English Teacher

About This Role

This role involves supporting the Diocese of Tucson's mission to evangelize, catechize, and educate youth in a Catholic School environment, specifically as a certified English teacher at St. Augustine Catholic High School. The teacher will be responsible for implementing academic goals and Catholic religious curriculum, evaluating student progress, and maintaining a positive learning environment.

Responsibilities

• Recognize and support the unique Catholic Mission of the School by speaking, acting, and instructing consistent with the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church
• Give evidence of living Gospel values by being an active member of a faith community and being open to the importance of a personal faith journey
• Help build the school’s faith community by participating in, and helping plan, School religious and service activities
• Lead and participate in classroom prayer daily
• Demonstrate effective planning skills by preparing lessons designed to implement and achieve academic goals and objectives as adopted by the school, along with a Catholic religious curriculum
• Demonstrate competence in teaching by demonstrating current, thorough knowledge of the academic and religious curriculum and communicate effectively with students
• Provide explicit evidence-based instruction and intensive intervention to students individually and/or in small groups at Tiers 2 and 3 in an MTSS framework
• Ability and willingness to teach in an online learning environment, as needed, to include use of Google classroom or other online platform
• Develop and use effective methods of evaluation that are directly related to curriculum objectives and to concepts and skills taught
• Establish a consistent disciplinary approach which promotes self-direction and positive self-image
• Cooperate with School and Diocesan administration and work effectively with all staff members to promote positive relationships with students and parents
• Maintain confidentiality of information, display sound judgment in dress and general behavior, following School dress code standards

Requirements

• Working knowledge of and strong commitment to the mission of fostering lay leadership in the Roman Catholic Church
• If a baptized Catholic, must be a practicing Roman Catholic in full communion with the Church
• Excellent communications skills including written, oral, public speaking, and presentation skills
• Excellent human relations and interpersonal skills
• Must be a self-starter and be well-organized
• Must be a team player
• Proficiency in the use of computer technology including word processing and the use of excel and related technology
• Ability to maintain confidentiality

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher

Skills

* Required skills

Certifications