High School Teacher - Math at Notre Dame High School - Sherman Oaks
About the Employer
Notre Dame High School, a Catholic, college preparatory school in the Holy Cross tradition, educates the hearts and minds of students who are diverse in talent, ethnicity, and society. As a faith community, Notre Dame strives to provide each student with a rich academic background, an appropriate sense of self, an opportunity for growth, a commitment to family, community, nation, and world, and a respect for the spiritual dignity of all persons. Notre Dame faculty are expected to be men and women of integrity and able to espouse Catholic, Holy Cross, and Notre Dame mission values that will set a positive example for all students.
Job Summary
Job Summary
Notre Dame High School, a Catholic, college preparatory school in the Holy Cross tradition, educates the hearts and minds of students who are diverse in talent, ethnicity and society. As a faith community, Notre Dame strives to provide each student with a rich academic background, an appropriate sense of self, an opportunity for growth, a commitment to family, community, nation and world, and a respect for the spiritual dignity of all persons. Notre Dame faculty are expected to be men and women of integrity and able to actively support Catholic, Holy Cross, and Notre Dame mission values that will set a positive example for all students. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF POSITION The math teaching position is a salaried exempt position that reports to the Chair of the Math Department, and the administrative team of Principal and Vice Principals. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS • Experience teaching high school Math - advanced levels preferred. • Demonstrate passion and expertise in the teaching of mathematics. • Establish mathematics goals to focus learning. • Establish tasks that promote reasoning and problem solving. • Use and connect mathematical representations and pose purposeful questions. • Facilitate meaningful mathematical discourse. • Build procedural fluency from conceptual understanding. • Support productive struggle in learning mathematics. • Elicit and use evidence of student thinking and engagement. • Proficiency in the use of technology in the classroom, a willingness to incorporate technology as a strategy to engage learners and competency using technology as a learning-based management system. • Willingness to differentiate learning to reach a range of student learning styles. • Instruct full-credit math classes, assigned at the discretion of the Math Department Chair. • Participate in school-wide and departmental faculty meetings and professional growth opportunities. • Eagerness to plan and teach through collaboration with subject-matter colleagues.