DATE: 5/02/08

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 students in their education.  Develop and apply instructional methods that engage students of varying learning styles, abilities and backgrounds.

QUALIFICATIONS:              

Bachelor's Degree in related area, Master's preferred.  Certified in Science or pass the Mass. Teacher test within one year of hire.  Must have experience with at-risk students in a school setting.  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.  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.

SALARY:                               

Commensurate with qualifications and experience and contingent upon grant funding

STARTING DATE: 

August, 2008

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

APPLICATION

DEADLINE:                            Position will remain open 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.