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History & Composition Middle School Teacher
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic School, Bremerton, WA
Full-time position
Our Lady Star of the Sea is a Catholic Liberal Arts elementary school located in Bremerton, WA. We are seeking an experienced, dedicated teacher to serve in our Middle School.
The purpose of our school community is to cultivate missionary disciples who are fully alive in Jesus Christ. Our school guides children into a meaningful friendship with Jesus Christ and a daily life patterned on the Catholic faith. Students discover that our Lord illuminates reason, gives richer meaning to all learning, and enlivens culture. Thus, they grow in virtue and the fruits of the Holy Spirit. This relationship directs their lives to Jesus’ Gospel mission in an apostolic age, that is, a time when most people have not heard the Good News of Jesus. Our core purpose is to cultivate students who evangelize not merely through words, but through an incarnational presence: when people encounter our students, they are attracted to God through them.
The pillars of our school philosophy and curriculum and life are Christ-Centeredness, Faith & Reason, Virtue, Discernment, Beauty, Relationships & Family, and Catholic Social Teaching.
Our Mission Statement
Under the patronage of our Blessed Mother, the mission of Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic School is to support parents in their role as the primary educators of their children. Our classical training nourishes students’ natural sense of wonder and guides them to know and love what is genuinely good, true, and beautiful. Faithful to the teachings of the Catholic Church, we form our students to be virtuous disciples of Jesus Christ and joyful witnesses to the Gospel.
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Our Lady Star of the Sea currently serves 235 students in Pre-Kindergarten through Eighth Grade. We are delighted to have a school staff who embrace the mission of Catholic Liberal Arts Education and to have the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia of Nashville as a part of our community.
The Position:
OLSOS seeks a full-time Middle School teacher to instruct Humanities classes with a focus on History and Composition. The ideal candidate will bring a knowledge and love of history, literature and writing to share with our Middle School students while modeling the love of the Catholic faith and a life of virtue.
Job Responsibilities
- Having an ability to form and guide students in the Catholic faith
- Instructing in the Catholic liberal arts method or willing to learn this philosophy and curriculum of instruction
- Conducting Socratic seminar lessons on a regular basis
- Executing excellent communication skills with administration, parents, students, and colleagues
- Maintaining ongoing records of student behavioral and academic progress, documenting concerns, providing feedback to students and regularly communicating student progress with parents and school administration
- Having the ability to plan and implement lessons for students in 6-8 Grade in the disciplines of history, literature and writing
- Establishing clear expectations, procedures, and routines for student behavior in the classroom and reinforces school-wide expectations
- Maintaining a positive classroom environment centered around virtue
- Addressing student failure to meet expectations academically or behaviorally and providing appropriate intervention
- Modeling appropriate participation in daily school prayers and weekly Mass
- Desiring to work in collaboration with the parents to educate their students in the most effective manner taking into consideration varying circumstances
- Desiring to work in collaboration with the middle school team which is committed to excellent teaching and continued professional development outside school hours
- Consenting to a yearly formal evaluation and frequent informal observations provided by the administration team
- Supporting the curricula selected by the administration to provide a thorough liberal arts educational approach
- Willingness to work with a special education instructor or learning specialist to assist diversified learners
Minimum Qualifications
- Hold a bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline; Masters preferred
- Hold a teaching certificate in WA state/other state or working towards one
- Be a practicing Catholic willing to pledge fidelity to the Magisterium of the Catholic Church
- Clear a background check and complete safe environment training
Salary
Full-Time $41,000 – $65,000
Any offered salary is determined based on internal equity, internal salary ranges, market data, applicant’s skills and prior relevant experience, degrees, and certifications.
Benefits
A comprehensive package of benefits is offered including two medical plan options, dental, vision, life, accidental death and disability, long term disability, pension, 403(b), HSA, FSA, and generous sick leave, vacation, and holidays.
Application Process
Please email a cover letter and resume to Mrs. Powell at tpowell@starofthesea.net.
To apply for this job email your details to tpowell@starofthesea.net