Substitute Teacher

Job Description

We are seeking a part-time Substitute teacher to teach in a classical and Catholic classroom for up to 12 hours per week near Chicago in Lemont, IL, on an as needed basis for the 2024-2025 academic year. The substitute is called as needed when staff are out sick, but the substitute can always decline if not available on a particular day.

You do not need a teaching certification nor formal teaching experience to apply. We will teach you everything you need to know. The right applicant may have experience homeschooling or working with homeschool children, ministry in your Catholic parish, teaching Religious Education or Catechism classes, teaching your own children, or perhaps teaching in a classical or private school (although not required).

Regina Caeli Academy (www.rcahybrid.org), is a classical homeschool academy in the Catholic tradition. RCA is a national organization that offers instruction in a formal Socratic classroom setting on Mondays and Thursdays. The positions are hourly, and complimentary childcare/nursery is provided. Please see our Vacation and Holy Days here. No additional vacation days are given (accommodations made for sick days as needed).

Applicants must be able to sign an Oath of Fidelity to the Catholic Church and have a deep love for the Catholic faith. Curriculum and grading guidelines are provided. Tutors are trained to provide instruction and classroom management according to RCA standards. The ideal applicant will have strong communication skills, good organization, timeliness, a traditional view of the student/teacher relationship, and must be living the Catholic faith day-to-day, including having received all the sacraments appropriate to his or her state in life.

All staff complete a background check and RCA Safe Child training prior to teaching at Regina Caeli Academy. There is a required day of training held at the Chicagoland center on Monday, August 5th from 8am - 5pm. No childcare for training, but nursing babies are always welcome.

Center Hours during the academic year are Mondays and Thursdays ONLY from 8:45am - 3pm.

All employees of Regina Caeli are required to have a clear background check

For more information, or to apply now, you must go to the website below. Please DO NOT email your resume to us as we only accept applications through our website.

https://rcahybrid.isolvedhire.com/jobs/1336427-396157.html

About the Employer

Cooperating in the order of grace and subordinating all things to the principle of Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam ("to the Greater Glory of God") through the Heart of Jesus, the Mission of Regina Caeli Academy is realized through the intimate and focused medium of a small center environment and highly dedicated faculty and staff to form classically educated young men and women according to the unbroken tradition and teaching of the Roman Catholic Church, the Ignatian Principles of Education, and the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius.