Upper School Physics Teacher

Charlotte Latin School has an immediate need for an Upper School Physics Teacher. This role is an integral part of Latin's Upper School faculty. Teachers have the freedom to teach unique, individualized science courses at the Advanced Placement, honors, standard, and elective levels. Additional responsibilities may include sponsoring extra-curricular activities, advising, and/or coaching. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

• Teach 4 sections of Conceptual Physics (or other sciences) 
• Partner with colleagues to create and update course curriculum 
• Assess students’ academic performance including regular grading
• Provide 1:1 support to students during office hours, before and after school 
• Participate in ongoing professional development to stay current within field
• Additional responsibilities may include sponsoring extra-curricular activities, advising, and/or coaching.

Supervisory Responsibilities 

• None

Education and Experience

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree; master’s or doctoral degree in physics or associated area highly preferred
• Experience teaching physics is required
• Experience teaching biology, chemistry, or other science courses is preferred
• Experience teaching a wide variety of course levels is preferred
• Experience teaching in an independent school is preferred

Skills

• Able to contribute as a team member
• Promotes critical and creative thinking
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to engage and connect with students as individuals
• Able to contribute to student life outside the classroom
• Proficient using technology to support education
• Promotes a safe classroom environment that supports student learning and is conducive to individualized and small group instruction
• Strong classroom management and organizational skills
• Continues to acquire professional knowledge about current developments in science and education
• Committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion

Working Conditions and Environment

• Intermittently lift, carry, push, and pull up to 25 pounds.
• Continuously see, sit, balance, grasp, and have repetitive use of arms, wrists, hands, and fingers; and some fine finger dexterity.
• Frequently talk and hear.
• Intermittently stand, stoop, bend, twist, crouch, kneel, crawl, walk, climb stairs, step stools and ladders, operate foot and hand controls, squeeze, and reach above shoulders.
• Exposure to dust, chemicals, fumes, flammables, grease, dirt, stacked materials, electrical equipment, machinery, low to medium noise levels, and moderate indoor temperatures of heat and cold.
• Long or odd hours, as needed.