Kindergarten Teacher

Job Description

The Pope John Paul II Academy in Montrose, Colorado is searching for a Kindergarten Teacher for the 2024-2025 School Year.
Candidates should be active, faithful Catholics who have a heart for serving the mission of Catholic education. Teacher licensure/state certification is not a requirement.

The academy has small class sizes, and teacher mentoring and professional development are offered.

Basic Qualifications:

-Practicing Catholic who is committed to teaching within the tradition of the Catholic Faith.
-A love for working with children.
-Strong classroom management.
-Ability to differentiate instruction according to varying learning styles and levels.
-Professional, organized, and punctual.
-Strong oral and writing communication skills.
-Team player, naturally building healthy, professional relationships with students, colleagues, and parents.
-Pedagogical virtues of patience, clarity, and kindness.
-Knowledge and love for the Catholic Faith and its tradition of academic excellence.
-Experience in education is preferred but not required (teacher licensure is not required).

Salary and Benefits:
-Salary
-Our school is in a position to offer reduced-cost housing for the ideal candidate.

To Apply:
Email a cover letter and resume to the principal, Mr. Patrick Hanus, at patrickhanus@pjp2a.org. Please include contact information for at least three professional references.

About the Academy:

Pope John Paul II Academy is a private independent school founded in 2008, serving students from pre-K to eighth grades. It is located in beautiful southwestern Colorado. Our faculty is a team of dynamic, faithful Catholic Christians, striving to live out the New Evangelization inspired by St. Pope John Paul II. Our small class sizes allow for teachers to focus on the individual needs of their students. Pope John Paul II Academy is accredited through NAPCIS (The National Association of Private Catholic Independent Schools).

Visit our website: www.popejohnpaul2academy.com

About the Employer

The mission of the Pope John Paul II Academy is to assist parents in the spiritual, moral, and intellectual formation of the child by providing a Christ-centered education, which fosters a deep love for Truth and faithfully adheres to the Magisterium of the Roman Catholic Church.