Marine biology Jobs in USA

About The Lovett School : Mission, Core Values, and more

The Lovett School Culture and Community

Reports to : Upper School Division Head

Primary Responsibilities :

• Carries out all responsibilities associated with a normal teaching load in order to engage, inspire, and challenge students consistent with Lovett's core values, mission, and whole child education model including :
• Designing purposeful curriculum, multi-modal instruction, and a variety of assessments in order to reach a diverse community of learners (academically, culturally, racially, religiously, etc.).
• Developing a classroom culture of belonging for all students.
• Working in concert with a teaching team and following through on shared plans.
• Providing regular and timely student feedback, informative parent communication, and unique mid-semester comments for every student.
• Conducting tutorials during scheduled afternoon times (Monday through Thursday) and optional morning tutorials by student appointment.
• Asking for and reflecting on student feedback.
• NOTE : a normal teaching load is 2-3 preps, 4 total sections of 15-18 students each with 3 planning periods.
• Assist with maintenance and care of marine biology wet lab, including saltwater and freshwater aquariums.
• Serves as an advisor to approximately 10 students from 9th through 12th grade; providing a sustained adult relationship to support their academic and personal growth, meeting daily to open school, providing primary academic advising, point of contact for parents, and mid-semester student-parent conferences. Attends assemblies and chapels with advisory each rotation.
• Takes part in the life of the School outside of the classroom through athletics, fine arts, extracurricular activities, or other Upper School responsibilities.
• Participates in faculty, department, team, and grade-level meetings.
• Fulfills additional duties as assigned, including occasional responsibilities that may occur on weekends and evenings (e.g. parent night, graduation events, admission open houses, and student or faculty interviews).

Position Requirements :

Preferred Skills :

Physical Demands :