Job Description:

Horizon Honors High School in Phoenix (Ahwatukee) is searching for a High School Chemistry Teacher for the 2025-2026 school year!

POSITION SUMMARY: 

Our students are high-achieving, engaged, motivated, and expect quality instruction from their teachers. We are part of a family-oriented community with highly involved families that greatly value education. 

This position will specifically support high school students in Chemistry. Students will need to analyze and interpret data, plan and carry out a scientific investigation, construct explanations of scientific phenomena, and support conclusions with evidence. In addition, students will need support with computational thinking and the use of cross-curricular skills to develop scientific reasoning and problem solving. 

We are seeking a teacher with a genuine desire to help students achieve, understand their challenges, and greater independence. Come join a community where students are excelling academically and socially. Work together with a team of dedicated teachers who provide an effective learning environment.

All teachers are provided with individualized coaching/mentoring focused on improving their skills as teachers. Teachers interact with a high degree of collaboration between staff of all content areas. On-site Staff (only) daycare is available for those with little ones (0-4).

Come see our campus and classes, meet us, and see if you are a good fit for our community.

Essential Duties:

• Become an integral part of the Horizon Honors community, supporting the Horizon Honors Mission Statement, Goals and school philosophy 

• Design and plan effective lessons targeting individual student academic levels 

• Implement effective instruction for all students, using student data to drive decisions

• Team teach with colleagues 

• Develop and implement curriculum and standards at designated team/content level

• Collaborate with the grade level/content teams to plan curriculum and units

• Create a safe, positive learning environment for all students

• Use effective problem-solving skills with students, parents, and colleagues

• Communicate professionally and effectively and in a timely manner with students and their parents

• Work in a team environment with teachers and/or teacher assistants to support student academic and social growth

• Participate in weekly meetings including staff meetings, coaching sessions, collaborative planning and ongoing professional growth

• Assigned supervision duties during the school day and outside of school hours

• Other duties as assigned by the principal

Supervisor

School Principal

Qualifications:

• Arizona Teaching Certificate or other Highly Qualified criteria 

• Meet the requirements of Arizona’s Highly Qualified status

Compensation:

• Depending on experience

Physical Demands:

These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of a teacher.  Reasonable accommodations can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the responsibilities of this job, the employee is required to talk, hear, and touch. The employee is often required to stoop, sit at a computer desk, reach with arms and hands, and use their hands and fingers to stroke keyboards. Occasionally, lifting and pushing for medium work are required.  Vision abilities required.

Work Environment Conditions

While performing the responsibilities of this job, these work environment characteristics are representative of the environment at Horizon Honors Schools. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job. The employee is subject to both inside and outside conditions.  The noise level in the environment is quiet to loud.

Please apply at https://www.horizonhonors.org/careers