Long - Term Chemistry Substitute Teacher

Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory•San Francisco, CA

22d•Onsite

About The Position

Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory (SHC) is a Lasallian Vincentian Catholic, co-educational college preparatory secondary school in San Francisco, California. Its mission is to provide a rigorous education in an inclusive Catholic community of faith and prepare service-oriented leaders. SHC fosters students’ intellectual, artistic, athletic, social, and spiritual potential through student-centered learning and a commitment to social justice. This is a long-term, temporary, on-campus substitute position teaching three sections of tenth-grade Chemistry 1,2. The position is identified as non-exempt and part-time (3/5th), with compensation of $53.82 to $84.54 per hour. The role is supervised by the Principal and Assistant Principal for Academics and has an effective date of December 15, 2026. The teacher models Lasallian/Vincentian educator characteristics and promotes SHC’s mission, philosophy, and Integral Student Outcomes. In collaboration with Science Department colleagues, the teacher designs and delivers standards-based instruction, guides scientific inquiry and lab work, assesses student learning, maintains an interactive in-person and virtual learning environment, communicates with students, families, and school personnel, and keeps digital attendance and grading records. The role also contributes to co-curricular, service-learning, and retreat programs; participates in professional development and strategic initiatives; and supports the school’s Catholic and Lasallian Vincentian formation. Applicants must have an undergraduate degree in chemical science(s), a teaching credential or be working toward one, experience working with high school students, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively. A single-subject Science teaching credential is preferred. An advanced degree in Science and experience in a Catholic high school setting are desired. A bachelor’s degree is listed under Education and/or Experience. The position has moderate physical demands. Duties regularly involve sitting, handling or feeling with the hands, and talking and hearing; frequently involve reaching, bending, standing, and walking; and require travel and driving. The employee may lift or move up to 35 pounds. The work environment may involve moderate exposure to unusual elements such as extreme temperatures, dirt, dust, or loud noises. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities. Employment requires legal authorization to work in the United States and is conditioned on successful completion of a background investigation. SHC is an equal opportunity employer and states that it will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree in chemical science(s).
Teaching credential or progress toward a teaching credential.
Experience working with high school students.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively to promote student learning.
Bachelor’s degree listed under Education and/or Experience.

Nice To Haves

Single-subject teaching credential in Science (preferred).
Advanced degree in Science.
Experience in a Catholic high school setting.

Responsibilities

Model the characteristics of a Lasallian/Vincentian educator and promote SHC’s mission, philosophy, and Integral Student Outcomes.
Facilitate students’ formulation and investigation of questions about the natural world through discovery labs, shared inquiry, individual research, and scientific data creation and analysis.
Collaborate with Science Department colleagues to design and implement standards-based lessons that support critical thinking and mastery of essential skills and understandings.
Plan and implement what students will learn, how they will learn, and how their learning will be assessed in ways appropriate to grade level.
Provide regular and varied assessments, compile accurate grades, and determine what and how students are learning.
Maintain an interactive learning environment in physical and virtual learning spaces, including Schoology.
Communicate proactively and consistently with students, parents, and school personnel.
Maintain current and complete digital grading and attendance records.
Collaborate in co-curricular activities, service learning, and retreat programs.
Engage in professional development, including SHC’s four-year New Faculty Professional Development and Support Program, and develop as a reflective, growth-minded practitioner.
Participate in strategic initiatives that strengthen diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, including equitable learning, culturally responsive teaching, social-emotional learning, and universal design for learning.
Strengthen SHC’s mission and the charisms of the Daughters of Charity and De La Salle Christian Brothers through formation programs.