Teacher - Mathematics SEI Endorsement SY25-26
Teacher - Mathematics SEI Endorsement SY25-26
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Job Description
Position: MathematicsTeacher
Position Type: Fulltime
Department: Secondary; Mathematics
Location: Watertown High School
Reports to: Principal Math/Science Coordinator
Affiliation: WEA Unit A
Salary range: As determined by WEA Salary Schedule Unit A
Priority Application Deadline:Priority will be given to applications received by April 17 2025.
General Description:
Watertown Public Schools seeks an exceptional Math Teacher with an SEI endorsement who is highly qualified and knowledgeable to join our community of teachers learners and leaders. This is an exciting opportunity for teachers who desire to serve where their efforts matter.
Responsibilities:
- Demonstrates mastery of related subject matter instructional skills and resource materials for the course(s) taught.
- Utilizes lesson plans and units of instruction aligned with current state and district standards which drives instruction through formative assessment and differentiation.
- Maintains a safe organized classroom which supports students independent learning collaboration and choice.
- Utilizes a variety of effective instructional and management techniques.
- Provides a variety of assessments and uses assessments for planning and instruction
- Provides consistent immediate feedback to student learning and asks analytical questions that elicit students responses that incorporate prior knowledge life experience and interests that are directly related to the content objective.
- Monitors and maintains a positive classroom environment that supports the schoolwide behavior expectation in which most students are engaged incorporates mutual respect and provides cooperative learning opportunities.
- Uses available technology/instructional media to enhance the students learning experiences.
- Establishes and maintains appropriate relationships with students parents staff and community members by communicating in a tactful courteous and confidential manner.
- Appropriately communicates and interacts with other professional staff in academic planning and school committee work.
- Attends and participates in staff meetings and schoolrelated activities and committees.
- Demonstrates a commitment to continuous professional growth and works with the administrator to formulate and complete professional growth plans.
Core Competencies: Using the Massachusetts Model System for Educators Rubric priority skills and abilities that all Watertown Public School teachers should possess:
Curriculum Planning and Assessment
(Subject Matter Knowledge WellStructured Lessons Curriculum and Planning Indicator Child and Adolescent Development)
- Demonstrates mastery of and enthusiasm for the content area and the pedagogy it requires
- Can convey a grasp of child development and how students learn
- Designs effective and rigorous standards based units of instruction consisting of wellstructured lessons with measurable outcomes.
Teaching All Students
(Meeting Diverse Needs Student Engagement Safe Learning Environment)
- Uses instructional practices that are likely to challenge motivate and engage all students and facilitate equitable active student participation
- Builds a productive learning environment where every student participates and is valued as part of the class community
- Cultural Proficiency
- Actively creates and maintains an environment in which students diverse backgrounds identities strengths and challenges are respected
Family and Community Engagement
(Parent/Family Engagement)
- Engages with families and builds collaborative respectful relationships with them in service of student learning
- Professional Reflection & Collaboration
Professional Culture
(Reflective Practice Professional Collaboration)
- Regularly reflects on practice seeks and responds to feedback and demonstrates selfawareness and commitment to continuous learning and development
- Seeks to participate in and contribute to a collaborative adult learning community.
Qualifications Required:
- Hold a Massachusetts Teaching License in Mathematics at the appropriate grade level and either an SEI endorsement or dual certification in ESL
- Proficiency / prepared to teach Calculus or Statistics preferred
- Bachelors degree or higher in Mathematics or related field.
- Minimum two years of fulltime employment experience in teaching
- Multilingual candidates encouraged to apply with Spanish and Portuguese language skills preferred.
Physical Demands:
- Regularly required to sit stand walk talk hear operate a computer handheld learning devices and other office equipment reach with hands and arms and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Moving physical objects such as sound equipment may be required.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Watertown Public Schools is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race color religion national origin pregnancy gender identity sexual orientation marital/civil union status ancestry place of birth age citizenship status veteran status political affiliation genetic information or disability as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.
Employment Type
Full-Time
