Lakeside School, an independent 5-12 coeducational day school located in North Seattle is currently recruiting for a full time Middle School Science teacher for the 2023-2024 school year.

Responsibilities
Lakeside Middle School’s science teachers are a collaborative team. Across the four grades the curriculum includes physics, chemistry, life science, geology, global topics, climate change and engineering. Interdisciplinary, student-directed, and competency-based projects are a focus at each grade level. The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic science educator who is interested in curriculum development, innovative pedagogy, culturally responsive and collaborative teaching, and working with highly motivated young students.

Specific responsibilities for this position are to:

1. Teach four sections of science at the 7th (Biology) and 8th (Earth Science) grade level. Class size is 16-18 students per class. Each class meets for fifty minutes 2 out of every 3 days. These courses will be planned and taught in collaboration with 1-2 other teachers.
2. Collaborate actively with colleagues to develop curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment that align with departmental emphasis on project based learning and teaching science through an equity and justice lens.
3. Serve as an advisor for a small group of students. This involves being present for morning check-in, daily community time in the afternoon, and parent/guardian communication as needed.
4. Provide academic support for students outside of class time as needed (e.g., answer homework questions via email, provide extra help during lunch or study halls).
5. Attend science department meetings, faculty meetings, and other all school events.
6. Participate in the life of the school community, including experiential parts of our program such as outdoor trips and service learning days.

Qualifications

1. A degree and preferably teaching experience in science, biology, and earth science.
2. Have a demonstrated interest in educating adolescents, in or out of the classroom, ideally with experience teaching middle school, high school or college students.
3. Proven ability to differentiate instruction to accommodate different knowledge bases.
4. Have demonstrated experience in developing culturally responsive curriculum and assessment.
5. Demonstrates a commitment to hands-on learning; has experience working in an experiential learning environment.
6. Have experience instructing a diverse student population (race, gender, religion, politics, etc.), including teaching students with different learning styles and past experiences with science.
7. Enjoys a highly collaborative work environment that values academic rigor, innovation, inclusion and creativity.
8. Demonstrated cultural awareness, including knowledge of themselves and the cultural lenses they bring to interactions. The candidate will understand different perspectives; interact respectfully with cultures other than their own; and cultivate meaningful relationships with people that have different cultural frameworks.
9. Committed to being a positive and contributing member of the professional community
10. Be flexible and have a sense of humor (seriously, it’s middle school)!
11. Satisfactory completion of three criminal background checks.
12. Proof of COVID vaccination and booster to human resources. Candidates requesting a medical and/or religious exemption should reach out to Human Resources.

Application Process
Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, and work history via the online application. Candidate cover letters should address the following questions: What attracts you to this job opportunity and what questions do you have about our community?

Salary and Benefits
Salary Range: $68,225 - $119,165

Lakeside School is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding candidates and provides a competitive compensation package. Benefits include:

1. Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance (based on FTE)
2. Dependent medical and vision subsidy
3. Retirement with generous employer contribution
4. Life/disability insurance
5. Employee Assistance Program
6. Flexible spending accounts
7. Free lunch
8. Free parking
9. Bus/bike benefits
10. Housing assistance program
11. Reduced facility rentals
12. Passport Corporate membership
13. Computer loan program
14. Paid holidays and vacation
15. Use of school library and gymnasium

Working At Lakeside
At Lakeside we are committed to sustaining a school in which individuals representing diverse cultures and experiences instruct one another in the meaning and value of community. To learn more about working at Lakeside, including our professional development and mentoring programs, benefits, diversity and inclusion, and opportunities for involvement in non-academic programs, please visit our Careers page on the Lakeside School website.