Science Teacher

Science Teacher (August 2026)

Linn-Mar Community School District High School - Marion, Iowa Open in Google Maps

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Job : 5535836

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Feb 12, 2026 7:02 PM (UTC)

Position Title: High School Science Teacher

Immediate Supervisor: Building Principal or Designee

Summary (Job Goal): Be dedicated to the development of lifelong learners by equipping students with the knowledge and skills to confidently meet life's challenges as responsible, productive citizens.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: (Other duties may be assigned.)

Enhance Academic performance

• Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and effectively communicate those objectives to students.
• Identify students' needs and make appropriate referrals and develop strategies for individual education plans.
• Effectively communicate with parents on a regular basis outside the normal classroom day by means of newsletters, e‑mail, notes, phone calls and individual parent conferences.
• Discuss student problems, behavior incidents, positive developments, and progress with parents in an honest, sensitive, and confidential manner.
• Promotes parent participation and involvement in education activities provided for their children.
• Confer and cooperate with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting student learning, following approved curricula.
• Confer with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve student behavioral and academic problems.
• Identify students showing signs of emotional, developmental, or health‑related problems, and discuss them with supervisors, parents or guardians, and child development specialists.
• Engage in collaborative work and contribute to team planning.

Competence in Content Knowledge

• Teach relevant and meaningful curriculum to students in a classroom, using the course of study adopted by the District and other appropriate learning activities.
• Provide individual and small group instruction designed to meet individual needs of students and adapt curriculum as needed.
• Develop and use instructional materials suitable for verbal or visual instruction of students with a wide range of mental, physical, and emotional maturities.
• Enrich the educational program through study/field trips to community locations and through community member classroom visits as appropriate. Share and interpret these experiences with students and parents.
• Instruct students in citizenship and basic subject matter specified in state law and regulations and procedures of the District.

Planning/Preparing

• Develop lesson plans and instructional materials and provide individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student.
• Plan individual and group activities to stimulate academic, social and emotional growth.
• Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
• Translate lesson plans and activities into developmentally appropriate learning experiences to best utilize the available time for instruction.
• Create an effective environment for learning through functional and attractive displays, interest centers, and exhibits of students' work.
• Prepare for assigned classes, and show written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisor.
• Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of the State and District.

Instructional Strategies

• Implement individual and group activities to stimulate academic, social and emotional growth.
• Foster cooperative social behavior through activities and group projects to assist students in forming satisfying relationships with other students and adults.
• Develop in each student an awareness of his/her worth as an individual and his/her role in his/her family and community.
• Utilize technology — computers, audiovisual aids, and other equipment in the delivery of instruction.
• Identify student needs and make…