Science Teacher

Position Description

Our elementary teachers are subject experts who specialize in one specific content. Content specialization allows teachers to develop much deeper expertise in their subject matter, and creates a collaborative teacher team as they develop lesson plans alongside other talented teachers. But this is just the first level of our collaborative learning environment. Every school is supported by school leaders who provide instructional frameworks, professional development, and real‑time coaching for teachers in their classroom every single week.

Just as our teachers invest their time and energy in the progress of their students, we invest our time and energy in the progress of our teachers.

Rocketship’s collaborative learning environment reaches well beyond the classroom. We are deeply committed to parent engagement. Teachers new to our network are always impressed by how deeply our Rocketeer parents are engaged in their school’s community. Annual teacher home visits, monthly parent community meetings, and a vibrant parent volunteer network create solid relationships, a rich school culture and a devoted community that propels student achievement.

At Rocketship, you are joining a network and a community committed to excellence. If you are looking for the chance to drive transformative change in underserved communities and contribute to a national movement to close the achievement gap in our lifetime, look no further than Rocketship. We have ambitious plans to scale our system to serve more communities in need every year.

We prioritize developing leaders from within and have invested in multiple career pathway programs for our teachers and school leaders.

The Science Teacher provides K‑5 students with the opportunity to engage in science content that exposes students to new learning experiences outside of the traditional academic classroom and deepens their understanding of the world around them. The Science Teacher plays a critical role in strengthening school culture.

The Science Teacher reports to an Assistant Principal.

• The essential functions of this position include, but are not limited to the following:

• Build a classroom culture of excellence and deliver rigorous instruction by building content expertise in art that is captured in units of study and daily plans.
• Engage in cycles of data driven instruction to inform unit and daily planning and personalize instruction to student needs.
• Collaborate with Humanities and/or STEM teachers to align with thematic units of study.
• Collaborate with special education staff so students identified as needing extra support are meaningfully included.

• Partner with all students and families through frequent communication, building trusting relationships, and embracing the knowledge parents have as their child’s first teacher.
• Build authentic relationships with families beginning with home visits that form the foundation for frequent ongoing communications to support student success.
• Lead the design and execution of two science‑themed community meetings.
• Engage with families on academic and behavioral goals and transparently share student progress so that both parents and teachers own each child’s successes and challenges.

• Commit to doing and being their best, and to growing their skills as professionals and as individuals.
• Attend all professional development meetings and opportunities that may exceed the regular school day hours.
• Urgently and courageously take actions in the best interest of students, even if they are new or unfamiliar.
• Meet all professional obligations and proactively communicate when changes come up.
• Exhibit a high level of honest and humble self‑reflection owning good and bad outcomes.
• Effectively respond to and implement constructive feedback.
• Communicate effectively with colleagues and contribute to positive staff culture.

• Bachelor’s degree along with science experience, Valid teacher’s credential for state where you are teaching, in the process of receiving one, or ability to transfer an out‑of‑state credential to current state.
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