High School Biology Teacher

HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHER

High School Biology Teacher {2024 - 2025}

New Foundations Charter High School is currently seeking a full-time Certified Biology Teacher for the 2024-2025 school year. We are accepting applications for all contents - Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics, etc.
New Foundations staff members believe in our school mission - we are a caring community of learners. We seek candidates who value our community, are highly motivated, and who will demand excellence from themselves and their students.

Successful candidates will have the following attributes:

• At least 2 years of previous successful experience working with diverse student populations
• Appropriate PA certification or a clear pathway towards certification
• Ability to work well individually and as part of a team
• A willingness to engage in instructional support so that you continually grow and improve as an educator.

About New Foundations

The mission of the New Foundations Charter School is to provide students with the academic, social, and emotional foundations and skills necessary to become high-achieving, socially competent stewards of their communities. The teachers and staff of New Foundations Charter School will ensure a commitment to lifelong learning and achievement of all of our students by creating an atmosphere of caring that pervades every aspect of school life and promotes responsibility for all members of our school community.

Founded in 2000, New Foundations focused on two core ideas- be student-centered and growth focused. We still believe that in order for our children to thrive as leading members of society, they must grow academically, socially, and emotionally today.

Twenty years later, New Foundations remains a prominent public charter school serving 1500 students across grades K-12 in Northeast Philadelphia and a leader in academic excellence, social emotional awareness, and community engagement.

We are a big “small” school - a family, rather than just a group of coworkers - caring, kindness, and compassion matter in employee and employer relationships at New Foundations.

Compensation

New Foundations offers a competitive salary and benefits package, a strong commitment to developing all staff as professionals invested in life-long learning, and the opportunity to work with the best students in Philadelphia.

New Foundations Charter School is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristic, including race, color, genetic information, creed, national origin, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lawful alien status, ancestry, age, marital status, or protected veteran status and will not discriminate against anyone on the basis of a disability. We support an inclusive workplace where colleagues excel based on personal merit, qualifications, experience, ability, and job performance.

www.newfoundations.org

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

• Philadelphia, PA 19136: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person