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1st/2nd Grade Teacher

Employer
Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic Schools
Location
Chicago, IL, US
Salary
Competitive

Job Details

Position Type:
Elementary School Teaching/Primary - Grades 1, 2, 3

  • Date Posted:
    5/3/2021


  • Location:
    44050 - St. Sabina Academy


  • Date Available:
    08/04/2021


  • POSITION SUMMARY:
    Instructional position responsible for the educational leadership of students in a group or class in a Christian environment, based on Catholic Values. The direct instruction and classroom instructor will understand, demonstrate the use of, and implement the school's curriculum, student instruction, and assessment to maximize educational achievement for all students, and work collaboratively to ensure a working and learning climate for all students that is safe, secure, and respectful. Implementation of strategies to reach the multiple intelligences of students through creative lessons is required.

    DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
    Demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Catholic education and the vision, mission, and philosophy of the school, and consistently developing, fostering, and advancing these concepts in students.
    Demonstrating understanding and mastery of central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structure of the discipline(s) taught, and effectively transmitting this knowledge to students, and making the subject matter meaningful to students.
    Developing and maintaining a climate and culture of openness, fairness, mutual respect, kindness, support, and inquiry.
    Engaging every student in grade level-appropriate learning experiences that promote performance and intellectual and moral development.
    Listening and interacting effectively with students, parents, colleagues, leadership, and community members, respecting diverse perspectives.
    Demonstrate respect for students, colleagues, administrators, and parents.
    Modeling and reinforcing good judgment, prudence, virtue, self-discipline, and responsibility.
    Work effectively with school leadership, colleagues, parents, and the community to support students' learning and well-being.
    Providing professional leadership to establish a culture conducive to intellectual and moral development, knowledge acquisition, thinking, analysis, learning, and student diversity; involving students in the development of a mission and goals that support the school's goals and guide classroom decisions, and using data effectively for continual improvement.
    Developing and implementing a strategic planning system including course, unit, and lesson plans.
    Providing opportunities for students to demonstrate appropriate progress toward graduation expectations: knowledgeable, lifelong learner; responsible individual; effective communicator; problem solver; collaborative team worker, and self-directed learner.
    Provide students and parents with timely data for improvement in student achievement.
    Using formal and informal assessment strategies to determine whether students have achieved high standards and modifying instructional strategies as needed to maximize achievement.
    Demonstrating an understanding of how students learn and provides learning opportunities that support intellectual, social, and personal development of diverse learners.
    Establishing and maintaining a safe and secure classroom environment.
    Managing student misconduct promptly and resolving conflict and crises effectively.
    Promote both independent and collaborative work ethics.
    Developing and managing human resources within the classroom by maintaining a professional development plan and engaging in professional development activities, recognizing students and parents for contributions to goal achievement.
    Using teaching and learning strategies that reflect each student's culture, learning styles, special needs, and socioeconomic background.
    Seeking resources necessary to achieve classroom and school goals, such as course materials that match the reading levels of students.
    Using classroom processes that support effective teaching and learning to promote high student achievement, designing lessons to promote all students' being engaged in learning all the time through such strategies as active learning, hands-on application, and teacher-student and student-student conversations about the learning.
    Using appropriate technology in teaching and learning processes, record keeping, assessment, evaluation, and performance analysis.
    Demonstrating positive classroom results and trends.
    Any other duties as assigned.

    Company

    The Archdiocese of Chicago School System is the largest Catholic school system in the United States. It is the largest private school system in the country. It serves the city of Chicago as well as Cook and Lake Counties, has approximately 70,000 students in its approximately 200 schools.  The AOC schools have been the recipient of the greatest number of Blue Ribbon Awards of any school system in the nation. Our Catholic Schools are a living response to the church’s mission and they work with parents/guardians as partners in the academic education and faith development of their children. AOC Catholic Schools are accredited by the Archdiocese and the State of Illinois.

    Company info
    Website
    Telephone
    312-534-5231
    Location
    835 N. Rush
    Chicago
    IL
    60611
    US

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