Join Our Team and Empower Student Success!

John Hersey High School is seeking a passionate and dedicated Science Teacher to join our dynamic team. We are committed to fostering a cooperative, supportive, and respectful environment where students thrive both academically and personally. We are looking for educators who are eager to collaborate, utilize student-centered teaching strategies, and actively participate in professional learning communities.

Our ideal candidate possesses a strong academic background in both Biology and Chemistry. We are seeking a versatile educator who is passionate about inquiry-based learning and laboratory safety across multiple scientific disciplines. You should be a collaborative team player, ready to design engaging, hands-on lessons that help students master complex concepts and develop critical scientific literacy.

Science Teacher -  0.2 FTE
 
Specific Qualifications:

• State of Illinois Professional Educators License (PEL) with a Senior HS endorsement in Biology/Chemistry.
• EL endorsement preferred.
• Must be willing to teach all levels of science, including Skills and/or LEP (Limited English Proficiency).
• Must have outstanding training and/or experiences as an educator.
• Must have a strong background in science (and if applicable, math) instruction and a standards driven curriculum.
• Training and experience in implementing the NGSS and creating an NGSS classroom experience is preferred.
• Must be able and willing to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all learners.
• Must work effectively within our Professional Learning Team model, which means working with teams of teachers to develop creative instructional strategies and resources, based on best practices, which enable our students to exceed building, district, and state goals and standards.
• Must be well-versed in a wide variety of assessment practices that maximize student learning (formative, summative, selected response, extended written response, performance based.)
• Must use a variety of instructional methods & practices to meet individual student needs.
• Must provide multiple and varied opportunities for students to achieve daily objectives.
• It is an expectation that the teacher will utilize research-based instructional strategies for increasing student achievement and strive to become a distinguished educator.
• Establish and maintain a professional growth plan.
• Possess and continue to develop technology skills that drive instruction.
• Communicate with students and parents regarding student progress.
• Coordinate and share instructional lessons with other team members.
• Assist in implementation of school-wide improvement plan.
• Complete administrative duties in a timely fashion.
• Perform other tasks assigned by building administration or designee.
• Support building extracurricular activities as a coach or sponsor.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• COVER LETTER
• CURRENT RESUME
• ATTACH A PDF OF THE IL STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION ELIS CREDENTIALS SCREEN(S)
• TRANSCRIPTS
• THREE (3) CURRENT LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION

Salary information is available on the District 214 website

Click the RED "APPLY" button above to begin an online application.
 

Please be aware that as a requirement of your application you will be invited to complete a digital interview via RIVS (Interviewstream).  The invitation will come to your email and the RIVS (Interviewstream) system gives you ten (10) calendar days to complete the interview from the time the invitation is issued.  Keep in mind that the interview must be completed before you can submit your application, even if the interview expiration is beyond the date of the application deadline. Therefore, all your application materials, interview included, must be submitted by the application deadline.

Please email [email protected] to request an extension.

    "We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our district. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status."