Mar 7, 2024
St. Nicholas Catholic School’s spectacular 17-acre campus offers a vibrant and engaging Catholic Community providing top-level educational programs that inspire and nourish the mind, body, heart, and soul of every student and parent. Every team member is valued for their contribution to our mission. Collaboration and community building are essential core values.
Under the direct supervision of the principal, a long-term Substitute Teacher is responsible for providing academic instruction an appropriately safe, caring and enriching environment for children in TK/K through 8th grade while the primary teacher is off site. The Substitute Teacher ensures the program is supportive of the school’s philosophy, organization, and curriculum, executing the lessons as prepared by the primary teacher’s Lesson Plans assisting with the needs of students, and supports learning by creating an atmosphere where students are active and engaged.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING (and other duties as assigned):
- Facilitating the teacher’s lesson plans to create a cohesive and consistent learning experience for students.
- Providing in-class and at-home assignments based on the teacher’s lesson plan.
- Developing lesson plans and assignments consistent with the primary teacher’s past lesson plans.
- Overseeing normal classroom rhythms.
- Supervising in all areas of the school including in class, at lunch, during recess, and in corridors.
- Lecturing lessons with textbooks, presentations, and other learning material.
- Collaborating with lead teachers, assistant teachers, and school administrators.
- Collecting homework and organizing the assignments for teacher’s return.
- Promoting good behavior and high-quality engagement.
- Managing the classroom to encourage student participation, minimize distractions, and maintain a positive learning atmosphere.
- Adapting teaching methods to meet the individual needs of students.
- Meeting each class on-time.
- Giving details to the teacher about what happened in class.
- Respecting all school policies and regulations at all times.
- Attending Parent-Teacher Conferences.
- Submitting official grades after the grading period.
- Making sure that your classroom and work area are clean and tidy.
- Preparing a report for the teacher for when s/he returns.
REQUIRED SKILLS/ABILITIES:
- Excellent organizational, planning, and human relations skills.
- Self-motivated, results-oriented, detailed-oriented, and reliable.
- Able to establish and maintain positive, effective working relationships with principal, pastor, parents, staff, diocesan departments, and the general public.
- Able to manage moderate levels of stress
- Ability to work independently and with a sense of immediacy.
- Outstanding interpersonal skills with a strong customer service focus (internal and external).
- Ethical and discreet team player.
THIS POSITION SUPERVISES: N/A
THIS POSITION SUPERVISES (OTHERS): Children
QUALIFICATIONS TO PERFORM THE JOB SUCCESSFULLY:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The
requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, ability, or physical demands required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of
the position.
Education and/or Experience:
- BA/BS
- Previous experience implementing educational programming and working with students as a teacher or instructional aide.
Language Skills:
- Excellent written and oral communication skills with an ability to effectively communicate with all stakeholders of the school.
- English, required.
- Bilingual (English/Spanish or English/Vietnamese) preferred.
Technical Skills:
- First Aid and CPR certified
- Proficient at word processing, presentation, and electronic mail applications.
- Experience with school information systems (SIS).
- Proficient with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Google applications.
Physical Demands:
- Sitting, standing, walking, reaching, lifting, repetitive motion, bending, stooping, crouching, climbing, stretching, twisting
- Can operate standard office equipment such as copiers, fax machines, personal computer, telephone, and alarm system.
- Can lift 10 lbs. in compliance with safety standards.
- Level of vision, hearing, speaking required.
Other Requirements:
- May be required to work before and/or after school schedule.
- Must have an understanding and acceptance for the mission of the Catholic Church.
- Must support the teachings and values of the Catholic Church and its mission and act as a Minister of the Faith.
Salary Range: $300 per day based on education & experience.
How to Apply: Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to school Principal, Jan Popolizio at jpopolizio@stnicholaslah.com
Feb 5, 2024
Thinking about a career change? Consider teaching in Catholic schools! Catholic elementary and high schools are hiring new teachers and teacher aides – and activelyr ecruiting parishioners, parents of Catholic school students, and/or second-career folks to fill those positions. Click here for the flyer.
Feb 1, 2024
The Diocese of San Jose and St. Martin of Tours Parish warmly invites you to an evening of faith, worship, and connection. A night where we come together to celebrate our faith through Mass with the participation of Fr. Jon Pedigo and foster friendships during our fellowship gathering.
Saturday March 2, 2024
Gather for mass inside the parish at 5:00pm
Fellowship following mass in Parish gym.
