Paraeducator & Inhouse Substitute Teacher

Para educator & In-House Substitute TeacherCRSJ VISION Through a culture of joyful learning, Cristo Rey San José celebrates and develops students’ unique gifts as they encounter God’s love and become leaders who shape society with and for others.

CRSJ MISSIONCristo Rey San José is a Jesuit, Catholic college-prep high school where students of any faith commit to a rigorous curriculum and professional work experience. Students realize their inherent potential and prepare to complete a post-secondary education that will set them on a path toward a sustainable, fulfilling future. Through the Ignatian charism of cura personalis, students facing barriers to opportunity become leaders filled with passion, purpose, confidence and conscience.

POSITION SUMMARY The primary responsibility of the In-House Substitute Teacher is to be a positive role model and provide classroom instruction to the students at Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit High School. The In-House Substitute Teacher provides consistent daily coverage for absent teachers, ensuring instructional continuity. When not providing coverage in the classroom, the In-House Substitute Teacher provides additional student support as assigned.

This position reports to the Director of Teacher and Learning.

PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND VALUES - VISION FOR EDUCATORS:

Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit High School teachers will consistently work as a team to model and help all students reach the characteristics of the Cristo Rey San Jose Graduate at Graduation: loving, open to growth, committed to faith, striving for justice, and intellectually and professionally engaged. This includes:

Personally modeling and simultaneously empowering students to live out Ignatian values of faith, service, and commitment to social justice.

Instilling in students the growth mindset of the harder you work, the more your intelligence grows

Promoting and assessing student ownership of learning by developing students’ self-discipline, study skills, persistence, and delayed gratification

Fostering a classroom culture of respect, honesty, and integrity

Developing meaningful opportunities in class for student leadership and growth of self-confidence

Incorporating reading and writing skills daily

Creating opportunities for students to utilize complex reasoning strategies and problem-solving skills

Consistently engages in work with positivity and adapts to the student and institutional needs with openness

Reinforcing professionalism and Corporate Work Study Program skills like precision and accuracy, computing, and time management

Teaching key content knowledge for the given subjectPARAEDUCATOR - ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

Planning, Teaching, and Supervising Provide one-on-one or small group support to students in the classroom, under the supervision of the teacher

Assist in implementing student accommodation plans and other specialized learning strategies for students with disabilities or other learning needs

Support students with academic tasks, such as note-taking, reading, and completing assignments

Provide additional support during classroom activities, projects, and tests

Collaborate with teachers and other staff members to assess and track student progress

Maintain confidentiality regarding students’ personal and academic information

Classroom Management Monitor students’ behavior, ensuring they are engaged and following classroom rules to ensure maximum learning

Help in the implementation of classroom management strategies to maintain a productive and respectful classroom environment

Provide academic support or tutoring if necessary

Support teachers’ classroom expectations with measures of student accountabilityIN-HOUSE SUB - ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

Planning, Teaching, and Supervising Check the “sub needed dashboard [school year]” or your work email for lesson plans. Follow the teacher’s lesson plan carefully, including any seating charts.

Within the first 10 minutes of class, check the student roster located using the Power School sub-account and submit attendance.

Check the student roster and confirm with students on preferred names.

If applicable, please make sure to attend the teachers’ supervising time and location.

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