Physics Teacher SY25-26 High School
Physics Teacher SY25-26 High School
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Job Description
What Youll Do
As the Physics Teacher at Veritas Prep High School youll provide our students with engaging and rigorous instruction in science and specifically physics that will prepare them for collegelevel work. Youll work with a team to create a community where students of all identities feel safe seen and included centering students in the classroom and fostering studentled discourse critical thinking and leadership skills.Youll collaborate with content and grade level colleagues and our higher education partners for coherence and alignment in our work and efficiency in preparing students for the next level.
You will also:
- Build knowledge in your content area and be prepared for every class with highquality effective lessons
- Facilitate interactive studentcentered labs and investigations
- Be an active participant in your content planning team with other Science Teachers in the building to improve the quality of instructional materials
- Learn and use schoolwide routines that help our school run smoothly and keep the focus on teaching and learning
- Use data to make decisions and to support the growth of our students in the classroom and during daily tutoring
- Teach students valuable socialemotional skills and embed this skillbuilding into your lessons and daily interactions
- Build deep relationships and actively partner and communicate with parents and families
- Engage in learning about racism diversity equity and inclusion in education and be a champion for anitracist education
- Work as a team with teachers staff and leaders to support students
- Actively engage in professional development and coaching to continually improve your practice
Requirements
What Youll Need (Qualifications)
- An unwavering belief that all students can achieve academically
- A passion for continuous growth as an educator
- A dedication to fighting racism in our educational institutions and in daily life and knowledge of the history of race and racism as well as the systems of oppression our students face
- One to two years of teaching experience (preferred)
- Bachelors degree
- Subject area expertise (preferred) i.e.
- passing score on the Communications and Literacy (Reading and Writing) MTEL
- passing score on the Physics MTEL or
- eligibility for a MA teaching license in Physics
- SEI endorsement within one year of employment
- Current authorization to work in the United States a candidate must have such authorization by his or her first day of employment
- Alignment with our Values of
- Students First: We make decisions with our students in mind and know our actions model the way.
- Grow Together: We are role models of growth mindset teamwork and collaboration.
- One Team One Mission: We cheer for lean on and support each other as we play unique roles in support of the same mission.
Think you dont quite meet all the qualifications listed above Apply anyway! We are looking for a truly diverse team of educators and research shows that historically marginalized groups are less likely to apply if they do not meet every requirement. We are working to become an antiracist organization and want to recruit and support a diverse staff to understand the history of inequity in education and to ensure students see teachers staff and leaders who look like them working in their schools.
Want to learn more Set up a call with a recruiter by emailing
Veritas Prep is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against employees or qualified job applicants on the basis of race religion color sex age national origin disability veteran or military status marital status sexual orientation genetic information gender identity or expression or any other status or condition protected by applicable law. This policy extends to but is not limited to recruitment selection compensation benefits promotion training and termination.
Benefits
About Veritas Prep
Veritas Prep is a public tuitionfree school in Springfield that prepares students in grades 5 through 12 to compete achieve and succeed in college and beyond. Veritas Prep accelerates every students path to college and career by helping them set a strong academic foundation in middle school and guaranteeing access to college classes and college prep support in our walltowall Early College high school.
At Veritas Prep we are not only breaking down barriers to college access but also providing the tools students need to persist through college and prepare for a successful career. Our middle school program has been serving students in Springfield since 2012 and our scholars are supported by skilled dedicated and diverse teachers. Scholars learn important academic habits and are challenged to achieve at high levels academically socially and emotionally setting them up for success as they enter our high school.
Our Early College high school program in partnership with STCC and Worcester State University prepares students to earn highimpact college degrees saving students up to two years time in college and thousands of dollars. Students can earn up to an associate degree for free and the general studies associate degree from STCC means students enter as JUNIORS at any Massachusetts public college or university after high school graduation.
Students at Veritas Prep benefit from high academic standards and robust support an exceptional learning environment a diverse staff of highquality educators a strong commitment to social/emotional and practical skill development and an inclusive antiracist community that values the identities and backgrounds of all students.
Employment Type
Full-Time
