Science Teacher

Science Teacher

Beaufort County Schools – Washington High School – Washington, North Carolina.

This job is also posted in Beaufort County School District and North Carolina School Jobs.

Job : 5724471

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: May 19, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Aug 13, 2026

Employment in this position is effective August 13, 2026. Candidates must be eligible for a teaching license in NC. Licensure information can be found at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

Candidates should contact Mike Swinson, Principal, .us or . To be considered for this position, you must have a completed BCS application online and contact the Principal listed above. The application is found ufort.k12.nc.us under the Employment section.

Reports to: Principal

Supervises: May coordinate and direct the activities of teacher assistants.

Purpose: To plan, organize and present instruction and instructional environments that help students learn subject matter and skills that will contribute to their educational and social development.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Management of Instructional Time

  The teacher has materials, supplies, and equipment for each lesson ready at the start of the lesson or instructional activity; gets the class started quickly; gets students on task quickly at the beginning of each lesson; maintains a high level of student time-on-task.

• Management of Student Behavior

  The teacher has established a set of rules and procedures that govern the handling of routine administrative matters; has established a set of rules and procedures that govern student verbal participation and talk during different types of activities—whole-class instruction, small group instruction, etc.; has established a set of rules and procedures that govern student movement in the classroom during different types of instructional and noninstructional activities;
  
  frequently monitors the behavior of all students during whole-class, small group, and seat work activities and during transitions between instructional activities; stops inappropriate behavior promptly and consistently, yet maintains the dignity of the student.

• Instructional Presentation

  The teacher begins lesson or instructional activity with a review of previous materials; introduces the lesson or instructional activity and specific learning objectives when appropriate; speaks fluently and precisely; presents the lesson or instructional activity using concepts and language understandable to the students; provides relevant examples and demonstrations to illustrate concepts and skills; assigns tasks that students handle with a high rate of success;
  
  asks appropriate levels of questions that students handle with a high rate of success; conducts lesson or instructional activity at a brisk pace, slowing presentations when necessary for student understanding but avoiding slowdowns; makes transitions between lessons and between instructional activities within lessons efficiently and smoothly; makes sure that the assignment is clear; summarizes the main point(s) of the lesson at the end of the lesson or instructional activity.

• Instructional Monitoring of Student Performance

  The teacher maintains clear, firm and reasonable work standards and due dates; circulates during class work to check all students’ performance; routinely uses oral, written, and other work products to check student progress; poses questions clearly and one at a time.

• Instructional Feedback

  The teacher provides feedback on the correctness or incorrectness of in‑class work to encourage student growth; regularly provides prompt feedback on assigned out‑of‑class work; affirms a correct oral response appropriately, and moves on; provides sustaining feedback after an incorrect response or no response by probing, repeating the question, giving a clue, or allowing more time.

• Facilitating Instruction

  The teacher has an instructional plan which is compatible with the school and systemwide curricular goals; uses diagnostic information obtained from tests and other assessment procedures to develop and revise objectives and/or tasks; maintains accurate records to…