Science Teacher - SMS

Position Type:

Middle School Teaching/Science

Date Posted:

1/27/2026

Location:

Swift Middle School

Date Available:

03/09/2026

Closing Date:

02/17/2026

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Science Teacher-Grade 6

Position Title:

Science Teacher, Grade 6 - Swift Middle School

Location:

Swift Middle School

Position

Reports To:

Principal of Swift Middle School

Job : #2486

Internal Close Date:
February 3, 2026

External Close Date:
February 17, 2026

Anticipated

Start Date:

March 9, 2026

Required Certifications & Qualifications

Current State of Connecticut Teaching Certificate: #013, #030, #031, #032, #033, #034, #234, #230, #231, #232, #233, #233, #235

General Scope of Function

Watertown Public Schools is seeking a motivated and dynamic individual able to effectively teach all fundamental aspects of General Science to middle-school aged students by creating a well-rounded instructional program that promotes curiosity, perseverance, critical thinking and risk-taking.

Key Responsibilities

* Ability to establish positive relationships with students, parents and staff

* Completes daily assignments and all job related responsibilities with care, accuracy and in a timely fashion.

* Creates a student-centered classroom which ensures that every child is achieving and moving towards realizing his/her potential through shared decision-making.

* Cultivates trusting and collaborative relationships with students, parents and colleagues.

* Establishes high behavioral and academic expectations for students to ensure safety and high levels of engagement in the science classroom.

* Addresses behavioral and academic needs with fairness and consistency.

* Fosters an environment where students proactively demonstrate positive social interactions, academic risk-taking and conflict-resolution skills.

* Strong content knowledge in the area of science.

* Uses knowledge of student development, the adopted curriculum/program, the learning progressions of the NGSS and multiple student data sets to drive instructional decisions to address whole group, small group and individual strengths and areas of need.

* Develops engaging and dynamic lesson plans, which includes hands-on learning, experiments and opportunities for inquiry style learning, with multiple student entry points to ensure high levels of engagement and learning for all students.

* Maintains and actively utilizes records of student progress to differentiate instruction and provide actionable feedback to students.

* Uses ongoing self-evaluation and reflection to identify areas for improvement, and takes action to improve professional practice.

Additional Duties

* Attends staff development programs, curriculum development meetings, and other professional activities.

* Performs all other duties that may be assigned by the Building Administrator(s).

Terms of Employment

* 186 days

* Based on the working agreement between the Watertown Board of Education and the Watertown Education Association

All application materials must be submitted online, through Applitrack; should you have any difficulty in submitting your online application please contact .

* District reserves the right to close the posting if a suitable candidate is found prior to the external closing date.

Attachment(s):

* #2486 Science Teacher - SMS .pdf