Summary
Description
Science Teacher
Gentry Academy, a 5-12 charter school in Vadnais Heights, Minnesota, is seeking a teacher whose primary responsibility will be teaching middle school Science for the 2024-2025 school year and beyond. The position is full-time.
The position requires an experienced teacher who can independently manage a classroom. A Minnesota teaching license is preferred.
Gentry Academy is located on the Vadnais Sports Center campus in a state-of-the-art building that was newly opened in the spring of 2017. Gentry Academy is designed for students who seek to be high-achieving leaders in life. Students are presented with a powerful opportunity to learn in a traditional classroom setting with small classroom sizes that integrates the core curriculum with a flexible W.I.N. (What I Need) schedule that allows students to focus on their desired disciplines and passions through our four schools focused on academics, arts, athletics, and corporate integration.
Position Description:
The candidate selected to fill the role of a Science teacher will be given the great responsibility of continuing our commitment to leadership and academic excellence.
Qualifications:
Job qualifications for the position include:
*Ability to provide a high level of rigor
*Ability to maintain a classroom
*Strong skills in student advocacy and relationship building
*Highly proficient in science teaching
*Ability to work in a collaborative environment and build positive working relationships with students, parents, and other staff.
*Applied knowledge of current technology used to support student learning
*Ability to handle competing priorities
*Self-directed and able to manage workload and make deadlines
*Ability to make student-centered decisions
Compensation:
Offering competitive salaries
PTO: Seven (7) days;
Master’s Degree – Additional $1,000
Longevity:
5 year – $500
10 year – $1000
Competitive benefits for small group
Benefits start on the 1st of the month after date of hire
Benefits of working at Gentry:
Strong staff retention
Positive work culture
Collaborative nature of staff working together in a small school setting
Strong community support
History of building leaders in Education and Athletics
Strong applications and enrollment process with a waiting list
Student enrollment: 225
Licensed staff members: 22
Non-licensed staff members: 4
At Gentry Academy, we believe students deserve the best opportunities to learn and grow and should enjoy the advantage of being surrounded by high-performing peers who will simultaneously challenge and support them.
Interested candidates should send their resume to Jennifer.Kurth@gentryacademy.org For more information on Gentry Academy, visit: gentryacademy.org.
