The opportunity

The Kennedy International School provides a bilingual, well-rounded education for its students from preschool through 12th grade. We pride ourselves on the strength of our faculty, the diversity of our student body, and our cultural richness. Through our individualized approach to instruction thanks to our small student-teacher ratio, students are encouraged to leverage their personal strengths and passions as they develop their language and academic knowledge.

We are looking for a part-time International Baccalaureate Chemistry Teacher to join our team in our Upper School for the 2025-2026 school year, starting on August 15, 2025. The ideal candidate possesses a balance of high support, growth mindset, and innate joy of working with students.

This role will be teaching for 2 hours in the 10th grade and 4 hours in the 11th grade IB high level.

Essential Duties:

- Plan and teach a challenging course of study in a developmentally-appropriate manner, with an emphasis on differentiating instruction and the effective use of assessments.

- Develop and maintain outstanding communication with parents via individualized emails, newsletters, or blogs.

- Actively engage students in learning by creating a student-centered classroom.

- Use technology in class preparation and/or instruction, while not relying solely on it.

- Model intellectual curiosity and maintain open-mindedness about different cultures.

- Use positive reinforcement, manage discipline, and conflict resolution.

- Conduct classes and with integrity, and model appropriate behavior for students.

- Evaluate classwork and assessments regularly in a fair and equitable manner.

- Actively supervise students in other roles such as recess, lunch, field trip, etc.

- Maintain current knowledge of curriculum and instructional methods.

- Pursue relevant opportunities for professional growth and development.

- Share talents and work in partnership with team members on scheduling and planning.

- Actively participate in grade-level and faculty meetings.

- Be a positive and contributing member of the school community.

Full-Time, Exempt Position: 6-8 hours per week (teaching, preparation, staff meetings, office hours…)

Direct Supervisor: Upper School Academic Director/ IB Program Coordinator

- Five years of experience teaching Chemistry in Upper School

- International Baccalaureate (IB) experience required

- Ability to create a class environment in which students feel safe

- Strong sense of personal accountability and passion for raising the bar with students and challenging them to learn at a high level

- Preferred candidate will have a current U.S. work visa, if applicable 

About Kennedy International School

The mission of Lyceum Kennedy French American School is to provide our students with an outstanding bilingual and bicultural education based on the principles of self-expression and differentiated pedagogy. We strive to provide our students with a solid foundation, which will foster a desire for life-long learning and acquisition of knowledge, and prepare them to become responsible and engaged citizens of the world. As part of that mission, the Lyceum Kennedy French American School is committed to: •Offer an excellent education and full proficiency in both English and French. •Create a challenging curriculum based on the French and American education systems. •Provide a multicultural environment where students and teachers of all languages feel recognized and valued. •Cultivate critical thinking, teach responsibility, encourage independence, and promote awareness of the world and our environment. Lyceum Kennedy is accredited by the French Ministry of Education and is registered by the New York State Board of Regents. Lyceum Kennedy is a candidate school* for the Diploma Programme. This school is pursuing authorization as an IB World School. IB World ...Schools share a common philosophy—a commitment to high-quality, challenging, international education—that we believe is important for our students.

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