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Upper Elementary Science Teacher 2023-2024, Part-Time

ABOUT JCDS: 

JCDS, Boston’s Jewish Community Day School, is committed to serving families across a wide spectrum of belief and practice. The school has several hallmarks: Hebrew and English spoken throughout the day; Jewish and General studies integrated in many areas; a commitment to creative, academic excellence; and living a joyful Jewish life in a welcoming community. JCDS was founded in 1995 and serves students in grades K-8. We encourage everyone in our community to approach life with a growth mindset. We value our professional staff and invest in their ongoing development. Our professional community is rooted in collaboration, generosity of spirit, and a passion for our mission. JCDS is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal opportunity for all employees without regard to race, color, religious creed, national and ethnic origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, or physical disability.

POSITION SUMMARY:

A JCDS teacher models the core values of a JCDS education: integrity, perseverance/resiliency, curiosity, multiple perspectives/empathy, problem solving, reflection and evidence, and creates a student-centered, rigorous, play-infused learning environment for students.

A JCDS science teacher teaches classes of up to 24 students.  Candidates for this position should demonstrate a passion for teaching upper elementary school children as well as a deep understanding of how to run an academic program that meets the social, emotional, intellectual and physical development of upper elementary children. The candidate should possess excellent communication, organization and class management skills and should demonstrate a desire to work collaboratively with grade level team colleagues to create a joyful, Jewish learning community.

Responsibilities:

• Lead instruction in science classrooms;
• Set up, facilitate, and clean-up of science labs and Makerspace;
• Evaluate the progress of students and discuss progress results with students, parents and administrators; 
• Develop course materials and curriculum content;
• Set up and maintain a classroom space that supports a project based approach to instruction;
• With support for the Support Services Team, identify children’s individual learning needs and design learning experiences to support them;
• Work to ensure a cohesive, rigorous, loving classroom environment

Skills:

• Deep scientific content knowledge; 
• Demonstrated pedagogical knowledge that emphasizes conceptual thinking; 
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues; 
• Experienced in differentiating for diverse learners; 
• Skilled in fostering teacher-student and teacher-parent relationships.
• Ability to support the creation of a joyful, Jewish learning environment;
• Ability to integrate multicultural perspectives into teaching;
• Ability and eagerness to integrate science curriculum with Makerspace projects; and 
• Commitment to ongoing professional development

TO APPLY:

Please submit a cover letter and resume to jobs@jcdsboston.org, placing the title of “Upper Elementary Science Teacher” in the subject line.

JCDS is a pluralist co-educational Jewish day school serving students from families across a wide spectrum of Jewish beliefs and practices. Visit our website at jcdsboston.org for more information.

JCDS is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal opportunity for all employees without regard to race, color, religious creed, national and ethnic origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, or physical disability.