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Science teacher
Pomfret School
Pomfret Center, Connecticut
Salary: Based on Experience
Date Posted: 1/13/2025
 
Job ID: 77499
Position/Title: Science teacher
Employer: Pomfret School
Department: Science Department
Category / Heading #1: Teaching  Science - Biology/Life Sciences
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Status: FullTime
 
 
Job Description/Responsibilities:

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

  • Teach four sections of classes in an interactive classroom environment
  • Coach an athletic team or supervise an afternoon program for the equivalent of two out of three seasons
  • Serve as a faculty advisor 
  • Potentially live in a dormitory and/or participate in the residential life program, which includes a rotation of weeknight and weekend responsibilities
  • Participate in the student life program QUEST and the academic program Project:Pomfret
  • Attend faculty, school, departmental meetings, chapel services, and other required school functions and be available for weekly office hours
  • Manage relationships with parents that support the social and emotional well-being, intellectual development, and independent personal responsibility of students
  • Know, understand, and commit to the Mission and Vision of Pomfret School
  • Build positive and appropriate relationships with students and colleagues
  • Design and facilitate rigorous and empowering learning that is student-centered, relevant, and meaningful
  • Value the diverse thoughts, perspectives, learning abilities, and life experiences of students and colleagues
  • Collaborate with colleagues to create programs (academic, extracurricular, dormitory, QUEST, Project:Pomfret, etc.) that enhance the growth and learning of students while fulfilling the goals of Pomfret’s Mission and Vision
  • Cultivate the discipline, habits, and mindsets of a reflective practitioner by seeking feedback, documenting his/her learning, and establishing related goals and action plans that target student outcomes
  • Pursue continuous professional growth and development
  • Maintain current knowledge of his or her discipline, to review and revise curriculum, and to grow their repertoire of teaching and learning strategies 
  • Must adhere to all School policies as outlined in the Employee Handbook
  • Continually meet or exceed Pomfret School’s Standards of Behavior, Character, and Engagement
  • Perform other duties as assigned


 
 
Minimum Degree: BA
Certification Required: No
Minimum Experience: 3-5 Years

 
Qualifications:
  • Three years of teaching experience in a residential or day school setting 
  • Master’s degree preferred
  • A team player dedicated to supporting the growth of students
  • Must hold a valid US driver’s license
  • Passionate about, comfortable with, and find enjoyment in working with adolescents
  • Ability to relate well to all constituents in a school community
  • Organized, diligent, and possess a strong, proactive work ethic
  • Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills
  • Communicates clearly, in a timely manner, and with confidentially with students, parents, and colleagues
  • Empathetic leader and learner with demonstrated success in providing student-centered, solution-focused mentoring to high school-aged students
 
Tuition Remission: Yes
Spend for Graduate Study: No
Relocation Assistance/Allowance: Yes
Support/Sponsor Work visas to overseas candidates: No
ON Campus Housing: Yes
OFF Campus Housing: No
 
 
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Deadline:
Open Until Filled
 
Contact Info
Martha Horst