specialists, instructional coaches, administrators and parents to foster positive social, emotional and academic development.

Patient & Positive

• Learn and implement classroom management strategies to maintain positive classroom environments, avoid power-struggles, and provide opportunities for social-emotional growth.
• Promote the learning and growth of all students through effective partnerships with families and caregivers.
• Promote the learning and growth of all students through instructional practices that establish high expectations, create a safe and effective classroom environment, and demonstrate cultural proficiency.

What You’ll Bring:

We are looking for candidates who have diverse backgrounds and experiences, are inspired by our mission and are highly motivated to change children’s lives through education. You’ll be right at home here if you are a reflective practitioner who values collaboration with colleagues and pushes yourself, your work and the people around you to the next level. We expect our SPS employees to:

• Hold a deep commitment to students and families and value diversity - The SPS community is vibrant, diverse in background, ethnicity, language, and perspective. You embrace and affirm the backgrounds of all members of the SPS community and view our diversity as a powerful resource that supports us each in learning and doing our best work.
• Hold high expectations for yourself, students, and colleagues – You see potential in all, especially our SPS students, and maintain high expectations for achievement, while providing the support necessary to meet that bar. You hold yourself to high expectations, modeling SPS values and seeking opportunities to continuously improve.
• Build authentic, caring relationships with colleagues, students, and families – You build strong relationships across students, families, and colleagues that are collaborative in nature and contribute to the individual and collective success of SPS. You partner with families and colleagues to make decisions in the best interest of students and learning.
• Embrace feedback – You are a reflective practitioner who learns from failure, using mistakes and challenges as opportunities for growth. You model persistence and growth mindset and thrive in a culture of feedback.

Job Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree required; Master’s Degree preferred

Required Massachusetts teaching certification/licensure in Mathematics 5-8 and a Science 5-8

Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) Endorsement required

Second language proficiency in Spanish or Portuguese, preferred

Experience working in an urban public school or charter school setting preferred

Able and willing to work in a remote or hybrid (remote and face-to-face) model, if needed

Current authorization to work in the United States

Equal Opportunity Employer

Salem Public School District is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation, genetic information or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally, we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.