Science Teacher - WHS

Science Teacher - WHS JobID: 2571

Position Type:

High School Teaching/Science - Physics

Date Posted:

5/22/2026

Location:

Watertown High School

Date Available:

08/20/2026

Closing Date:

06/15/2026

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Science Teacher

Position Title: Science Teacher - Watertown High School

Location: Watertown High School

Position Reports To:Principal of Watertown High School

Job ID: #2571

Internal Close Date: June 1, 2026

External Close Date: June 15, 2026

Anticipated Start Date: Upon Completion of Onboarding; Contractual year begins July 1; First day

of school year is August 24, 2026

Required Certifications & Qualifications

Current State of Connecticut Teaching Certificate: #032 required (or eligible), #034 or #030

Essential Performance Responsibilities

Watertown Public Schools is seeking a motivated and dynamic individual able to effectively teach all fundamental aspects of General Science to high-school aged students by creating a well-rounded instructional program that promotes curiosity, perseverance, critical thinking and risk-taking.

Essential Skills, Knowledge Performance Abilities

• Ability to establish positive relationships with students, parents and staff
• Completes daily assignments and all job related responsibilities with care, accuracy and in a timely fashion.
• Creates a student-centered classroom which ensures that every child is achieving and moving towards realizing his/her potential through shared decision-making.
• Cultivates trusting and collaborative relationships with students, parents and colleagues.
• Establishes high behavioral and academic expectations for students to ensure safety and high levels of engagement in the science classroom.
• Addresses behavioral and academic needs with fairness and consistency.
• Fosters an environment where students proactively demonstrate positive social interactions, academic risk-taking and conflict-resolution skills.
• Strong content knowledge in the area of science with preferably multiple science certifications, specifically Physics.
• Uses knowledge of student development, the adopted curriculum/program, the learning progressions of the NGSS and multiple student data sets to drive instructional decisions to address whole group, small group and individual strengths and areas of need.
• Develops engaging and dynamic lesson plans, which includes hands-on learning, experiments and opportunities for inquiry style learning, with multiple student entry points to ensure high levels of engagement and learning for all students.
• Maintains and actively utilizes records of student progress to differentiate instruction and provide actionable feedback to students.
• Uses ongoing self-evaluation and reflection to identify areas for improvement, and takes action to improve professional practice.

Additional Duties

• Attends staff development programs, curriculum development meetings, and other professional activities.
• Performs all other duties that may be assigned by the Building Administrator(s).

Terms of Employment

Based on the working agreement between the Watertown Board of Education and the Watertown Education Association

All application materials must be submitted online, through Applitrack; should you have any difficulty in submitting your online application please contact (860)945-4813.

• The district reserves the right to close the posting if a suitable candidate is found prior to the external closing date.