Substitute English Teacher

About Us

Cristo Rey Jesuit High School is a private, Catholic, college-prep high school sponsored by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), serving students of diverse backgrounds from under-resourced families who live in the greater Twin Cities metropolitan area. The mission of the Cristo Rey Jesuit High School-Twin Cities is to provide an education in the Jesuit tradition which integrates college preparatory academic and professional work environments thereby preparing students from under-resourced families for success in college and life. This is an in-person position in the City of Minneapolis; no hybrid or remote work available for this position. This position is scheduled to begin in February 2023 and conclude June 2023.

CRJHS serves a student body that is predominantly Hispanic/Latine, Black, or multiracial and a community that is multilingual. Individuals who identify as Hispanic/Latine, Black, African immigrants, and multilingual speakers, especially Spanish, Somali, or Vietnamese speakers, are strongly encouraged to apply.

Pay

$22.00/hourly

Benefits

PTO, 401(k)

Hours

7:25 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday

Skills // Requirements // Qualifications // Duties

Responsibilities:

• Guided by the Cristo Rey Network’s standards and benchmarks and existing course articulation document, develop standards-based, data-driven annual, unit, and lesson plans that drive student-achievement gains on core assessments, including Cristo Rey Network end-of-course assessments.

• Design and administer interim assessments aligned to course standards, complete in-depth analysis of student performance, and design appropriate instructional responses to assessment results.

• Implement rigorous, engaging, high-impact lessons that accelerate student growth and are differentiated for individual students or groups of students.

• Provide targeted one-on-one and small group tutoring to students during designated office hours.

• Actively build an understanding of each student as an individual in the spirit of cura personalis (care for the whole person).

Qualifications:

Successful applicants will embody the mission-commitment, intellectual curiosity, openness to growth, optimism, and zest that are central to the character of our staff. In addition, they will meet or exceed the following requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree with a major, minor, or comparable credential of content expertise in the primary teaching discipline

• Proficiency using technology to advance teaching and learning

• Knowledge of best practices in the teaching and learning of English

• Competency in designing and implementing curricula to serve a heterogeneous student population diverse in culture, religion, and ability

• Commitment to the mission of Cristo Rey Jesuit High School

• Complete Virtus training, sign a Code of Conduct, and pass a background check

Preferred Qualifications:

• Teaching license in the primary teaching discipline

• Master's degree in education or content area

• Prior successful urban high school teaching experience

• Experience with teaching students in need of significant academic support

• Experience working with English language learners

• Bilingual proficiency in Spanish, Somali, and/or Vietnamese