3/4 Biology Teacher

The College Preparatory School

.75 Biology Teacher

Beginning August, 2025

The College Preparatory School, an independent high school in Oakland, California, seeks a .75 time Biology teacher beginning in August 2025. This teacher would teach 3 sections of approximately 16 students. At College Prep, teachers work closely with one another, honing and reshaping the curriculum. The College Prep science program is innovative and rigorous, and includes three required year-long courses: Physics (in the 9th grade), Chemistry (in the 10th grade), and Biology (in 11th grade). Because of this sequence, our Biology course has a cellular and molecular Biology focus. Beyond required courses, the vast majority of our students choose to take one or more science electives in 12th grade. These include advanced topics in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology and semester electives such as Issues in Science, Anatomy & Physiology, Organic Chemistry, and Forensics. Students use both texts and teacher-produced material in classes.

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A qualified candidate will:

• Have a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Physics, Biology, or Environmental Science
• Be prepared to teach an honors Biology survey course
• Have a minimum of three years experience teaching Science to students at the secondary or college level
• Have a strong interest in working in a multicultural community
• Be eager to embrace spirited intellectual challenges in a rewarding academic environment
• Have patience, flexibility and a good sense of humor

A preferred candidate will:

• Be prepared to teach an advanced level course in Environmental Science, Ecology, or similar field
• Have a clear vision of the purpose and future of secondary level science education
• Have graduate training in Science
• Have experience or interest in teaching an applied science course and/or working with students as part of an internship program

Candidates should be eager to spend additional time getting to know and help students outside of the classroom. College Prep teachers also take a share of other departmental, committee, and general school responsibilities, mostly during the 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. school day. Teachers thrive at College Prep when they partake in the opportunities offered by a rich co-curricular program and a tightly knit school that embraces equity and inclusiveness, and actively seeks to strengthen its ties to the greater Oakland community.

Faculty at College Prep are compensated according to a step scale based on years of experience that ranges from $74,000 for teachers with no prior relevant experience to $148,500 for teachers with 44 years of prior experience.

Benefits include medical and dental coverage, a retirement plan, and most pleasantly and collegially, a prepared lunch every day. College Prep is a community of life-long learners and actively encourages and supports the professional development of all of its members.

Founded in 1960, The College Preparatory School is an independent coeducational secondary school created for intellectual risk-takers who want to pursue a purposeful education with kindred peers. Our mission is to prepare students for productive, ethical lives in college and beyond by fostering a stimulating education within an atmosphere of consideration, trust, and mutual responsibility. As an equal opportunity employer, College Prep does not discriminate in its hiring of employees on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin, citizenship, marital or veteran status, age, or disability. We actively seek diversity among our faculty and administration as well as among our students.