Third/Fourth Grade Teacher

Description

SFCCA seeks applicants for a combined Third/Fourth Grade position who are devoutly Catholic, classically trained, and ideally have experience working at a Classical Catholic school in the early elementary grades. SFCCA follows an historically sequenced, integrated, incremental curriculum that takes students on a journey through the history of western civilization and the teachings of the Holy Catholic Apostolic Church, along with instruction and formation in classical literature, Latin, phonics, spelling, cursive, mathematics, astronomy, nature studies, and other applicable elements of the trivium and quadrivium. At the introductory grammar level, students are introduced to the founding civilizations and eras of our culture, with Kindergarten focused on the Cradles of Civilization; Grade One the Ancient World; Grade Two the Medieval World; Grade Three Renaissance and Enlightenment Europe; and Grade Four America. For the Grades 5-8 logic stage, we repeat the cycle of Ancient, Medieval, Modern Europe, and America, only at a higher level of sophistication, and the same would be true for the high school grades 9-12 and the rhetoric stage. The result is a student who loves the Lord, learning, and the critical thinking necessary for advanced study.

Qualifications: Applicants should possess the following credentials and character traits:

· A love of children, a desire to inspire wonder, and a capacity to model virtue and discipline in the classroom.
· At least a bachelor’s degree in the liberal arts or sciences.
· Classroom experience in a Classical Catholic School elementary school a plus.
· A passion for the Catholic liberal arts tradition and a continual interest to learn more about it.
· An ardent practicing Catholic willing to sign an oath of fidelity to the Magisterium.
· Teaching certification not required.
· A commitment to the five marks of an authentic Catholic education: 1) supernatural vision; 2) Catholic anthropology; 3) communion & community; 4) Catholic worldview; 5) Gospel witness.
· The ability to teach Latin, Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, Fine Arts, and Athletics all plusses.

Application Process:

Applicants should send a cover letter, resume, statement of Catholic educational philosophy, and a list of three references to headmaster@mbsbally.org. Compensation commensurate with experience and demonstrated excellence. St. Francis, pray for us