Chemistry Teacher - .25 Time, August 2026 - June 2027

The College Preparatory School

Advanced Chemistry Teacher

¼ Time Teaching Position

August 2026 - June 2027

The College Preparatory School, an independent high school in Oakland, California, seeks a 0.25 time Chemistry teacher beginning in August 2026. This teacher would teach one section of Physical Chemistry during the Fall semester and one section of Organic Chemistry during the Spring semester. Each class will have about 14-16 students. As both courses are senior electives, these will be our most enthusiastic and committed young chemists, students excited to deepen the robust exploration that they began in our required 10th grade course.

The College Prep science program prioritizes rigor, critical thinking, and hands-on learning. Students are required to take Physics in 9th grade, Chemistry in 10th grade, and Biology in 11th grade. Nearly all of our students choose to take one or more science electives in 12th grade. Designed to prepare students for the depth and complexity of college-level courses, these include Anatomy and Physiology, Molecular Genetics, Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Astronomy, Marine Biology, and Mechanics, Electricity, and Magnetism (among others).

Science teachers share a spacious, cozy, and convivial office where they regularly collaborate with one another and meet with students as needed.

A qualified candidate will:

• Have a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry or Physics
• Be prepared to teach Physical and Organic Chemistry
• 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
• Have an infectious and inspiring enthusiasm for Chemistry

Candidates should be eager to spend additional time getting to know and help students outside of the classroom. 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 (to which the school contributes regardless of employee contribution), 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 with a 100 thousand dollar budget.

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.