Job Description
SJDA is seeking to immediately fill a third grade teacher position.
When Latino families choose San Juan Diego Academy, a K-8th grade Catholic school located in Wyoming, MI, they are enrolling their children in a safe, nurturing, family-like environment that places a strong emphasis on academic success. Along with maintaining high academic standards, we also place a high value on Catholic values and strong character development for all students.
Job Goal
The goal of San Juan Diego Academy teachers is to provide both a social and academic learning environment to build prior knowledge and to engage the students in experiences which offer each learner the best possible opportunity for personal growth. The teacher will ensure the curriculum and environment support children as learners and foster independence. The teachers will also provide opportunities for the student’s self-reflection necessary for personal growth.
Qualifications for Teachers
- Hold a current Michigan Elementary Teacher Certificate
- Excellent classroom management skills
- Practicing Catholic, certified or willing to complete catechetical certification
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Develop lesson plans and instructional material and provide individualized and small group instruction to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each pupil
- Translate lesson plans into developmentally appropriate learning experience
- Communicate regularly with parents outside normal classroom day by means of newsletters, notes, phone calls, conferences, etc.
- Establish and maintain standards of pupil behavior to achieve an effective learning atmosphere
- Evaluate pupil’s academic and social growth, keep appropriate records and prepare progress reports
- Identify pupil needs, make appropriate referrals and develop strategies for individual education plans
- Is available to students and parents for educational-related purposes outside the instructional day
- Create an environment for learning through functional and attractive displays and exhibits of student’s work
- Bilingual Spanish preferred
Please contact
Kristina Martinez-Precious, M.A.Ed.
Principal
San Juan Diego Academy
P: (616) 243-1126
C: (517) 331-1477
A: 1650 Godfrey Avenue SW
Wyoming, MI 49509
W: www.sanjuandiegoacademy.com
E: kmtzprecious@sjdaschool.org
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