Position Purpose:

Teach several grade levels with multiple sections to PreK-4th grades through collaboration with a team that is a leader in science education. Follow lesson plans, working with co-teachers, in line with curriculum objectives and SCH science curriculum maps. This position starts August 22, 2025.

Essential Functions

• Teaches Lower School students academic and social skills, with class content incorporating Life, Earth, and Physical Sciences, Engineering, and Environmental Education.
• Develops and implements lesson plans in line with curriculum objectives and school mission statement, and in collaboration with other LS Science teachers. Integrates technology in student learning experiences.
• Facilitates learning by using web-based learning resources, the Lower School science labs, outdoor gardens, and the surrounding Wissahickon woods and stream.
• Differentiates instruction to meet the needs of students.
• Provides students with a variety of formats to demonstrate skill mastery.
• Provides timely feedback on students' progress toward skill mastery.
• Teaches rules of conduct and creates a warm and welcoming learning environment.
• Maintains order in the classroom and throughout the common areas of the campus, including the playground.
• Discusses pupils' academic and behavioral progress with teachers and parents, as needed.
• Keeps records of students' progress and writes narrative comments twice a year.
• May coordinate field trips.
• Collaborates with homeroom teachers as required or requested.
• Supervises students at lunch, recess, and dismissal as assigned.
• Assumes other reasonable and equitable job-related duties assigned by the immediate supervisor.

Qualifications

• At minimum, a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education and/or major course work in the sciences.
• At least two (2) years of experience working with young children.
• Excellent communication, both oral and written.
• Ability to develop and implement curriculum, assessments, and utilize teaching methodologies/best practices.
• Strong background in the Life, Earth, Physical, and Environmental Sciences.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
• Knowledge of content, curriculum, methods, materials, and equipment for Elementary Science Education.
• Ability to provide/facilitate activities for children that encourage healthy growth.
• Knowledge of applicable safety procedures.
• Ability to provide a supportive and caring environment for children.
• Demonstrates effective classroom management.
• Knowledge of child development theory and practice.
• Excellent knowledge of computer skills with experience in the use of Google Docs, Slides, etc, and e-mail. Working knowledge of Classroom Management software and iPads is helpful and will be expected as a regular part of the position.
• Comfortable with a team-based work structure; ability to demonstrate flexibility on the job.
• Demonstrated initiative, conscientiousness, and complete follow-through on areas of responsibility.
• Demonstrated understanding of cultural competency skills and enthusiasm for issues of diversity, inclusivity, and multiculturalism.
• Experience in outdoor education preferred.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment.

• Be able to lift up to 20 lbs occasionally.
• Work primarily in a traditional, climate-controlled school environment.
• Able to move around a classroom and other school environments.

Application Procedures

To be considered, candidates must upload a cover letter, resume, teaching philosophy, and contact information for three professional references through our online platform.

Springside Chestnut Hill Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About Springside Chestnut Hill Academy

Springside Chestnut Hill Academy’s Pre-K–12 program is informed by what today’s students need to thrive in college and beyond and is supported by nearly 300 combined years of academic leadership in boys’ and girls’ education. Through a rigorous college-preparatory curriculum grounded in project- and passion-based learning, SCH students build resilience and a sense of agency while gaining an unparalleled intellectual foundation for lifelong learning and growth. Students who attend SCH experience a robust, state-of-the-art academic program intently focused on preparing them for their future. The SCH experience is designed for those who are willing to be challenged, work hard, cultivate an independent mind, and exercise their creativity and curiosity will find the curriculum engaging and rewarding. At the same time, they will discover a nurturing and stimulating learning environment led by a dedicated, passionate, and highly educated faculty. At SCH, the community created by students and faculty is authentic and strong. It is a community in which each student’s unique gifts and capabilities are respected and valued and given just the right combination of challenge and support to... ensure that each student thrives. SCH’s educational model is distinguished by single-sex education for the lower grades (Pre-K through 8) followed by a coed Upper School. This unique structure expresses SCH’s belief in the benefits of single-sex academic instruction in the lower and middle grades and recognition of the value of coeducation in a student’s final preparation for college and beyond. Through this unique structure, SCH is able to offer age-appropriate learning environments for every stage of a child’s social and intellectual development. Faculty in the Lower and Middle Schools are experts in the different ways that boys and girls learn and have designed their curriculum to support these different learning styles. Beginning with the merging of gender cultures in Upper School, students are exposed to an ever-widening array of perspectives and opinions as part of their final preparation for becoming citizens of a global community.

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