Are you a passionate, creative & mission inspired educator committed to empowering students to reach their full potential?If so, DePaul Cristo Rey High School is the place for you. Your talent will enrich our college-bound community, serve families with bold dreams for their children, and inspire students to lead through service to others. Our faculty is driven by our mission to meet students where they are and guide them through becoming high school and college graduates. We partner with families, businesses and the community to provide a uniquely affordable Catholic education and innovative work study program, which when combined, form young women and men of integrity, faith, tenacity and purpose. The Life Science Teacher will create engaging learning activities and experiences designed to fulfill students’ intellectual, emotional, physical, and social potential. Demonstrates proficiency and value added collaboration when engaging with professional learning teams & model a work ethic characterized by diligence, persistence and dedication.Core work:The ability to be flexible in a fast-paced, evolving school environment. Commitment to personal excellence and lifelong learning.Planning skills-based lessons. The ability to prepare and implement integrated lesson and unit plans that lead to student mastery of standards to include writing instruction of essays and the research paper writing process.Monitoring student progress and adjusting instructional strategies as needed. Communicating progress with parents and students. Making data-driven instructional decisions to impact student achievement.Assessing students to evaluate their abilities, strengths, and weaknesses. Differentiating instruction to meet the needs of students.Job Qualifications: Minimum of Bachelor’s degree; Master’s degree preferredState Department of Education licensure in content areaSupports our Catholic Identity as a faith based schoolValid driver’s license; must be insurable with good driving recordSubject matter expertise in area of teaching certification.Preferred experience:3 years of relevant, high-school teaching experience.Bi-lingual Spanish/English strongly preferredStudent Supervision/Interaction:Adhere to the Decree on Child Protection requirements.Complete monthly required Bulletin trainings per VIRTUS Child Protection standards.All employees must consider themselves supervisors of students at all times. DePaul Cristo Rey High School is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, veteran status, marital status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.