Teaching Science at Cristo Rey Jesuit

• Cristo Rey Jesuit’s state-of-the art campus includes brand new science labs and equipment
• CRJ recently invested in robust, multi-modal curricula to support college-prep, hands-on learning in science
• In addition to enjoying CRJ’s 1:1 teacher-coaching, science teachers are personally mentored by our science consultant
• One day per week, CRJ teachers enjoy a planning and prep day while students deploy to their work placements

Job Description

As part of Cristo Rey’s faculty, you will educate students in mind, body and spirit. Through engaging instruction, you will prepare students for college and equip them with the habits of mind that undergird success. Your zest and commitment to excellence will help form students of strong intellect, a passion for justice, and readiness for the professional world. In the spirit of Ignatian pedagogy, your students will act, reflect, and grow as they become men and women for and with others.

Responsibilities

Instructional Practice

• Ensure relevant, college-prep instruction in Grade 11 biology that accelerates student achievement.
• Provide excellent teaching through planning, feedback, collaboration, differentiation, and reflection for growth.
• Design and administer relevant formative and summative assessments; analyze and adjust instruction in response.
• Build relationships with students in the spirit of cura personalis (care for the whole person).
• Forge partnerships with parents to support your students.
• Maintain an equitable, vibrant classroom environment that conveys warmth, order, and a sense of belonging.
• Uphold school-wide practices, policies and routines.

Professional Presence

• Approach teaching as a learner: seek and apply feedback, use professional development resources to further grow.
• Collaborate and share your practice with colleagues to enable the team to accomplish its goals.
• Embrace the school’s goals and results as the collective responsibility of the staff; celebrate peers’ accomplishments.
• Model values consistent with Catholic, Jesuit education and the CRJ Graduate at Graduation values.
• Problem-solve challenges with humility, creativity, and resilience.

Student Support and Contribution to School

• Contribute to your grade-level team and your content team (department).
• Provide targeted student support in a daily learning lab (study hall) and office hours.
• Actively monitor common times and hallway transitions to ensure a calm and orderly environment.
• Support student clubs as well as student life events, including retreats, athletics, liturgies, service trips, and dances.