Duration: 12 month contract – 10-month work/school year schedule

Reporting to: Academic Dean/Principal/Head of School

FLSA: exempt/contract

Schedule: Monday through Friday (plus scheduled events)

Hours: FT (7:50 – 3:20)

Mission: Rooted in the Catholic, Dominican tradition, St. Agnes Academy challenges young women through exceptional academic preparation and transformational experiences to lead with integrity, joy, and a commitment to social justice.

Job Purpose:

St. Agnes Academy teachers educate within the high school academic level. They teach, inspire, advise, critique, question and counsel to bring out the best in our Academy women.

Faith, Community, and Dominican Charism

• Ensure that the four pillars of a Dominican education (prayer, study, community, preaching) are developed and promoted among the school community.
• Develop an active faith community and model Christian values.
• Support prayer and spiritual formation within the student, faculty/staff and parent communities.
• Uphold and implement the Dominican charism and the Houston Dominican Sisters’ congregational goals.
• Demonstrate a commitment to equity and inclusion by honoring the dignity of each member of the St. Agnes Academy community.

The main responsibilities will include:

• Plan, prepare and deliver lesson plans and instructional materials that facilitate active learning.
• Follow the faculty expectations outlined in faculty handbook.
• Manage student behavior in the classroom by establishing and enforcing rules and procedures.
• Be familiar and enforce student handbook policies.
• Encourage and monitor the progress of individual students and use information to adjust strategies.
• Prepare required reports on students and activities.
• Participate in department, school, and parent meetings.
• Communicate necessary information regularly to students, colleagues and parents regarding student progress and needs.
• Establish and communicate clear objectives for all learning activities.
• Provide a variety of learning materials and resources for use in educational activities.
• Assign and grade class work, homework, tests and assignments in a timely fashion and update systems accordingly.
• Communicate and partner with parents in a timely manner.
• Participate in student/faculty activities (such as retreats, lunch duty, faculty meetings, in-service activities).
• Follow school emergency procedures.
• Collect and submit names for underclass, junior book, and senior awards (Madonna Day)
• Work cooperatively with your course team to plan lessons and assessments. As well as meet with your vertical team to ensure alignment of skill sets and methodologies.
• Other duties as deemed necessary by the Department Chair, Academic Dean, Principal, Head of School.

Requirements Qualifications:

• Practicing Roman Catholic
• Commitment to embrace the mission of St. Agnes Academy
• Minimum of a four-year B.A./B.S. degree, Masters in Theology or related subject preferred
• Teaching certificate or twelve credit hours in education courses
• Experience teaching in an independent school and/or an all-girls environment is a plus
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and basic technology needed for teaching, learning, and communication
• Professional attitude, behavior, and appearance
• Completion of Safe Haven training

Specific Academic Area Requirements:

• Strong knowledge of Roman Catholic Theology enabling the teacher to deliver content effectively.
• Model a love of the study of Theology for students.
• Skill in navigating the difficult questions that arise when faith meets the challenges of life.
• Work collaboratively with your course team to plan lessons and assessments.

Work Environment:
St. Agnes Academy is committed to hiring, developing, and retaining a diverse and highly competent faculty and staff.

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit at desk area, communicate via phone/face to face, basic email correspondence, walk to different office areas, reach with hands and arms, and lifting up to 50 lbs. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and other technology.