Description

Villa Duchesne is seeking a full-time Mathematics Teacher for our Upper School for the 2024-2025 school year. This position requires that the candidate has a conferred bachelor’s degree in Mathematics (master’s degree preferred) or a degree in mathematics education and has previous teaching experience at a middle or high school level.

Come join our team at Villa Duchesne! People love to work here because of our engaged and serious students, small class sizes, the free buffet lunch for employees, on-site employee childcare, and tuition remission at Villa and consortium schools.

The ideal candidate can teach all levels within the curriculum ranging from Pre-Algebra through AP Calculus. Teachers in the Mathematics Department must have the ability to give meaning and value to mathematical concepts by making connections to real-life situations. They use a variety of technology which enables students to discover concepts before formalization.

The ideal candidate will also:

• possess a commitment to using a variety of pedagogical approaches and differentiation strategies in the classroom;
• be able to use technology to build understanding;
• be a relational educator who contributes to the life of the school community as an advisor, club moderator, and proctor;
• be organized and responsive in lesson planning, grading, and communication; and
• be dedicated to the success of each student.

Mathematics 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 everyday with learning and community opportunities.

Villa Duchesne Sacred Heart educators:

1. Embody the attitudes of Christs 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.
2. Believe in every student. We are invested in caring for the spiritual, intellectual, physical, and social-emotional well-being of each child.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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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