Job Opportunities

Teacher Openings

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Position TitleJob NumberJob DescriptionPay Scale
Art Teacher25-26 (ArtElem) AS (Post 6/4)

The Locust Valley Central School District is looking for a (2025-2026 School Year) Art Teacher to join our team in providing a safe, nurturing and challenging classroom environment devoted to helping all students reach their full potential. 

REQUIREMENTS:

  • NYS Certification Art (K-12); Dual certification preferred

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • The teacher is responsible for the well-being and safety of the students, taking attendance, maintaining a functioning classroom, utilizing classroom management skills, leaving a clean classroom, and teaching the provided curriculum.
  • Develop lesson plans and assignments to create a cohesive and consistent learning experience for students.
  • Manage the classroom effectively to encourage student participation, minimize distractions and maintain a positive learning environment.
  • Providing developmentally appropriate instruction on art techniques.
  • Supervising lessons to ensure respectful interaction among learners.
  • Collaborating with other teachers.
  • Setting learning objectives.
  • Inspiring creativity and self-expression among students.
  • Teaching various art forms and techniques.
  • Maintaining art records and portfolios of students.

START:

September 2, 2025

SALARY:

 

According to the LVSEA Teachers Contract

as per LVSEA
Assistant Principal - HS25-26 (AsstPHS) JM (Post 5/29)

The Locust Valley Central School District is looking for a (2025-2026 School Year) Assistant Principal - High School to join our team in providing a safe, nurturing and challenging classroom environment devoted to helping all students reach their full potential. 

REQUIREMENTS:

  • NYS Certification Building Leader (SBL) or District Leader (SDL) or Administrator Supervisor (SAS)

RESPONSIBILITIES:

SCHOOL PROGRAM DESIGN, CURRICULUM AND STAFF

  • Support the Principal in facilitating achievement of the overall vision/mission for the school.
  • Assist with school-level program planning and assess ongoing progress in meeting goals and objectives.
  • Facilitate staff supervision/appraisal in accordance with district policies.
  • Participate in the identification of staffing needs, hiring/selection, orientation, and assignment of staff.
  • Foster curriculum and staff development.
  • Oversee annual and daily assignments of Teacher Assistant staff.
  • Coordinate extra-curricular clubs and activities; supports the development and ongoing review of extracurricular clubs and activities.
  • Assist the administrative team in interpreting and presenting school and district educational program(s) to students, staff and the community.

STUDENTS

  • Provide visible and effective leadership for students, actively modeling the principles of the district’s character education framework.
  • Ensure that student achievements are enthusiastically celebrated.
  • Help students in resolution of non-academic problems, which may interfere with their receiving full benefit from the school’s educational opportunities.
  • Meet with the student body, or sub-groups, to clarify goals and standards, and to discuss programs and positive school initiatives.
  • Lead PPS meeting efforts; develop schedule and lead early intervention and/or prompt referral and articulation of planning for students having difficulties.
  • Provide fidelity in the implementation of student discipline; incorporating progressive levels of discipline implementing and addressing the Code of Conduct guidelines with specific deliberate attention to the attendance policy.
  • Conduct individual conferences with students, staff, and parents to address academic, behavioral, and social issues.
  • Lead and/or participate in student disciplinary meetings/hearings.

MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS

  • Collaborate with the building leadership team in daily management.
  • Organize NYS Examination administration; develop proctor schedule and communicate testing approach (timing/calendar/approaches) to students/staff.
  • Prepare district and SED reports as delegated by the Principal.
  • Serve as a member of Site-Based management team.
  • Assist the Principal and encourage cooperative involvement of parents and the community, in individual meetings, events, and the Parent Council.
  • Serve as liaison between administrative/general staff and Head of Security.
  • Participate in meetings of the administrative cabinet.

RELATIONSHIPS

  • Supervise: Shares responsibilities of leadership of faculty and staff.
  • Reports to / Is supervised by: High School Principal.
  • Collaborates with staff including but not limited to: Assistant Superintendent, Administrative Cabinet, Principal, Department Leaders, Head Custodian.

STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE

  • Drive initiatives for educational quality and school improvement.
  • Pursue personal professional development.
Work towards annual goals determined in collaboration with the Principal.

START:

July 1, 2025

SALARY:

 

According to the Administrators Association Contract

as per Administrators Assoc.
Biology | General Science Teacher25-26 (Bio/Gen Sci) JF (Post 5/27)

The Locust Valley Central School District is looking for a (2025-2026 School Year) Biology - General Science Teacher to join our team in providing a safe, nurturing and challenging classroom environment devoted to helping all students reach their full potential. 

REQUIREMENTS:

  • NYS Certification Biology (7-12), Plus an additional Regents Science Certification.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • The Teacher is responsible for the well-being and safety of the students, taking attendance, maintaining a functioning classroom, utilizing classroom management skills, leaving a clean classroom, and teaching the provided curriculum.
  • Develop lesson plans and assignments to create a cohesive and consistent learning experience for students.
  • Manage the classroom effectively to encourage student participation, minimize distractions and maintain a positive learning environment.
  • Explain science concepts and principles to students in a comprehensible manner.  Incorporate hands-on laboratory activities into instruction where appropriate.
  • Adapt teaching methods to fit the needs of each individual student.
  • Provide in-class and at-home assignments based on the available lesson plan.
  • Grading students’ assignments and exams.
  • Evaluate and maintain records of student progress and performance. 
  • Collaborate with other teachers and keep parents informed of student progress.

START:

September 2, 2025

SALARY:

 

According to the LVSEA Teachers Contract

as per LVSEA
Special Education Elementary Teacher25-26 (SpecialEd Elem) BS (Post 5/20)

The Locust Valley Central School District is looking for a (2025-2026 School Year) Special Education Elementary Teacher to join our team in providing a safe, nurturing and challenging classroom environment devoted to helping all students reach their full potential. 

REQUIREMENTS:

  • NYS Certification Students with Disabities (All Grades)

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • The special education teacher is responsible for the well-being and safety of the students, taking attendance, maintaining a functioning classroom, utilizing classroom management skills, leaving a clean classroom, and teaching the provided curriculum.
  • Develop and present curriculum lesson plans in support of student IEPs (course materials and related activities) and assignments to students.
  • Modifies existing instructional plans as necessary to accommodate individual students’ special needs.
  • Assess, evaluate and track student performance and ongoing progress.
  • Build and manage trusting relationships with students, parents, and school staff.
  • Keep parents informed of student progress through regular communication on IEP progress and feedback.
  • Manage the classroom effectively to encourage student participation, minimize distractions and maintain a positive learning environment.
  • Adapt teaching methods to fit the needs of each individual student.
  • Provide in-class and at-home assignments based on the lesson plans.
  • Collaborate with teachers on building, evolving lesson plans for a more consistent student learning experience.Develop and present curriculum lesson plans (course materials and related activities) and assignments to students.

START:

September 2, 2025

SALARY:

 

According to the LVSEA Teachers Contract

as per LVSEA

The Locust Valley Central School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, age, handicapping conditions, disability, marital status, sex or other characteristics protected by law in its educational programs or employment.