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Science Teacher positions in the United States are available to qualified educators through the J-1 Teacher program category, which requires sponsorship from a U.S. Department of State-designated organization. Host schools act as your employer while the designated sponsor issues your DS-2019 and monitors program compliance throughout your exchange.
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Get Access To All JobsScience Teacher (Grades: 6-8) -(RTP20260430-044)
Description
Provide students with appropriate learning activities and experience designed to help them fulfill their potential for intellectual, emotional, physical, and social growth. Enable students to develop competencies and skills to function successfully in society. Assist and support building principal to ensure on-site administration and execution of the district's educational programs, policies, and regulations and quality instruction for all students in a safe and healthy environment.
- Develop and implement lesson plans that fulfill requirements of the district's instruction curriculum program and show written evidence of preparation as required.
- Prepare lessons that reflect accommodations for differences in student learning styles.
- Present subject matter according to guidelines established by Texas Education Agency, Board of Trustee policies, and administrative regulations.
- Establish efficient classroom management procedures.
- Establish and maintain standards of pupil behavior.
- Establish a system of student evaluation within the guidelines prescribed in state law or adopted by the school district.
- Continually evaluate and record various aspects of students’ progress and report to parents as needed and required.
- Teach within the course of study for the subject area at the grade level as prescribed in state law or adopted by the school district.
- Understand and plan lessons leading to subject area objectives and assume the responsibility for written lesson plans for substitutes.
- Provide a variety of planned learning experiences using a variety of media and methods in order to motivate students and best utilize available time for instruction.
- Identify pupil needs and cooperate with other professional staff members in assessing and helping students resolve health, attitude, and learning problems.
- Be available for counseling with students and parents before and after school.
- Share the responsibility of interpreting the educational programs to the community through such activities as open house and PTA meetings.
- Plan and coordinate the work of aides and other paraprofessional and student teachers (when applicable).
- Participate cooperatively with the principal to develop the system by which he/she will be evaluated in conformance with the district’s uniform guidelines for evaluation and assessment.
- Keep accurate records of student information; compile, maintain, and file all reports, records, and other documents required by the school and district.
- Regular and punctual attendance at the worksite is required for this position.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must routinely lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Travel throughout the district is integral to this job. A remote working environment/alternate work arrangement is not an option for campus-based employees/campus-based positions because regular and punctual attendance at the worksite and performing all duties at the worksite are essential job duties for all campus-based personnel.
Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required of this job:
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university
- Valid Texas teacher certificate with required endorsements for subject and subject level assigned.
- Demonstrated general knowledge of curriculum and instruction.
- Demonstrated knowledge of various routine tasks, duties, and procedures and the ability to follow specific instructions with little or no previous experience.
- Demonstrated flexibility to cope with the challenges of a rapidly changing world.
- Demonstrated willingness to remain current with the latest developments in the profession.
Minimum Salary: $67,500 (non-certified) / $68,000 (certified)
Work Locations: (Storm Damage) Walnut Hill Elementary 10115 MIDWAY ROAD Dallas 75229
Job: Teacher-Science
Schedule: Full-time
Minimum Salary: 68,000.00
Job Posting: May 4, 2026
Science Teacher (Grades: 6-8) -(RTP20260430-044)
Description
Provide students with appropriate learning activities and experience designed to help them fulfill their potential for intellectual, emotional, physical, and social growth. Enable students to develop competencies and skills to function successfully in society. Assist and support building principal to ensure on-site administration and execution of the district's educational programs, policies, and regulations and quality instruction for all students in a safe and healthy environment.
- Develop and implement lesson plans that fulfill requirements of the district's instruction curriculum program and show written evidence of preparation as required.
- Prepare lessons that reflect accommodations for differences in student learning styles.
- Present subject matter according to guidelines established by Texas Education Agency, Board of Trustee policies, and administrative regulations.
- Establish efficient classroom management procedures.
- Establish and maintain standards of pupil behavior.
- Establish a system of student evaluation within the guidelines prescribed in state law or adopted by the school district.
- Continually evaluate and record various aspects of students’ progress and report to parents as needed and required.
- Teach within the course of study for the subject area at the grade level as prescribed in state law or adopted by the school district.
- Understand and plan lessons leading to subject area objectives and assume the responsibility for written lesson plans for substitutes.
- Provide a variety of planned learning experiences using a variety of media and methods in order to motivate students and best utilize available time for instruction.
- Identify pupil needs and cooperate with other professional staff members in assessing and helping students resolve health, attitude, and learning problems.
- Be available for counseling with students and parents before and after school.
- Share the responsibility of interpreting the educational programs to the community through such activities as open house and PTA meetings.
- Plan and coordinate the work of aides and other paraprofessional and student teachers (when applicable).
