POSITION: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) Teacher
REPORTS TO: Site Administrator/Supervisor
LOCATION: Various High School Locations
NATURE OF WORK:
This is a professional position to meet the instructional goals of the school and school system by delivering instructional programs effectively to ensure student achievement.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Ability to professionally relate to and collaborate with co-workers, students and community members
- Ability to understand and maintain confidentiality
- Ability to use technology effectively to complete tasks
- Ability to report to work daily and on time
- Possess knowledge of the programs, policies, and procedures of the St. Mary's County Public School System
- Ability to organize, supervise, coordinate and establish priorities of tasks to be completed
- Ability to work independently in the absence of detailed instructions and to follow complex oral and/or written instructions
- Ability to communicate orally or in writing, courteously and tactfully, with staff, students, parents, and the community in a timely manner
- Possess excellent time management skills and ability to take initiative and make decisions within assigned responsibility in a challenging, fast-paced professional environment and be flexible in work responsibilities and hours
- Demonstrate strong ability to assess, plan, and implement highly effective instruction in science and mathematics.
- Demonstrate the ability to differentiate instruction based on student abilities and interests.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Organizes, plans, and provides enriched instruction to students in writing, science, and mathematics
- Completes individual and group assessments to identify students' areas of strength and needs
- Collaborates with other STEM teachers, STEM Coordinator, and grade level Professional Learning Communities within the assigned school
- Collaborates with community partners and field experiences outside the assigned school day
- Provides ongoing assessments to make instructional decisions that meet the needs of students in such a specialized program
- Integrates and enriches the process of writing for highly able students
- Implements technology and engineering projects to synthesize concepts learned
- Differentiates instruction to meet a variety of learning abilities and styles
- Performs other related and non-related job duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required:
Preferred:
- Eligibility for professional certification/licensure of the appropriate grade and or content
- Recent teaching experience in engineering and or physics
TERM OF EMPLOYMENT:
Full-time ten-month position
SALARY GRADE RANGE: The salary for this EXEMPT position will be based on EASMC Teacher Career Ladder for ten-month employees
BARGAINING UNIT ELIGIBILITY: EASMC
Revised: 04.2025, 07.2024