Register here
While registration for the event isn’t required, letting us know you’re interested helps us create a more welcoming and well-prepared environment for all. Plus, if you have specific dietary needs, we’d love to accommodate them.
Your journey, your voice, and your presence help us light the path for a faith that’s living, active, and together.
For questions or comments contact: Ana Collins at youngadults@stmartin.org
Jan 16, 2024
The Diocese of San Jose is currently seeking a principal for the 2024-2025 school year.
The principal is the spiritual, instructional, and administrative leader of the school, and is responsible with for the effective operation of the school as a Catholic educational institution. He/she is the primary agent for creating an environment that fosters Catholic faith formation, academic excellence, and vitality and viability. He/she is responsible for creating a welcoming atmosphere for all members of the school community (faculty, staff, students, parents, alumni and donors) and a climate that encourages the engagement of each student in the learning process while fostering a love for learning.
The responsibilities of the principal include but are not limited to:
- Providing leadership within the school and creating an environment that speaks of the Catholic identity of the school.
- Developing a rigorous educational program that meets the needs of the student population and maintaining a consistency in academic excellence in line with the school’s accreditation standards.
- Providing leadership among faculty, staff and parents that creates an inviting, welcoming, learning environment in which the diversity among students on all levels is both respected and appreciated.
- Creating an atmosphere, with faculty, staff and parents, that fosters a love of learning among students and supports the development of the whole child. Providing professional development for and facilitating collaboration among faculty that advances the academic and spiritual goals of the school.
- Ensuring responsible and sustainable stewardship of the school.
- Preparing the annual school budget in collaboration with the Pastor, Director of Finance for the Department of Catholic Schools, and the School Finance Council and monitoring the budget once it has been approved.
- Collaborating with the Parish to support evangelization and the spiritual development of students, their families and faculty and staff.
- Maintain the physical environment of the facilities and structures by ensuring their cleanliness and safety in partnership with Parish.
- Recruiting, hiring, supporting, and supervising faculty and staff.
The Preferred Candidate for Principal . . .
- is a well-informed, practicing Catholic, registered and active within a parish
- has a Master’s Degree in educational leadership
- has prior experience as a Catholic Elementary School principal, and a minimum of 5 years of teaching, preferably in a Catholic school
- is passionate regarding the Catholic life of the school
- is an instructional visionary, adept at inspiring teachers in the pursuit of ongoing growth and educational excellence
- is highly collaborative and works well in team management situations; consults extensively in decision making
- is a people-person, accomplished at building and maintaining relationships and has good interpersonal skills
- is prudent in the managerial dimension of school life.
How to Apply: Please submit cover letter and resume to jobs@dsj.org
Salary will be set by the Diocese of San Jose 2024-2025 Principal salary scale. Salary Range: $147,000 – $167,000 per year based on education and experience.
Dec 18, 2023
Mission: St. Lawrence Elementary and Middle School challenges students from diverse backgrounds to grow academically and emotionally within a supportive Catholic community. Our school fosters individuality and active learning, helping children thrive now and in the future.
Job Summary: St. Lawrence Elementary and Middle School is looking for a dynamic educator to teach in our 50/50 dual-language immersion program for the 2024-25 school year. The teacher will be responsible for teaching first grade in Spanish for half the day and in English for the other half of the day.
Job Responsibilities: The teacher will be expected to:
- Conduct 98-100% of instruction in the target language for that subject, either English or Spanish.
- Teach grade level content in Spanish (Spanish Language Arts, Religion, and Social Studies) and English (Math, English Language Arts).
- Structure activities in the classroom to encourage students to engage in both language input and output, to facilitate oral language production and comprehension.
- Avoid any use of translation to facilitate comprehension; rather, the teacher shall use context clues, manipulatives, visuals, and student-centered instruction to facilitate comprehension.
- Cover assigned staff duties, including recess supervision, as well as other duties that may be assigned from time to time by the school administration.
Qualifications: While not required, the most competitive candidates will:
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- Possess or be working on the following: CA teaching credential and/or a Bilingual Authorization in Spanish.
- Have significant training in literacy development.
How to Apply:
Please send a cover letter and resume to Christine Frea at christine.frea@dsj.org.
Please note: Candidates who are invited to interview will be contacted to arrange interview times.
Annual salary is based on Salary scale in accordance with the Teacher Salary Guidelines. Salary Range: $61,000 – $97,000 per year based on education and experience.
