Job Description

About the Company - Are you a passionate, creative & mission inspired educator committed to empowering students to reach their full potential? If so, DePaul Cristo Rey High School is the place for you. Your talent will enrich our college-bound community, serve families with bold dreams for their children, and inspire students to lead through service to others. Our faculty is driven by our mission to meet students where they are and guide them through becoming high school and college graduates. We partner with families, businesses and the community to provide a uniquely affordable Catholic education and innovative work study program, which when combined, form young women and men of integrity, faith, tenacity and purpose.

About the Role - The Religion Teacher serves an important role as a spiritual leader and facilitator for our Catholic school community therefore, s/he must be practicing Catholic, who is qualified to teach religion, has a deep knowledge of doctrine and lives as an authentic witness to the faith. This position is for the 25-26 school year and is tasked with ensuring a welcoming and dynamic culture reflective of both the school’s Catholic identity and commitment to serve students of all faiths. A DPCR Religion Teacher is Catholic, supports a Catholic atmosphere which accelerates each student's academic, artistic, social and emotional achievement in alignment with the school's mission educational philosophies, policies, and procedures.

Responsibilities

• The ability to be flexible in a fast-paced, evolving school environment. Commitment to personal excellence and lifelong learning.
• Planning skills-based lessons. The ability to prepare and implement integrated lesson and unit plans that lead to student mastery of standards to include writing instruction of essays and the research paper writing process.
• Monitoring student progress and adjusting instructional strategies as needed. Communicating progress with parents and students. Making data-driven instructional decisions to impact student achievement.
• Assessing students to evaluate their abilities, strengths, and weaknesses. Differentiating instruction to meet the needs of students.

Qualifications - Further information will be provided during the application process

• Master’s Degree in Theology, Divinity in Theology, Discipleship in Church Ministry or other related field preferred. Bachelor’s degree required.
• A practicing Catholic with educational experience in Catholic Schools or a practicing Catholic with other Church-related ministries.
• State Department of Education licensure in content area
• Valid driver’s license; must be insurable with good driving record
• Subject matter expertise in area of teaching certification.

Preferred Skills

• Three years of instructional experience in Religion, Campus/Church Ministry with high school students.
• Bi-lingual Spanish/English strongly preferred

Pay range and compensation package - N/A

Equal Opportunity Statement - DePaul Cristo Rey High School is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, veteran status, marital status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.

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