Substitute Teacher

Substitute Teacher

CRSJ 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 MISSION

Cristo 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 Substitute Teacher is to be a positive role model and provide classroom instruction to the students at Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit High School. 

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:

1. Personally modeling and simultaneously empowering students to live out Ignatian values of faith, service, and commitment to social justice.   
2. Instilling in students the growth mindset of the harder you work, the more your intelligence grows
3. Promoting and assessing student ownership of learning by developing students’ self-discipline, study skills, persistence, and delayed gratification
4. Fostering a classroom culture of respect, honesty, and integrity
5. Developing meaningful opportunities in class for student leadership and growth of self-confidence
6. Incorporating reading and writing skills daily
7. Creating opportunities for students to utilize complex reasoning strategies and problem-solving skills
8. Consistently engages in work with positivity and adapts to the student and institutional needs with openness
9. Reinforcing professionalism and Corporate Work Study Program skills like precision and accuracy, computing, and time management
10. Teaching key content knowledge for the given subject

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 PowerSchool sub-account.
• Check the student roster and confirm with students on preferred names. 
• If applicable, please make sure to attend the teachers’ supervising time and location.

Classroom Management

• Maintain discipline in the classroom to ensure maximum learning.
• Hand out any notes or call slips if they are delivered to your classroom by a student worker, staff, or faculty member. 
• Do not send students during class time to drop off documents at the front office. The students may drop them off during breakfast, passing periods, lunch, or after school. 
• Make sure to walk around the class to monitor students' screens and ensure students safety.

EXPECTATIONS

• Required to use a work computer throughout the day 
• Returns phone calls and emails within 24 hours
• Frequently communicates with students and colleagues throughout the day 
• Work will be performed from campus
• Performs any other duties that may be assigned by the substitute coordinator 
• Weekly check-in w/ Substitute coordinator

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Will move throughout campus during the day 
• May occasionally have to lift up to 20 - pounds 

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in the field related to teaching assignments 
• Training or experience in education - Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Broad knowledge and experience in the teaching field 
• Excellent skills in both oral and written communication 
• Ability to follow detailed lesson plans
• Familiarity with Google, Google classroom, and  PowerSchool or interest in learning

Core Characteristics

• Classroom management skills
• Ability to work under pressure and in a fast pace environment
• Ability to keep confidential information 
• Energetic, flexible, and resourceful
• Leadership and mentoring skills
• Able to understand, care, love, and relate to the students

SALARY

• $35/hour
• Non - Exempt

We understand that not all candidates will meet every qualification and believe that diverse experiences and backgrounds are valuable. We value potential and willingness to learn, so if you’re passionate about this role and think you would be able to excel, we encourage you to apply.

NON-DISCRIMINATION AND EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY

Cristo Rey San Jose is dedicated to both the letter and the spirit of the equal employment opportunity laws.  Employment decisions will not be made on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), age or sexual orientation, military or veteran status or political affiliation. Employment decisions based on religious preferences and other religious needs may be made in accordance with applicable law. Cristo Rey also prohibits discrimination on the basis of these protected classifications.