Visitation School is seeking a full-time Middle School Science Teacher.
The Middle School Science teacher is responsible for cultivating, and fostering an enduring love for science and engineering and deep curiosity about the world within an already vibrant all-girls Middle School Science program. This role will focus on hands-on inquiry-based instruction, constructivist methodology, and curriculum highlighting the massive importance of women in science, both historically and contemporarily. This position will teach 6th grade Physical Science, 7th grade Life Science, and 8th grade Earth and Space science courses.
Visitation is an independent Catholic day school with a culture permeated by Salesian Spirituality. We offer a unique combination of learning experiences with an Infant Child Care Program, a coed Lower School (Montessori preschool through grade 5), an all-girls Middle School (grades 6-8), and an all-girls Upper School (grades 9-12). A member of NAIS and accredited by ISACS, we are located on a unique and beautiful 60-acre campus in Mendota Heights, Minnesota. Visitation offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package, including tuition remission.
The ideal candidate for this role has:

• Demonstrated success with instructional, pedagogical, and curricular work in one or more science fields.
• Strong desire to teach from an inquiry-based methodology, leveraging constructivist learning theory in all courses.
• Excitement to create, deliver, and continuously refine a program tailored to an all-girls environment.
• Awareness of causes that traditionally lead to decreases in engagement for adolescent girls in STEM fields, as well as specific strategies teachers can use to counteract those causes.
• Leads with positivity, optimism, and an unyielding belief in the capacity of every student.
• Is a highly motivated self-starter who excels in fast-paced and high energy school settings.
• Is highly enthusiastic about working in an all-girl setting.
• Demonstrates clear ability to envision, plan, implement, and refine programs, projects and initiatives that lead to a rich learning environment where students learn, grow, are challenged, take healthy risks, care for others, and get to know their unique and best self.
• Is a lifelong learner who models that trait to colleagues, students, and parents alike.
• Possesses outstanding verbal and written communication skills, strong organizational skills, and unwavering professionalism.
• Demonstrates and models the philosophies and spirit of Visitation School. “Salesian Spirituality” reflects gentle strength, dignity, patience and Christian humanism.