Lower School Humanities; Grades 4-6

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• A commitment to the Goals and Criteria of Sacred Heart network schools as articulated in the school mission.
• Provide instruction on a range of Humanities (Social Sciences and/or English Language Arts) courses.
• Strategically implement a variety of tools to teach students to read, write, listen to, and speak within the context of the curriculum.
• Providing instruction on a wide range of Humanities courses.
• Organizing and managing a classroom environment to accomplish program goals safely and effectively.
• Supporting students as they develop skills and attitudes essential to realize their full potential.
• Modeling certain attributes of intelligence - academic, spiritual, and emotional - while demonstrating our belief in the dignity of all the students we serve.
• Creating and defining goals and objectives for unit and daily lesson plans, preparing classroom activities, organizing teaching materials, evaluating student performance, maintaining classroom records, and managing time effectively.
• Submitting grade reports and student comments at specified intervals.
• Holding conferences with students, parents, administrators, and other professionals.
• Engaging in curriculum reviews and collaborating on Discipline initiatives.
• Participating in faculty meetings, liturgies, chapels, retreats, school assemblies, and special events such as, but not limited to, back-to-school night and admissions showcases.
• Utilizing cognitive science and educational research to inform teaching practices.
• Participating in reflective, self-directed, ongoing professional development.
• Performing other related duties as assigned.

• A Bachelor’s degree is required
• At least three to five years of teaching experience is preferred
• Intercultural competency and a commitment to supporting social justice, inclusion, and diversity as articulated in the Sacred Heart Goals & Criteria.
• Commitment to ongoing professional growth
• Enthusiasm for teaching students of all abilities
• Strong communication skills
• Demonstrated success with effective use of technology