High School Science Teacher

Carney, Sandoe & Associates, an educational recruitment organization has partnered with a boarding school in Kents Hill, Maine that is currently seeking an Upper School Science Teacher
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Our free job placement service connects educators with independent and private schools that align with their specific needs and qualifications. By getting to know each candidate personally, we match them with the right opportunities—saving time and ensuring the best match. Our mission is to help educators find roles where they can truly thrive. We have positions nationwide and internationally.

• Live on campus.
• Teach assigned science courses across upper school.
• Foster a rigorous, inquiry-based classroom culture grounded in curiosity and critical thinking.
• Lead hands‑on laboratory experiences and authentic scientific investigation.
• Advisory, media literacy, research, service learning, or mentorship role.
• Tutorial sessions twice weekly.
• Participate in robust professional development throughout the year.
• Contribute to faculty professional learning within the department and across the school.

• Minimum of five years of teaching experience at the upper school level.
• Undergraduate degree in a scientific discipline (physics, chemistry, biology, earth science, engineering, or a closely related field; advanced degree preferred).
• Experience with hands‑on labs, guided experimentation, and open‑ended inquiry.
• Ability to teach across multiple areas of science, with strong preference for candidates able to teach physics.
• Ability to connect with and inspire students.
• Desire and ability to work collaboratively in high‑functioning teams across departments.
• Excellent people skills and strong communication abilities (oral and written).
• Mastery of Google Workspace for Education and comfort with new technologies.
• Understanding of project‑ and inquiry‑based learning, as well as design thinking.
• Experience working with high‑achieving or gifted students is an asset.

Compensation and benefit packages are competitive but will differ by school and will typically depend on geographic location, your experience, and your level of degree.

Paid holidays, vacation and personal time

Carney Sandoe does not discriminate on the basis of physical handicap, sex, race, creed, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national or ethnic origin in administration of its services, consulting, events, professional development, or other programs.