Math Teacher - High School

About the role

Cristo Rey Jesuit High School is a private, Catholic, Jesuit high school serving 450 students. The school transforms urban education through a unique integration of college-prep academics, professional experience, and spiritual formation, focusing on students of limited financial means.

Responsibilities

• Develop data-driven annual, unit, and lesson plans that drive exceptional student-achievement gains on core assessments, including Cristo Rey Network end-of-course assessments, Measures of Academic Progress, the ACT, and summative performance assessments.
• Design and administer interim assessments aligned to course standards, complete in-depth analysis of student performance on them, and collaborate with colleagues and the instructional leadership to develop and execute appropriate small-group and whole-group instructional responses to assessment results.
• Create rigorous, engaging, high-impact lessons that accelerate student growth, incorporating character instruction in both lesson content and design.
• Build an understanding of each student as an individual to ensure cura personalis (care for the whole person); forge strong, respectful relationships with students and parents, and communicate frequently with families to increase the investment and partnership that will enable students to flourish at Cristo Rey.
• Contribute fully, intentionally, and constructively to the team in a range of contexts, analyzing student work and performance data, identifying students in need of additional support, problem-solving unanticipated challenges that arise within the school, collaborating with integrity, humility, commitment, and joy to ensure the foundation of trust that will enable the team to accomplish its ambitious goals.
• Model values consistent with Catholic, Jesuit education and service to others.
• Lead the development and oversight of one core, supplementary role (Campus Minister, Co-curricular and Athletics Coordinator, Academic Assistance Program Coordinator, etc.).
• Tutor through the Academic Assistance Program, or manage a study hall one period per day.
• Chaperone and moderate school events, including trips, and dances.
• Run an advisory book club each day, assist advisees through their developmental journey at Cristo Rey, and serve as a point of contact for advisees' parents.
• Seek areas of growth for the school, and volunteer where possible to help coach, manage a club, plan a school-wide event, or otherwise contribute to the life of the school.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with a major, minor, or comparable credential of content expertise in the primary teaching discipline (master's degree in primary teaching discipline preferred).
• Teaching license in the primary teaching discipline or demonstrable progress towards obtaining licensure.
• Record of strong student achievement as a middle school or high school teacher.
• Proficiency using technology to advance teaching and learning.
• Experience working with English language learners is a plus.