Summary:

The Middle School Math and Science teacher is a committed Sacred Heart educator who will relate well with 5th-8th graders and is passionate about teaching middle school students. The ideal candidate will embrace both the school’s mission and the myriad of responsibilities involved with being an educator at an independent school. Outstanding candidates will have a deep understanding of pedagogical best practices, mathematics and science content, and the ability to inspire and motivate students.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Plan, organize, and lead activities designed to promote academic, social, and emotional development in a supportive and engaging learning environment.
• Create an emotionally responsive, caring, positive, and accepting environment supportive of the individual development of each child and family.
• Supervise young children and ensure a safe and loving environment including the ability to monitor and respond to events in the classroom, outdoor play areas, campus areas, and school trips.
• Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
• Attend staff meetings, serve on committees as required, seek, and attend professional development opportunities.
• Evaluate each student's growth and performance.
• Provide constructive feedback to parents.
• Prepare and distribute report cards online. 
• Plan, teach, facilitate, and oversee middle school advisory group.
• Engage and participate in ongoing professional development.
• Attend all department, division, and schoolwide meetings.
• Other duties assigned by your supervisor.

Minimum Education/Prior Experience/Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Teaching Certificate
• Proven competency in leveraging technology in instruction.
• Experience in a PreK – 12 environments, preferably in independent schools.
• Strong references to convey teaching abilities.
• Possess experience in and demonstrate a strong understanding and depth of knowledge in related content.

Core Competencies:

• Excellent communication skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to maintain accurate records and to maintain confidentiality.
• Treat parents as partners in their child's education.
• Possess strong people skills and genuine affinity for working with children and families in an educational setting.

Upon Hiring

• Successful completion of fingerprint-based and sexual offender registry information checks.
• Successful completion of CMG Safe Environment Training.
• Current CPR certification. 

Essential Expectations

All faculty and staff members at Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart are expected and required to do the following: 

• Overtly support and act in accordance with the Goals and Criteria of the Society of the Sacred Heart; this expectation includes attendance at and applicable participation in faith-based practices. 
• Foster a safe, predictable, and supportive environment. 
• Interact with colleagues in a respectful and collegial manner that contributes to a healthy school culture. 
• Demonstrate appropriate planning and preparation and fulfill routine responsibilities in a thoughtful and timely manner. 
• Uphold professional standards of personal presentation, professional courtesy, discretion, punctuality and attendance at all required meetings and events. 
• Appropriately carry out specific duties as determined by the Head of School and/or supervisor. 
• Maintain professional credentials and complete required training. Participate in and provide documentation for at least one professional development opportunity per year in addition to those required and provided by the school.  
• Respect the confidentiality of the school, its employees, students, and families. 
• Comply with the policies and procedures as articulated in the faculty and staff handbook. 
• Authentically engage in the school’s self-reflection process that requires written goals and measured progress towards them.

Nothing in this Job Description restricts Duchesne’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this position at any time. This position is at will, which means that either the employee or Duchesne may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without notice and for any reason or no reason.

Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart is committed to providing equal opportunity in all of its employment practices, including selection, hiring, promotion, transfer, and compensation, to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex (gender), age, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.

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