Description:

Science Leave Replacement Teacher - Grade 6

Job Summary:

This position is for Science Leave Replacement Teacher at Leonard V Moore Middle School for the 2026-2027 school year

Roselle Public Schools is seeking a highly qualified, student-centered, and innovative Middle School Science Teacher to join the instructional team at Leonard V. Moore Middle School. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong science content knowledge, a commitment to academic excellence and the ability to engage students in meaningful, hands-on scientific learning experiences.

Candidates must possess knowledge of the OpenSciEd middle school science curriculum and demonstrate the ability to implement phenomenon-based, inquiry-driven instruction aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and the New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Science (NJSLS-S).

The successful candidate will foster curiosity, critical thinking, collaboration, problem-solving, and scientific reasoning while ensuring that all students have equitable opportunities to achieve academic success.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver engaging, standards-aligned science instruction that meets the diverse academic needs of Grade 6 students.

• Implement the OpenSciEd middle school science curriculum, including unit storylines, anchoring phenomena, and student-driven investigations.

• Facilitate inquiry-based, student-centered learning experiences that encourage students to ask questions, develop and test explanations, analyze data, construct models, and support scientific claims with evidence.

• Integrate science and engineering practices, disciplinary core ideas, and crosscutting concepts into daily instruction.

• Design and facilitate laboratory investigations, engineering challenges, collaborative discussions, and hands-on learning activities that promote scientific inquiry and critical thinking.

• Use formative and summative assessment data to monitor student progress, inform instructional decisions, and provide targeted interventions and enrichment opportunities.

• Differentiate instruction to address the diverse learning needs of students, including students with disabilities, multilingual learners, gifted learners, and students requiring additional academic support.

• Establish and maintain a safe, positive, inclusive, and well-organized classroom environment that promotes student engagement and responsible laboratory practices.

• Collaborate with colleagues, instructional coaches, and school administrators to support effective curriculum implementation and improve student achievement.

• Maintain accurate grades, lesson plans, attendance records, student progress reports, and other required documentation in accordance with district policies and expectations.

• Communicate regularly and effectively with families regarding student progress, academic concerns, and strategies to support student success.

• Participate in professional development, professional learning communities, curriculum planning, and other school-related activities to support continuous professional growth and instructional improvement.

• Assume the instructional responsibilities of the regular classroom teacher during the leave replacement period, ensuring continuity of instruction, classroom routines, and student learning.

• Perform other related duties as assigned by the building principal or designee.

Required Qualifications

Valid New Jersey instructional certificate with the appropriate science endorsement(s) required for the assigned grade levels and teaching responsibilities.
Strong knowledge of middle school science content and the New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Science.
Demonstrated understanding of inquiry-based, hands-on, and student-centered science instruction.
Ability to plan and deliver differentiated lessons that address diverse learning needs.
Strong classroom management, communication, collaboration, and organizational skills.
Commitment to fostering academic excellence, student engagement, and a positive school culture.

Preferred Qualifications

Demonstrated experience implementing the OpenSciEd middle school science curriculum.
Knowledge of OpenSciEd's phenomenon-based instructional approach, storyline model, Driving Question Boards, and collaborative sensemaking routines.
Experience integrating science and engineering practices into daily instruction.
Familiarity with formative assessment, data-driven instruction, and standards-based assessment practices.
Experience integrating technology, computer science, engineering, and real-world applications into science instruction.
Willingness to participate in OpenSciEd professional learning and collaborate with colleagues to strengthen curriculum implementation.

Stipend/Salary:
$195/day

Application Procedure:

Apply Online; Include Letter of Interest, Resume, References and a Copy of required Certification(s)

Selection Procedure:

Qualified applicants will be contacted for any interview if credentials meet District standards/criteria. No phone calls please.

The Roselle Public Schools Promotes and Values Diversity

Employees and prospective employees will receive equal opportunities for employment without regard to sex, race, creed, national origin, ancestry, nationality, color, marital status, domestic partnership, civil union status, gender identity or expression, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, age, handicap (and/or disability), service in the armed forces, veteran status, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, genetic information, refusal to submit to genetic tests, or refusal to make available results of genetic tests, or any other unlawful category of discrimination.

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