Half Time High School Chemistry Teacher

Position Summary

Meridian CUSD #223 is seeking a Half Time High School Science Teacher for the  school year. The position includes courses in Chemistry and AP Chemistry.

• Possess effective oral and written communication skills
• Able to comprehend and follow written and verbal instructions
• Physically and emotionally able to perform job responsibilities
• Skilled in the use of office computer equipment, related software applications, and other standard office machines
• Able to gather data, compile information, prepare reports and use to improve performance
• Able to make procedural decisions and judgments
• Able to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community
• Able to attend to detail
• Able to perform multiple concurrent tasks
• Able to set goals and establish methods for achieving goals
• Knowledge in content area and accompanying pedagogy
• Knowledge of resources available to best support personal and student growth

• Implement the District’s philosophy of education and instructional goals and objectives.
• Create a classroom environment conducive to learning and student growth and appropriate to the physical, social, and emotional development of students.
• Establish and maintain high standards and expectations for academic performance and student behavior needed to achieve a positive learning atmosphere in the classroom.
• Establish effective and professional rapport with students and parents that earns their respect.
• Motivate students to develop skills, attitudes and knowledge needed to provide a good foundation for learning in accordance with each student’s ability.
• Meet and instruct assigned classes/students in the location and at the time designated and complete duties in a timely manner.
• Make adequate preparation for daily instruction, including plans for substitutes, and provide for individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student.
• Select and requisition textbooks and instructional aids; maintain required inventory records.
• Guide the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals by establishing and communicating clear objectives to students.
• Gather information and data about students to improve instructional performance.
• Set instructional outcomes of high rigor aligned with overall instructional goals and standards.
• Monitor student progress to inform instruction and consistently assess student achievement through formal and informal testing.
• Ask effective and appropriate questions to deepen student learning, allowing them to make connections, and critically think.
• Engage students in critical learning.
• Create a classroom culture reflecting high expectations and the importance of learning.
• Keep students engaged to the task at hand consistently.
• Design coherent instruction by coordinating knowledge of content, students, and resources.
• Design student assessments to align with instructional outcomes that can be used to measure student growth from pre‑to post‑assessment.
• Participate actively in a Professional Learning Community with colleagues by attending staff meetings and in‑service meetings as required.
• Create, share, and analyze data with team or departmental colleagues.
• Participate in curriculum development programs and in the selection of materials and equipment to support instruction.
• Report suspected child abuse/neglect cases as required by statute and board policy and notify immediately appropriate personnel of evidence of substance abuse, child abuse, child neglect, severe medical or social conditions, potential suicide or individuals appearing to be under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances, or anabolic steroids.
• Work cooperatively with other school personnel in the identification, diagnosis, referral and remediation of individual…