- Participate cooperatively with the principal to develop the system by which he/she will be evaluated in conformance with the district’s uniform guidelines for evaluation and assessment.
- Keep accurate records of student information; compile, maintain, and file all reports, records, and other documents required by the school and district.
- Regular and punctual attendance at the worksite is required for this position.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must routinely lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Travel throughout the district is integral to this job. A remote working environment/alternate work arrangement is not an option for campus-based employees/campus-based positions because regular and punctual attendance at the worksite and performing all duties at the worksite are essential job duties for all campus-based personnel.
Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required of this job:
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university
- Valid Texas teacher certificate with required endorsements for subject and subject level assigned.
- Demonstrated general knowledge of curriculum and instruction.
- Demonstrated knowledge of various routine tasks, duties, and procedures and the ability to follow specific instructions with little or no previous experience.
- Demonstrated flexibility to cope with the challenges of a rapidly changing world.
- Demonstrated willingness to remain current with the latest developments in the profession.
Minimum Salary: $67,500 (non-certified) / $68,000 (certified)
Work Locations: (Storm Damage) Walnut Hill Elementary 10115 MIDWAY ROAD Dallas 75229
Job: Teacher-Science
Schedule: Full-time
Minimum Salary: 68,000.00
Job Posting: May 4, 2026
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding J-1 Visa Sponsorship as a Science Teacher
Verify your teaching credentials transfer correctly
Many U.S. states won't recognize foreign teaching certificates without additional steps. Research your target state's reciprocity rules and gather official transcripts, credential evaluations, and proof of subject-matter expertise in science before applying to host schools.
Target public school districts with ongoing teacher shortages
Science teachers are consistently listed on state shortage area reports, which directly affects a host school's ability to justify J-1 Teacher program participation. Districts with documented shortages process placements faster and face fewer compliance hurdles with designated sponsors.
Understand who actually issues your DS-2019
Your host school is not your visa sponsor. A State Department-designated organization issues the DS-2019 and monitors your status throughout your program. Confirm a designated sponsor is attached to any teaching placement before you accept an offer.
Search for roles using Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to identify U.S. host schools and districts that align with J-1 Teacher program requirements. Filtering by role and sponsorship compatibility upfront saves time you'd otherwise spend vetting employers who aren't set up for exchange visitor placements.
Clarify the two-year home residency requirement early
The J-1 Teacher category typically carries a two-year home-country residency requirement before you can adjust to certain other visa statuses. Confirm your country of nationality is subject to this rule before accepting a placement if long-term U.S. residency is part of your plan.
Negotiate your training plan before your program begins
Designated sponsors require a formal program agreement outlining your teaching responsibilities, subject areas, and exchange objectives. Misalignment between what the host school expects and what the training plan documents is a common source of compliance problems mid-program.
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Find Science Teacher JobsScience Teacher J-1 Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Which J-1 program category covers Science Teacher positions?
Science Teacher roles in K-12 settings fall under the J-1 Teacher category, which is designed for qualified educators from countries with teacher exchange agreements with the United States. This category is distinct from Intern, Trainee, or Research Scholar. Your host school must work with a State Department-designated sponsor organization to issue your DS-2019 under the Teacher category.
Does my host school sponsor my J-1 visa?
No. The hiring school is your host employer, not your visa sponsor. A separate U.S. Department of State-designated organization, such as CIEE or Cultural Vistas, acts as the official program sponsor, issues your DS-2019, and monitors compliance with exchange visitor regulations throughout your placement. The school cannot independently sponsor a J-1 visa without a designated sponsor attached to the program.
How do I find host schools open to J-1 Teacher placements?
Use Migrate Mate to search for Science Teacher roles at U.S. schools and districts that support J-1 exchange placements. Filtering by sponsorship alignment at the job-search stage is more efficient than applying broadly and discovering late in the process that a district has no established relationship with a designated sponsor organization.
Does the J-1 Teacher visa carry a two-year home residency requirement?
Most J-1 Teacher program participants are subject to the two-year home-country physical presence requirement under INA Section 212(e). This means you must return to your home country for two years before applying for an H-1B, L-1, or immigrant visa unless you obtain a waiver. Whether the requirement applies to you depends on your country of nationality and the source of your program funding. Confirm your status with your designated sponsor before accepting a placement.
Can I teach any science subject on a J-1 Teacher visa, or are there restrictions?
The J-1 Teacher program covers science broadly, but your host school's placement and the designated sponsor's DS-2019 must reflect the specific subject area you'll teach. STEM fields, including biology, chemistry, physics, and earth science, are commonly approved because they appear on state shortage area lists. Teaching a subject outside your documented qualifications can create compliance issues with your designated sponsor mid-program.
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