REQUIREMENTS:

• NYS Certification Childhood Education (1-6)

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Elementary Science Specialist: Act as the building level lead for grades 3-5, providing specialized science instruction and overseeing the delivery of the science curriculum to all intermediate classes.
• Collaborative Instruction: Partner with classroom teachers to deliver high-quality, hands-on lab experiences that reinforce grade-level curriculum.
• Lab Management & Safety: Maintain a safe, organized, and fully functioning science laboratory, ensuring all equipment and materials are prepared for student use.
• Inquiry-Based Learning: Facilitate student investigations and experiments that emphasize the scientific method and discovery-based learning.
• Safety Oversight: Ensure the well-being of students by explicitly teaching and enforcing age-appropriate laboratory safety protocols.
• Curriculum Adaptation: Adapt teaching methods and lab activities to meet the diverse needs of individual students within the lab setting.
• Science Fair Leadership: Collaborate on the organization and planning of the Locust Valley School District elementary science fair.