JH SCIENCE TEACHER

Position: Junior High Science Teacher

Location: Central Catholic Jr/Sr High School, 2410 S. 9th Street, Lafayette, IN 47909

Fall 2026-2027 Academic Year

Job Summary:

The Lafayette Catholic School System is looking for dynamic, faith-filled servant leaders who love children and love teaching. We are looking for committed teachers who want to be part of a close supportive faith community and who want to promote the overall Mission of the Lafayette Catholic School System. We are looking for fun and loving educators that want to see every child learn and grow in virtue.

Central Catholic Jr/Sr. High School:

Central Catholic Jr./Sr. High School, established in 1957, is a Roman Catholic Jr./Sr. High school, grades 7-12 serving the Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana. Central Catholic is an A rated school by the Indiana Department of Education and has over 450 students. Central Catholic graduates 100% of its students and has over 90% move on to college.

Primary Purpose:

Under the general supervision of the School Principal, a successful candidate will have the ability to develop students' understanding of the General Sciences.

Skills, Responsibilities and Duties:

• Designs learning activities to demonstrate the application of science to everyday existence, including scientific research projects, demonstrations, experiments, and laboratory activities.
• Instructs students in the proper use and care of scientific equipment, chemicals, and plant and animal life.
• Ability to build parent and student relationships.
• Creates and sustains a student-centered learning environment.
• Self-motivated learner.
• Understands appropriate use of Learning Management Systems.
• Ability to collaborate inside and outside of the department.
• Understands appropriate use of Learning Management Systems (Schoology, PowerSchool, Blackboard, Angel, Moodle, etc).

Qualifications:

• Indiana teaching license to teach the subject or grade for which he/she is applying.
Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university.

Performance Keys:

• Promotion of the Mission of the Lafayette Catholic School System
• Student character and faith formation
• Team Culture

Our Gospel Values:

This position is a leadership position with a Catholic mission serving the Lafayette, Indiana area. Many successful organizations identify the unique characteristics that make individuals successful within their organizations. A successful candidate will possess and demonstrate the following qualities, which are part of our Gospel Values:

• Community: We work cooperatively and collaboratively with teachers, coaches, and parents to provide a supportive community.
• Servant Leadership: We give of ourselves to others in a habitual, firm, and decisive way. It leads us to give the best of ourselves and our talents for the good of others.
• Respect: We respect the dignity of each human person regardless of the person's race, religion, social, economic, cultural, or personal status.
• Gratitude: We are thankful for every gift and every lesson we learn.
• Humility and Understanding: We seek first to understand and humbly foster resolution of conflict directly with each other and directly with parents, teachers, coaches, and administrators.
• Wellness: We promote the wellbeing of the entire self - body, mind, heart and soul - through prayer, exercise, moderation, self-control, modesty, and purity.
• Patience and Perseverance: We help our students and each other have the courage, patience, and endurance to push beyond perceived limitations.
• Diligence: We encourage our students and each other to work with careful and planned persistence to ensure our God given talents will be fully discovered and maximized.
• Integrity: We seek the truth in our actions and words.

The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.