What are the responsibilities and job description for the Long Term Substitute Teacher Theology (Upper School) position at VILLA DUCHESNE?
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Villa Duchesne is seeking a full-time, long-term substitute Theology Teacher for our Upper School (mid-January through late March). This position requires an educator who is a practicing Catholic, has a conferred bachelor’s degree (master’s preferred) in Theology or Religious Education, and has previous teaching experience at a middle and/or high school level. The candidate will serve as a 7th grade Maison (homeroom) advisor, teach 7th and 8th grade theology courses, and teach a senior theology elective.
Theology Teachers at Villa Duchesne must commit to educating by the values articulated in the Goals and Criteria for Sacred Heart Schools in the United States-Canada. Our Villa Duchesne Sacred Heart educators inspire our students every day with learning and opportunities to build community.
Villa Duchesne Sacred Heart educators:
- Embody the attitudes of Christ’s heart: gratitude, generosity, compassion, and forgiveness. Educating is our vocation, and the ability to lead students to encounter Christ enables us to foster more loving relationships.
- Believe in every student. We are invested in caring for the spiritual, intellectual, physical, and social-emotional well-being of each child.
- Are experts in their subjects. We exhibit professional excellence and innovation in teaching. Through passion for our craft, we instill a love of learning within each child. We maintain high standards of research-based training and are committed to extensive professional development.
- Foster trusting relationships to create a safe environment where learning and empathy are possible. Our trusting relationships with students enable them to discover new abilities, cultivate strengths, learn from mistakes, and develop and exercise resilience in meeting challenges.
- Immerse students in global perspectives, compassionate action, and courageous hope. By inspiring curiosity and encouraging critical consciousness within our students, our students can realize their full potential as agents of transformation.
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