Carondelet High School Life Sciences Teacher

Carondelet High School (About us) is looking for a Science teacher to cover a teacher leave of absence during quarter one of the 2025-2026 school year. The focus for this position would be to cover classes for most of the second quarter (Nov 3rd through Dec 19) within the following disciplines: AP Environmental Science (4 sections) and Honors Biology (1 section). This position is for most of quarter 2 only and consists of a full-time schedule with 5 classes and 2 prep periods.  

 

Responsibilities and Duties

 

• Effectively manages instructional time and student behavior

• Plans diverse lessons that ensure student comprehension of learning outcomes

• Uses diverse assessments that demonstrate student comprehension of content in a variety of ways

• Effectively uses Schoology as an avenue for student learning

• Records assignments in PowerSchool in a timely fashion

• Communicates with department chairs, academic support, personal counselors, students, and parents in a timely fashion when students are at-risk academically or personally

• Cooperates with appropriate personnel (eg, Deans and Attendance officer) in enforcing school policies, rules, and regulations. This includes but is not limited to the following:

  • Administration/dean/counselor requests for student conference (green slips)

  • Faculty use of facilities

  • Student absence policy

  • Student appearance code

  • Student tardy policy

  • Participation in activities, workshops, and meetings as required

• Fulfills duties and assignments in a punctual manner. This includes but is not limited to the following:

  • Arrival/departure on campus and to school functions as required

  • Faculty substitute procedure

  • Grades and progress reports

  • Notification of Main Office of departure/return during the school day

  • Proctor duties

  • School services

  • Yard duty

• Assists in maintaining a safe, clean, and friendly campus environment

• Monitors appropriate student use of facilities

• Monitors student behavior

• Cooperates with and supports administrative initiatives

• Performs other duties as assigned by the Vice Principal of Academics

• Provides appropriate instruction in specified curriculum and instructional feedback

• Effectively monitors and evaluates student performance

• Maintains professional standards within the educational environment

 

Requirements

• Valid California teaching credential and/or an undergraduate degree in a related field

• Open to collaboration with other teachers both within and outside of the department on curricular projects and school initiatives 

• A history of openness to creative and innovative lessons, assessment, and learning opportunities

• Experience with or openness to initiatives fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion to create a safe and welcoming learning environment 

**Salary is set to a faculty pay scale determined by education and experience; as this is a maternity coverage, salary will be prorated based on the weeks of coverage**