First Grade Teacher, Assumption Catholic School

2024-2025

Assumption Catholic School is seeking a full-time first-grade teacher for the 2024-2025 school year. The position will begin on Monday, August 28, 2024 and go through June 2025. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.

Job Description:

• Lesson planning
• Assessment, reporting, and regular communication with parents
• Maintain, as fully as possible, the established routines and procedures of the school and classroom to which he/she is assigned.
• Assume responsibility for overseeing student behavior in class and during morning recess and other activities.
• Attend all professional development activities on early-release days, staff work days, and occasional evenings.
• Maintain appropriate records including marking student absences and tardies.
• Report to the principal of any incidents of misbehavior.
• Follow all school policies, rules and procedures which good teaching dictates. Design and create essential classroom agreements with your students.

Reports to: Elementary Principal

Hours of duty:

• 7:30 am- 3:30 pm
• 176 school days plus seven professional development days

Salary: This is negotiable based on experience. This ranges from $45,711 per year to $70,533. (Maximum of twelve years is transferable from another district or school.) Any offered salary is determined based on internal equity, internal salary ranges, market data, applicant’s skills and prior relevant experience, degrees, and certifications.

Benefits: A comprehensive package of benefits is offered including two medical plan options, dental, vision, life, accidental death and disability, long term disability, pension, 403(b), HSA, FSA, and generous sick leave, vacation, and holidays.

Qualifications: (Only qualified applicants will be reviewed.)

• Bachelor of Arts or equivalent
• Teaching certification required, Masters preferred
• Willingness to promote and educate in Christian values and Biblical teachings.
• Practicing Catholic
• Three years of primary teaching experience (Grades K-2) preferred

Start date: Fall 2024

Application procedures:

Please email the following items or send by mail to the school principal and bookkeeper:

1.) CV/Resume- List all work experience and your education background

2) Letter of introduction

3) At least three professional references

4) Copy of your teaching certificate

Please fill out the following online:

Application for employment with the Archdiocese of Seattle found here.

The job posting can be found at this website.

Interviews will be scheduled in late April.

Deadline for applications: Open until filled

Please email your application documents to

theoffice@school.assumption.org

Or send by mail to:

Angie King and Dan Anderson

℅ Assumption Catholic School

2116 Cornwall Avenue

Bellingham, WA 98225

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $45,711.00 - $70,533.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Grade levels:

• 1st grade

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

School type:

• Private school
• Religious school

Ability to Relocate:

• Bellingham, WA 98225: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person