English Teacher

Job Description

The Benedictine Schools of Richmond are Catholic college preparatory high schools-Saint Gertrude High School and Benedictine College Preparatory-co-located on the 73-acre Benedictine Abbey campus in Richmond, Virginia. For more than 100 years, the schools have offered single-sex education founded on the mutual complementarity of women and men and the equal dignity of all human people. We provide a common Catholic culture, steeped in Benedictine values, that promotes the education of the whole person-body, mind and spirit.

The Benedictine Schools of Richmond seek an innovative, collaborative, high school English teacher primarily for Saint Gertrude High School. Experience preferred. This is a ten-month teaching position and faculty report to work in mid-August 2025.

Responsibilities
• Teach college preparatory, honors, and possibly AP level courses in English.
• Create and deliver lessons that expose students to rigorous literature, while encouraging writing development with an eye toward research.
• Support the mission of the school, model its Benedictine values, and journey with students as they become confident, competent, and compassionate men and women.
• Collaborate with other faculty on cross-curricular and cross-disciplinary initiatives
• Differentiate instruction to support and engage a diverse community of learners
• Self-generate resources and assessments for each unit of study
• Utilize the school's student information system to post assignments, units of study, and related course materials to support student self-initiative and self-advocacy.
• Assume standard non-curricular responsibilities assigned to all faculty which may include, but not limited to, a daily advisory period for select students.

Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree required; master's degree preferred.
• Degree in Literature, Language and Composition, or similar field.
• Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.

To apply: please submit a cover letter, resume, and a completed application to the Human Resources Manager, Jaime Harmeyer at jharmeyer@benedictineschools.org. Our application can be found on our website: https://www.benedictineschools.org/about/employment-opportunities.

About the Employer

SAINT GERTRUDE HIGH SCHOOL
Saint Gertrude High School, an independent
Catholic, college-preparatory school,
prepares and inspires young women to meet
the challenges of their changing world.
BENEDICTINE COLLEGE PREPARATORY
We will form Christian men of conscience,
discipline, and achievement.