Position Purpose: The English teacher is responsible for all aspects of creating a dynamic learning environment for students and will also serve as a middle school advisor.
Essential Functions
Collaborate with colleagues to deliver a novel-based middle school English curriculum guided by the department’s Mission and Values Statement.
Create and deliver high-quality daily lessons while addressing the varied learning needs of individual students.
Utilize varied methods and approaches to material, integrating technology, assessments, projects, etc., to encourage and create engaged learning in the classroom.
Respond to evaluations and feedback professionally and constructively; demonstrate a commitment to professional growth.
Provide frequent, meaningful feedback to students, both formative and summative, including report cards and individualized comments.
Communicate and collaborate effectively with parents.
Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve teaching and learning
Serve as a middle school advisor.
Perform other duties (recess, dismissal, etc.) as directed
Required Qualifications (The “MUST HAVE” qualifications)
Bachelor’s degree in English or closely related field of study.
A minimum of three (3) years of teaching middle school English.
Knowledge of best practices in middle school English instruction including curriculum development and design.
Excellent literary skills and strong foundation in all aspects of language arts.
Enjoy working with middle school students and possess strong interpersonal skills.
A clear commitment to the educational philosophy of the school as articulated in the Goals and Criteria.
Ability to work well with students and colleagues; willingness to be an active, enthusiastic member of the SHS community
Obvious passion for the academic subject matter taught
Commitment to equity and inclusion.
Excellent verbal and written communications skills
Demonstrated excellent attendance and punctuality.
Preferred Qualifications (The “NICE TO HAVE” qualifications)
Master’s degree strongly preferred
A valid California single subject teaching credential
Physical Requirements and Work Environment
Ability to travel safely and comfortably across a 64 acre campus.
May work at a desk and computer for extended periods of time.
Be able to occasionally lift up to 30 lbs.
Work primarily in a traditional climate controlled classroom environment and work intermittently in outside weather conditions, including extreme heat and cold.
For more than a century, Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton (SHS) has carried out the mission of our founder St. Madeleine Sophie Barat—educating generations of students toward meaningful lives, characterized by active leadership, clear purpose, and compassionate service. From preschool through high school, our SHS curriculum emphasizes development of the "whole child," integrating faith and reason to guide self-discovery and character formation, contextualize intellectual, artistic, and athletic pursuits, and instill an active awareness and drive for social justice.
Today, SHS is a vibrant, thriving, and dynamic institution, committed to the teachings of a Christ-centered community, in which the unique needs of each student are nurtured by a world-class faculty and staff. The diversity of our Sacred Heart community reflects the San Francisco Bay Area and provides a rich environment in which young people learn to appreciate the value of human differences. Above all, our rigorous, mission-driven curricular and co-curricular programs challenge students to think critically, to be bold in service to others, to capitalize on their strengths, and to acknowledge and address realistic limit...ations. These are the hallmarks of the SHS experience, and the core of our Sacred Heart spirit. Welcome.
