Middle School Faculty

Job Description

CHELSEA ACADEMY

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: Middle School Faculty

Job Purpose Statement: Middle School Instructors should be joyful disciples, have a knowledge and appreciation of the Catholic intellectual tradition, classical and liberal arts pedagogy, a passion for educating and forming Christian youth, and a spirit of adventure. Important characteristics include: competence in the subject areas taught, a focus on student learning in the primary grades, classroom management skills, ability to collaborate on a team, and enthusiasm.

Specific duties related to the function of Lower School Faculty Member:

• Teach a full or part-time complement of courses in the Middle School and in accord with the Chelsea Academy curriculum and scope and sequence.
• Mentor middle-school age children and develop their intellectual, social, and spiritual growth.
• Communicate in a timely manner with parents and students on academic progress and on disciplinary issues.
• Work cooperatively with the Dean of Academics in developing a coherent curriculum for the Middle and Upper Schools.
• Work cooperatively with Lower, Middle, and Upper School faculty in developing and delivering a coherent and integrated curriculum.
• Work cooperatively with and under the direction of the Dean of Students in areas of student discipline.
• Participate in the Chelsea Academy Student Life Program and assist in areas of spiritual development of students and extracurricular life.
• Participate actively in faculty and departmental meetings.

QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES AND ATTRIBUTES

• Required: Practicing Catholic in good standing
• Required: Bachelor's Degree; classroom experience in classical curriculum and pedagogy.
• Preferred: Master's Degree; Virginia Teacher's License (not required)
• Other Desired Qualifications:
o Polished and effective oral and written communication skills
o Ability to develop and deliver effective lesson plans
o Ability to manage well a classroom environment
o Ability to relate well with students
o Ability to be flexible in a smaller-school environment
o Willingness to coach or moderate student activities and co-curriculars

REPORTS TO: Dean of Academics and Headmaster

TERM OF EMPLOYMENT: This is position is for the academic year (August-June). Evenings and weekends are sometimes required.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Please submit cover letter, resume and three references to frontoffice@chelseaacademy.org with the Email Subject Line: "Middle School Faculty."

About the Employer

Founded in 2008, Chelsea Academy seeks to form confident young men and women educated in the liberal arts tradition and the Catholic faith. Chelsea is committed to promoting and cultivating in its students the life of the mind and the love of truth; an appreciation for the natural world and the heritage of human achievement; enduring friendships; a spirit of adventure; and the virtues of honesty, diligence, courage, piety, and personal responsibility.

Through an ethos shaped by Catholic teaching and devotions and a curriculum that includes the humanities, sciences, the arts, and athletics, Chelsea provides students with opportunities to develop into adults capable of making positive contributions to their families, places of work, and communities.