High School Biology Teacher

The Queen City Difference
At Queen City Academy Charter School, teachers are our most treasured assets. We
expect academic and character excellence from QCACS students, and our teachers help
foster a dynamic learning environment where students receive the necessary
preparation and support to rise to that challenge. Therefore, teacher recruitment at
QCACS is a vitally important process through which we seek to attract and retain
educators with an immediately discernible passion for helping children meet their
highest potential. Teachers work in a collegial setting where the faculty and
administration collaborate to ensure a high quality education experience for students,
while benefiting from supportive parent partners who are deeply committed to their
children’s success.
The Queen City Academy Charter School is Plainfield, New Jersey’s first charter school.
QCACS serves scholars in grades K-10 and growing to K-12. Our mission is to create
lifelong learners and equip staff with the opportunities to successfully shape and
transform lives by cultivating learners that possess the ability to be critical-thinkers and
demonstrate leadership skills required to continuously open new doors which create
generational successes. All staff are expected to be committed to the mission of
QCACS, have a positive and professional attitude, exhibit a strong work ethic (including
a willingness to work long hours) and possess an inner drive for personal and
professional excellence. The Queen City Academy Charter School of Plainfield is an
equal opportunity employer.
High School Biology Teacher Position Overview
All teachers at The Queen City Academy Charter School advance the mission, goals
and educational philosophy of the school by planning and facilitating learning
activities and experiences that advance the intellectual, emotional, physical, and social
growth of students, while enabling students to develop competencies, skills and
disposition to function successfully in society.
The High School Biology teacher should be able to:

● Develop engaging curricula including lab experiments and other scientific
investigations; they also present lessons and evaluate student performance
● Lead in the preparation and grading of examinations

High School Biology Teacher
● Partner with parents on student performance, and supervising student
behavior
● Work in teams with the rest of their faculty to prepare standardized tests
● Participate in the planning of and implementation of their school’s policies
and regulations for all students

Qualifications
The successful candidate will hold at minimum a Bachelor’s degree and certification as
appropriate. The expectation is that all candidates hold at least a Certificate of Eligibility
and QCACS leadership can provide guidance on obtaining full certification in the State of
New Jersey. Candidates should be prepared to provide a copy of a valid New Jersey
Certificate or proof of passing the required PRAXIS tests. Applicants must demonstrate
cultural sensitivity, ability to communicate with parents and students across lines of
difference, have mastery of subject matter content, be a team player, hold high
expectations of students and possess basic understanding of child development.