Teacher - Science

POSITION TYPE

Teaching:
Secondary/ Teacher-Science

Northglenn, CO.

Standard hours per week: 40. FTE: 1.0. Months per year: 9. Job code: 130020.

A teacher will perform effective teaching methods to ensure student success and promote an exemplary educational program which fosters achievement for all students.

• Plan, prepare and deliver instructional activities.
• Create a positive educational climate for students to learn in.
• Meet course and school-wide student performance goals.
• Participate in ongoing training sessions.
• Create lesson plans and modify them throughout the year.
• Grade papers and perform other administrative duties as needed.
• Read and stay abreast of current topics in education.
• Utilize various curriculum resources and technologies to enhance student learning.
• Integrate competencies, goals, and objectives into lesson plans.
• Utilize district curricula that reflect the diverse educational, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds of the students served.
• Establish and communicate clear objectives for all learning activities.
• Prepare and distribute parent communications.
• Observe and evaluate student performance.
• Manage student behavior in the classroom and create appropriate behavior strategies.

• Bachelor's degree or higher.
• Minimum age 18 years.

• Criminal background check required for hire.
• Must possess, or be able to obtain, a valid Colorado Educator License from the Colorado Department of Education within 30 days of hire.
• Must possess the required license and endorsement. If highly qualified by content test or semester hours with no endorsement, applicant must possess a Colorado educator license with a passing score on a CDE approved content test or 24 semester hours in specific core content classes as determined by Human Resources.

• Experience with ELL Training and/or an ESL or (LDE) Linguistically Diverse Education Endorsement.

All salary placement on our Certified Salary schedule is dependent on the employee's education and/or work experience. Certified/licensed employees will be granted one (1) year for each full year of contractual and/or work experience up to a maximum of ten (10) years, which includes in‑district and out‑of‑district contractual teaching and/or work experience. Responsibility for verification of outside experience shall rest with the individual employee.

For further explanation of salary placement please refer to the district’s Certified Master Agreement available on the district website.

Adams 12 Five Star Schools offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as employee assistance programs, voluntary life insurance through PERA, and 401(k), 403(b), and 457(b) plans available to all employees immediately upon hire. Additional information on paid time off and other benefits is available via the Benefits Overview.