Physics Teacher

About This Role:

Laurel Springs School is seeking an experienced, passionate, and innovative Physics educator to join our dynamic Science Department. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Physics and the capability to teach both standard and AP Physics courses to students in grades 9–12. This individual will lead weekly, engaging, synchronous lessons for both Physics and AP Physics students, provide targeted academic support, and actively contribute to curriculum review and development. The successful candidate will also create meaningful enrichment opportunities to deepen student understanding and engagement with Physics concepts. A commitment to academic excellence, student-centered instruction, and creative online teaching strategies is essential. Candidates must have exceptional communication skills and the ability to build strong relationships with students and guardians in a fully online, asynchronous learning environment that includes regular opportunities for live interaction. This full-time, 12-month remote position requires collaboration with the Science Academic Department Chair and fellow educators to ensure a cohesive and rigorous science program. Educators must be available during business hours (Eastern Time) to grade assignments, provide feedback, support students, contribute to curriculum projects, share ideas to enhance the program, and participate in meetings, office hours, and one-on-one student sessions.

Job Duties:

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Advance the mission of the school by providing high-quality, positive, proactive asynchronous, and synchronous student learning through the LSS online learning management system and other learning platforms.
• Actively monitor the academic progress of each assigned student and intervene as needed to ensure mastery and timely completion of enrollments.
• Provide substantive, motivating, personalized, timely, and constructive feedback for all student assignments.
• Support the curriculum team with content creation and course reviews as assigned.
• Communicate proactively and responsively with students, parents, counselors, staff, and administrators via email, phone, video conference, and any other communication tools provided by LSS.
• Be readily and proactively accessible to students and parents via virtual office hours, individual live instruction and appointments, and parent-teacher conferences.
• Teach Workshop courses (asynchronous courses with weekly live lessons) as assigned.
• Participate collaboratively and professionally in school-wide meetings, events, communications and activities, both online and in person, with some required evening virtual events.
• Engage in ongoing professional development (internal and external), practice self-assessment, and strive for continuous improvement.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding students, families, and staff as well as  LSS management and operations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education/Credentials:

• Bachelor’s degree in applicable field required; Master’s degree strongly preferred
• Active education certification and commitment to ongoing compliance with state and local regulations relating to background checks and credentials.
• Demonstrated experience in 6-12 teaching; experience in online learning, asynchronous learning, and/or blended learning strongly preferred.

Essential Skills:

• Excellent skills with word processing, productivity, communication, and educational technology tools; expertise with G-Suite, Learning Management Systems, and Student Information Systems strongly preferred.
• Strong analytical, interpretive, evaluative, and constructive thinking and organizational skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Access to dependable and high-quality internet and a quiet workspace that allows the Student Support Manager to be fully present and available to students, parents, and colleagues as needed during work hours (Monday through Friday from 8:30am - 5pm ET).

The information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Individuals may perform other duties as assigned including work in other areas to cover absences or relief to equalize peak work periods or otherwise balance the workload.