JOB POSTING: Physics & Math Teacher
Reports to: Interim Head of School
Hours: 40 hours, Monday-Friday, flexibility on some evenings due to events.
HFI Mission Duties:
Holy Family Institute (HFI) is a 125-year-old Catholic organization with an impeccable history of serving children and families in the Pittsburgh region. We are one of Pittsburgh’s largest social service organizations operating 12 programs in three counties. We are an independent organization guided by Catholic Social Teachings and serving people of all faiths and backgrounds.
About Nazareth Prep
Nazareth Prep intentionally prepares students for success in college, career, and life in a caring community that inspires the development of a vibrant and intimate loving relationship with Jesus Christ through hard work, spiritual formation, and academic excellence.
We believe in creating a team of experienced educators who maintain high expectations for our students and who work tirelessly to support each student’s learning, growth, and development. We believe in building a mission-driven culture that is open to faithful listening, loving relationships and recognizing God in the everyday activities of life.
Science & Math Teacher
Nazareth Prep seeks a Science & Math Teacher to teach two sections of Honors Physics and two sections of Algebra 1. Nazareth Prep students learn math and science within a curricular framework that integrates core science disciplines with Honors Environmental Science, engineering practices, and real-world rigorous project-based learning. The physics and algebra teacher provides high-level academic instruction in algebra and physics to honor-level students. This role requires implementing a challenging curriculum that integrates a Christian worldview, manages classroom behavior, and prepares students for college and career. As a spiritual role model, the teacher also mentor students and builds strong, positive relationships with students and families within the school community.
Student Internship Management
Nazareth Prep faculty members may serve as internship managers who support and coach a grade-level cohort of students to success in their weekly workplace-based internship. Internship managers meet with their advisory students for thirty minutes each school day, make quarterly internship site visits and remain in weekly contact with students’ workplace internship mentors. Internship managers may also lead or co-lead grade level vocation seminars.
The internship program is the cornerstone of the academic experience for Nazareth Prep students, and their internship work funds their tuition. The internship program also shapes teaching and learning across the school. In all grade levels and in all subject matters, teachers focus on equipping students with the hard and soft skills to excel in the next generation of work.
Professional Commitments, Duties, and Dispositions
Design and deliver engaging, rigorous, and differentiated lessons in algebra and physics that align with high academic standards.
Develop lesson plans that incorporate hands-on activities, laboratory experiments, and technological aids to enhance student learning.
Integrate a biblical worldview and Christian principles into the curriculum, showing how faith and scientific inquiry can coexist.
Provide a variety of instructional methods and materials to accommodate diverse learning styles and meet the needs of all students.
Prepare students for standardized tests, college entrance exams, and advanced placement (AP) coursework
Create and administer varied assessments, including tests, quizzes, and projects, and use the results to evaluate student progress and inform instruction.
Track and report on student attendance, behavior, and academic performance, providing progress reports to students, families, and administration.
Conduct parent-teacher conferences to discuss student progress and collaborate on academic success plans.
Act as a mentor and guide to students, inspiring their intellectual and spiritual growth
Maintain an organized, safe, and productive classroom and lab environment that fosters positive relationships.
Enforce school-wide policies and maintain student discipline with appropriate, consistent techniques.
Model virtuous character and professional behavior in and out of the classroom.
Actively supervise students during class, chapel, and other school activities assigned
Build strong, positive relationships with students, their families, and the wider urban community.
Collaborate with other teachers and staff to develop and improve curriculum and participate in cross curricular projects.
Participate in faculty meetings, professional development workshops, and school-wide events.
Engage with the school community through extracurricular activities, such as coaching a team or leading a club
Exhibits an ethic of servant leadership that is consistent with the historic and contemporary social justice mission of Catholic Schools as guarantors of academic excellence and opportunity in underserved and marginalized communities.
Affirm the religious identity of the school through participation in liturgy, interfaith services and in student retreats.
Provides opportunities for faith development of students in the classroom to prepare them for life in today’s church and society.
Commitment to working in a one-to-one teaching environment and to regularly utilize digital technology and applications in instruction.
Communicate with parents by phone regularly about student academic, social and internship progress.
Demonstrate a sensitivity to issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion in teaching and a commitment to continue learning about culturally sustaining pedagogies
Select, design, and guide students through regularly scheduled science labs, data analysis, and reporting processes.
Maintain course momentum and pacing so that students achieve annual learning objectives.
Assess student work and provide substantive written and oral feedback that facilitates academic growth.
Attend weekly faculty meetings and participate in classroom observations and curriculum coaching.
Participate in on-campus, off-campus, and virtual professional development and engage in independent research to stay abreast of developments in teaching, research, and pedagogy in teaching disciplines.
Consistently enforce school policies and assume responsibility for the supervision and safety of all students on campus.
Participate in the life of the school through service on committees, participation in evening and weekend admissions and student life events, in the parent-teacher associations, and/or through working in the extended day program.
Qualifications
Undergraduate science or math degree.
Three or more years of teaching experience is preferred.
Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to model tenacity and resilience in living our learning mission.
Must have Act 33/34 and FBI clearances and driver’s license.
Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen.
Pay Range: $45,000-60,000 per year
COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL JUSTICE
Holy Family Institute and its affiliated organizations are committed to an environment that respects and values every human being and individual differences. We will invest time and resources to create an inclusive environment for all of our stakeholders. This means we will respect diversity that includes race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, education, disability, language, and sexual orientation. We also believe that we should be “Faithful Listeners” and embrace diversity of ideas, perspectives, and values. We believe in providing access, opportunity, fair treatment, and advancement for all people. Believing that “God is Found in Everyday Activities” we will do our best to eliminate barriers that prevent full participation in our programs and services. We believe “Loving Relationships” means that all are welcome, all are neighbors, and there are no exceptions. With this belief we aim to create an environment in which any individual or group can feel welcomed, respected, supportive, and valued.
Holy Family Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer