Grade 4-8 Stem Teacher

The Hebrew Academy of The Five Towns and Rockaway is seeking an experienced grade 4-8 STEM Teacher to join our team. The STEM teacher's primary role will be to facilitate developmentally appropriate STEM learning activities, experiences and assessments to foster academic and social growth.

• Teach 16 class periods a week in a variety of cohesive STEM courses (Coding, Engineering, Design Thinking, etc.) with 4th,5th, 6th, and 8th grade students
• Coach our middle school Robotics team, with options to expand to HS or LS
• Effectively collaborate with faculty to implement projects that infuse STEM into core subjects
• Maintain a safe and organized learning space that is welcoming to multiple groups of students throughout the school day
• Maintain equipment and lab inventory housed within the STEM Lab
• Work with our STEM team to help integrate new modalities and interactives.

• Must be comfortable with an inquiry based, hands-on PBL style classroom
• Experience with some block based coding is a must. Language based coding, Arduino experience a plus
• Passionate and dedicated to making STEM accessible and inclusive to students
• Solutions-focused with strong communication and planning skills, a team player.
• A graduate of a Master’s Degree in Education program in relevant content area preferred

The Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway (HAFTR) is progressive, modern Orthodox yeshiva located in Lawrence,NY.

Job Type-Full time

• 403B matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid Time off

Salary : $75,000-$85,000 annually + Employee Benefits