POSITION:              Science Instructor/Advisor LOWELL MIDDLESEX ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL

RESPONSIBILITIES:            

Instruct Science to students grades 9-12, five classes per day.  Assume role of advisor to assigned group of students.  This is a unique teaching opportunity offering the challenge to re-engage our students, from diverse backgrounds and with varying abilities, in their education.

QUALIFICATIONS:               

Bachelor's Degree in related area, Master's preferred.  Certified or Highly Qualified in Science or pass the Mass. Teacher test within one year of hire.  Must have experience with at-risk students.  Seeking candidates who will work closely with small staff as a team, examining practice for continuous curriculum and instructional improvement.  The position requires strong content area knowledge as well as a desire to work closely with students to effect motivation.  Experience and/or knowledge in working with students, staff and faculty of diverse socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds, including those with different levels of academic preparation and varying physical and learning abilities.

SALARY:                               

Commensurate with qualifications and experience and contingent upon grant funding.

STARTING DATE:

Mid-Late August, 2009

TO APPLY:                             SUBMIT CURRENT RESUME AND LETTER OF APPLICATION TO:

                                                Ms. Margaret McDevitt, Executive Director

                                                The Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter School

                                                C/O MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE

                                                33 Kearney Square, Lowell Ma  01852

                                                FAX 978.459.0456

                                                mcdevittm@middlesex.mass.edu

APPLICATION

DEADLINE:                            Application review will begin August 7, 2009 and continue until filled.

The Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter School (LMACS) is a public high school that targets at-risk adolescents who have officially dropped out of high school or who are seriously at-risk of doing so.  The mission of LMACS is to enable students to achieve academic, career, and social success by providing a supportive community that identifies, encourages, and develops students' interests and abilities. The school was designated a Vanguard School by Mass. Insight and is a recipient of the Edgerly Leadership Award in recognition of student achievement on the MCAS.

Middlesex Community College and the Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter School is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, qualified disability or veteran status in accordance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1967, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 151B.