Learning Specialist; Math or Reading

All applicants should submit a resume and cover letter.

Chicago Jesuit Academy is currently looking to hire talented educators to support our Learning Resource Center. CJA utilizes a lane and step for salary ranges. Salary steps are based on review of resume.

Students who attend Chicago Jesuit Academy will be the next generation of leaders in the city of Chicago. Talented men and women who wish to be employed by Chicago Jesuit Academy as teachers must demonstrate a past and continued commitment to academic excellence, professional development, and the best ideals of the Catholic faith. Strong candidates for teaching positions are disciplined workers, compassionate listeners, and tireless advocates for the children they serve.

Most importantly, they recognize that Chicago Jesuit Academy will ask them to approach their work as a vocation and make substantial contributions of their time and talents in the service of the students of the Academy.

All faculty will be expected to serve as classroom teachers as well as proctors for a variety of daily and co‑curricular activities. They are expected to:

• Model the best ideals of the Catholic faith as a “person for others” in the Jesuit tradition.
• Demonstrate a profound commitment to excellence in teaching through professional development.
• Participate in the continued curricular and cultural development of the Academy.
• Actively participate in all required orientations, retreats, staff meetings and department meetings.
• Be a highly effective classroom manager who adheres to and promotes all Academy policies set forth in staff and student handbooks, especially those regarding student conduct.
• Provide both push‑in and pull‑out supports; working with students individually, in small groups, and at times providing whole group instruction.
• Deliver interventions to tier 3 students.
• Create, implement and track progress of IEPs.
• Maintain detailed and accurate records of student performance as well as unit curricula, weekly learning plans, and daily lesson plans.
• Plan and chaperone supplementary educational experiences, including retreats and field trips.
• Regularly submit to both peer and formal observations and volunteer for demonstration lessons.
• Communicate regularly with parents about student performance and classroom expectations.
• Perform additional duties as assigned, including but not limited to one minor duty, such as proctoring breakfast, and one major duty, such as teaching a daily half‑hour formation course or proctoring lunch/recess.
• Support the development of the Academy by sharing the school’s mission with friends and the benefactors who support the scholarship needs of Academy students.

Strong candidates will have knowledge of the Ignatian Pedagogical Paradigm and believe in an education that forms the whole person —cura personalisin the Jesuit tradition. These candidates will also be expected to have outstanding interpersonal skills, excellent organizational skills and relevant teaching experience. Certification in one’s desired subject area is preferred. Candidates are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID‑19 upon commencing employment.

Chicago Jesuit Academy is a loving and academically rigorous tuition‑free Catholic elementary school for students and families from resilient communities impacted by historical disinvestment. We accompany our students and alumni from enrollment through the start of their careers as they develop their gifts and grow as men and women for others.

Located in Austin on Chicago’s West Side, CJA admits students to all grades in our lower and middle school without regard for their race, ethnicity or religion, and CJA enrolls 3rd‑, 4th‑ and 5th‑grade students without regard for their past levels of academic achievement. We use small class sizes, extended school days and an 11‑month school year to give personal care to our students and help them develop as whole persons.

We accompany our alumni on their unique paths to meaningful employment and support them throughout high school, their post‑secondary education and the start of their careers, always welcoming them back as leaders at CJA and in the broader…