Description Established in 1972, Mount Vernon School serves over 1,250 students in Preschool through Grade 12 on our 40-acre Atlanta campus. Grounded in Christian values, Mount Vernon prepares all students to be college-ready, globally competitive, and engaged citizen leaders. Mount Vernon School anchors the Mount Vernon Organization as a destination of inquiry, innovation, and impact. Through MVSO, the online division of our Upper School, and MV Ventures, our research and educational consultancy, our organization is living its mission to design a better world by providing unique and differentiated value for all community members now and into the future.
The Team The Upper School Faculty is a collaborative and forward-thinking community of education professionals who are consistently looking for ways to create real-world, project-based experiences that help their students connect content in a relevant and impactful way. This team models what it means to be inquisitive, nurturing, flexible, and creative. While they customize and personalize the learning for each course, this team is united in using an inquiry-based model and a mastery approach to teaching.
The Role Mount Vernon School seeks an innovative and collaborative Upper School Science teacher with expertise in Chemistry and Physics. At Mount Vernon, Science instructors teach a series of courses that include biology, chemistry, physics, and earth sciences. Versatility, collaboration, and openness to innovative instructional practices are essential.
Responsibilities
- Facilitating classroom experiences for students in Grades 9-12
- Designing an innovative curriculum with the Science Team that incorporates reading, writing, and critical thinking strategies to support literacy skills
- Designing Science/STEM courses with an emphasis on Environmental Sciences
- Creating real-world/interdisciplinary connections through interactions with experts and off-campus expeditions
- Maintaining comprehensive records of performance, progress, and goals using MV tools
- Communicating with families, learning coaches, and outside providers to meet student needs
- Actively participating in professional growth opportunities
- Meeting the needs of the division by helping with weekly coverage and participating in weekly meetings
- Caring for and nurturing the social and emotional needs of each student by customizing/differentiating the learning experience
- Maintaining an organized, inviting, and student-centered learning environment
Core Competencies
- Ability to cultivate respectful and affirming environments
- Culturally proficient & equity literate
- A track record of giving high-quality, responsive feedback
- Understanding of competency-based assessment/mastery approach to learning
- Knowledge of inquiry-based learning pedagogies
- Proficiency in Google Suite & Mac/Apple OS
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Science Education or a related field
- Classroom teaching experience, preferably in a high school or independent school setting
- Experience teaching Chemistry and/or Physics courses at the high school level (preferred)
- Teaching Certificate (preferred)
- Availability to sponsor athletic, artistic, or academic teams/clubs (preferred)
This job description is intended to describe the basic elements of the job and should not be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. This job description does not constitute a contract. It may be modified or amended at any time as determined in the School’s discretion.
The faculty and staff of The Mount Vernon School believe the fair and equitable treatment of employees is critical to fulfilling its mission and purpose. It is the policy of The Mount Vernon School to conduct business and provide equal employment opportunity to all persons without regard to race, color, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
