2019-2020 High School Science Teacher (9-12)
Opportunity:
Propel seeks an experienced High School Science Teacher (Grades 9-12)to join our amazing team for the 2019-2020 school year. If you are resilient, hard working, team-oriented, open to feedback, have grit, and are willing to do whatever it takes to close the achievement gap for children, then we invite you to consider a career with Propel Schools.
Successful candidates will have:
- Strong instructional and classroom management skills
- High level of personal organization and planning
- Ability to develop rigorous lesson plans and assessments
- Deep content area knowledge
- Strong communication and relationship building skills
- Willingness to participate in ongoing professional development
- Ability to utilize data to differentiate instruction
- A commitment to the Promising Principles of Propel
- Strong interpersonal skills, cultural competency, high degree of emotional intelligence and self-awareness with the ability to reflect and adapt to diverse environments.
Requirements (*must be within 12 months of start date):
- Valid PA Teaching Certification (please upload your certification)
- TB Test*
- Act 34 Criminal Clearance*
- Act 114 FBI Clearance*
- Act 151 Child Abuse Clearance*
- Mandated Reporter Training
- Act 168 Sexual Misconduct/Abuse Disclosure
- Act 24 Arrest and Conviction Disclosure
- Attend New Teacher Immersion Program starting August 1, 2019
- Salary is competitive with a full benefits package (first year Teacher pay is $45,000). All of our classrooms are equipped with SmartBoards and each classroom Teacher receives a laptop.
- Benefits:
- Medical Insurance,
- choice between Highmark and UPMC ($20 per month employee/$80 per month family)
- Medical Waiver
- if insurance waived, receive $75 per pay/$1,800 annually
- Dental Insurance ($1 per month employee/$1 per month family)
- Vision Insurance ($1 per month employee/$1 per month family)
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 10 days of paid time off
- Retirement
- Propel contributes 5% to 403(b) and up to 4% employer match on employee contributions
- Life Insurance
- Propel provides a $50,000 policy
- Wellness Benefit
- Propel provides reimbursement of $20 per month ($240 annually) for wellness activities including gym memberships, diet programs, etc.
- Tuition Assistance Program
- After 1 year of service, reimbursement of up to $2,000 annually
- Short Term Disability
- Propel-paid Short Term Disability (60% of salary for all full-time employees)
- Education or Child Care Benefit
- After 2 years of service, receive $75 per pay ($1,800 annually) towards either Student Loans, 529 Account or FSA Dependent Care Account