Lower School Teacher - 2026-2027

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Valid teaching license
• Minimum of three years’ teaching experience
• Demonstrated leadership and teamwork capabilities
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Skill for transmitting knowledge and to stimulate a desire to learn in students
• Excellent social qualities
• Firm and kind character
• Capacity for managing groups
• Practicing Catholic with an excellent moral reputation and apostolic zeal for working for the Church
• Honest and faithful to the school
• Planning, preparing, and delivering lessons to a range of classes
• Exercising students in the development of their intellectual skills and abilities
• Motivating students to continual personal improvement
• Marking work and giving timely and appropriate feedback; communicating any issues to parent and your supervisor
• Maintaining constant supervision and discipline among the students in their care inside and outside the classroom
• Maintaining an effective and formative learning environment within the classroom according to school guidelines; monitoring classroom and school environment to ensure that it remains clean, safe and in good condition
• Maintaining appropriate records of student progress and development, including report cards; recommending students for awards
• Keeping up to date with developments in his/her subject area and new resources and methods; devising and writing new materials in support of the approved curriculum
• Selecting and using a range of different learning resources and equipment appropriate for achieving student formation objectives
• Devising and adapting resources to suit the formation needs of his/her students; assisting students with learning and behavior difficulties to overcome their difficulties; supporting students, one-on-one, through academic or personal difficulties
• Preparing students for standardized tests; administering and invigilating tests
• Assisting in the preparation and coordination of classroom-based and school-wide celebrations, activities, academic contests, and formation programs
• Managing student behavior in the classroom and on school grounds, applying appropriate and effective motivational discipline measures in cases of inappropriate behavior; informing the Dean of Student Life in a timely manner of any student behavior infractions
• Supervising and supporting the work of any assigned teacher assistant; mentoring any assigned teachers
• Fulfilling student supervision duties as assigned, directing student transitions between classes in a silent and orderly manner
• Participating in and organizing extracurricular programs and activities as assigned; motivating students to actively participate
• Participating in regular one-on-one, grade-level and departmental meetings; participating in parent/teacher meetings, parents conference, etc. as directed by your supervisor
• Making continual progress in personal professional growth and development; actively participating in all school sponsored training activities

Additional Requirements

• Practicing Catholic with an excellent moral reputation and apostolic zeal for working for the Church