Science Teacher at Maya Angelou Academy (YSC) SY 26 - 27
About The Position
The Science Teacher will support instructional services provided to scholars within a secure facility, the Youth Services Center (YSC), which is the District of Columbia’s detention center for male and female youth. In one class period, the Science Teacher will support scholars taking multiple courses, including accelerated offerings across content areas such as Biology, Earth Science, Environmental Science, Chemistry, and Anatomy & Physiology. The role requires flexibility and adaptability in planning and delivering instructional strategies to meet the diverse needs of scholars.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in education or related subject field
- Must have or be eligible for initial certification by OSSE in the appropriate content area (must obtain initial certification within 1 year of employment)
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with opportunity or justice-involved youth
Responsibilities
- Facilitate multi-grade, multi-content coursework for groups of multi-aged scholars in each classroom or on their units.
- Ensure timely delivery and grading of lessons.
- Adapt lessons to accommodate varied learning styles, abilities, and academic levels of scholars.
- Maintain a positive, structured learning environment for all scholars.
- Use restorative practices to support the academic and behavioral growth of scholars.
- Work closely with colleagues, leadership, and facility staff to ensure delivery of a well-rounded educational program.
- Participate in team meetings to discuss scholar progress, share strategies, and address academic and/or behavioral concerns.
- Communicate regularly with staff about scholar needs and achievements.
- Ensure high-quality instructional materials comply with organization, facility, district, and federal education regulations.
- Prepare reports (lesson plans, assessments, progress reports, gradebook, etc.) on time and in accordance with organizational guidelines.
- Tasks that may not directly align with your job description but are vital and serve to maintain a safe and effective teaching and learning environment for scholars and staff.
Benefits
- salaries are comparable to those of other public charter schools in the District of Columbia area
- Compensation for instructional roles follows our established pay bands, which can be accessed from our career page
- robust benefits plan
- health care coverage
- HSA/FSA and dependent care accounts
- voluntary dental and vision
- employer-paid short-term and long-term disability options
- commuter benefits
- a 401k retirement savings plan with employer contribution offered after 1 year of service
- opportunity to positively impact students with a broad range of experiences and backgrounds
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
