Our Lady of the Fatima School is a co-educational, Catholic, parish school in Artesia, CA, that is seeking a Junior High English Language Arts (ELA) Teacher for 5th-8th grades for the 2024-2025 school year. We are a thriving community of educational professionals who are committed to our mission of Faith, Family, Stewardship, and Excellence. Ideal applicants should be committed to serving our youth by developing and modeling Catholic faith, and demonstrating effective communication and successfu... more details
Description
DESCRIPTION
Our Lady of the Fatima School is a co-educational, Catholic, parish school in Artesia, CA, that is seeking a Junior High English Language Arts (ELA) Teacher for 5th-8th grades for the 2024-2025 school year. We are a thriving community of educational professionals who are committed to our mission of Faith, Family, Stewardship, and Excellence.
Ideal applicants should be committed to serving our youth by developing and modeling Catholic faith, and demonstrating effective communication and successful teaching pedagogy. Our faculty are expected to be highly skilled at planning, organizing, collaborating, and developing curriculum to meet the needs of all learners.
SUMMARY OF MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Utilizes individual and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student in a Catholic-faith-based environment.
• Develops and implements unit instructional plans in literature and grammatical instruction, with emphasis on sentence structure and writing for grades 5-8.
• Creates and implements effective formative and summative ELA assessments in the above areas to track and ensure student learning.
• Maintains a safe and orderly classroom environment conducive to learning.
• Identifies the emotional, social, and academic needs of all students, and cooperates with colleagues to assess and help students solve health, attitude and learning problems.
• Regularly communicates with parents on student progress and updates online gradebook.
• Supervises students in out-of-classroom activities as assigned.
Requirements
REQUIREMENTS
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor’s degree in English or related area.
• Experience educating junior high school students.
• Joyful, authentic, team player and servant leader.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Over 3 years of teaching experience, preferably in a Catholic school.
• Master’s Degree in English or related area.
• Credential: Multiple Subject Credential or Single Subject – English Credential.
• Prior experience with an online gradebook and learning management system (e.g., SchoolSpeak, Google Classroom).
APPLICATION DETAILS
Application Post Date: May 13, 2024
Position Starting Date: August 2024
Submit resume and cover letter. A list of professional references with telephone numbers and written reference letters may also be provided.
Please submit the requested information to:
Mr. Bressert, Principal
Email: mr.bressert@olfartesia.org
To access additional information about Our Lady of Fatima School, please visit our website at https://www.olfartesia.org.
Wage Range
The rate of pay offered to the selected candidate is based on internal pay policy and budget. New hires are commonly paid at the minimum of the wage range or within the lower part of the range. We consider a number of factors when making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience, training and other department needs.
