English Literature teaching Position

Escuela de Guadalupe is an innovative Catholic, dual-language PK-8 school in Denver, CO. It has been recognized locally and nationally for its academic excellence and for being financially accessible to all families.

We provide an academically excellent, Catholic education in English and Spanish to cultivate the next generation of community leaders.

Working at Escuela de Guadalupe includes many different responsibilities to make a small, non-tuition driven school run effectively. As a close-knit community, we all pitch in to make this a great place to work and learn. Fully implement the components of dual-language instruction and create thematic units guided by an essential question for all content areas

Teaching will be in English)

Define enduring concepts, knowledge, and measurable outcomes for each unit that are shared in a syllabus with families and students at the beginning of the unit and evaluated at the end of the unit

Respect classroom-specific language model

Carefully plan and deliver lessons that incorporate diverse perspectives, history and literature from around the world.

Actively support the evaluation plan across all academic areas, including formative and summative evaluation to assure maximum student progress.

Collaborate and plan with a teammate, teaching assistant, fellow teachers, principal, assistant principal

Carefully plan units and daily instruction to maximize instructional time during the day

Create a positive classroom environment built on intellectual rigor, accountability, success and high expectations for student achievement, risk‑taking, goal‑setting, actions and responsibility.

Faculty are expected to abide by the school calendar, arrive by 7:45 and work until 4:30, with a break for lunch and planning

Support the cultural, spiritual and academic goals of the school by modeling compassion, love and care for the children at all times.

Have the patience and positive attitude to be sure that every student has an academically rich experience and fully develops their cognitive and language abilities.

Truly believe that every child, without exception, can excel.

Duties: supervision and attendance

Morning and Afternoon Supervision

Attend weekly PLC meetings

Attend all Professional Development days on the school calendar

Participate and collaborate in school events which may occur outside of school hours

Willing and able to substitute in classes or supervision in the event of faculty/staff absence.

Carry out the mission and goals of the school

Build positive compassionate professional relationships and communication with other employees, students, and families in the school

Support the events that build community

Actively participate in ongoing dialogue about liberating education that works to change the status quo of the larger community

Incorporate themes of social justice within the classroom instruction and how groups of people working together can create positive social change

Empower students with a strong knowledge base and language skills to debate and challenge social injustices and current events

Approaches responsibilities and challenges with a creative and energetic attitude

Model language acquisition, language nuances, vocabulary usage, and grammatical fluency for students.

Value the integrity of both Spanish and English as tools for reasoning, problem‑solving, communication and intellect.

Model a respect for cultural and linguistic diversity

Respect that all employees, students and families are at different levels of language learning

Embrace and Teach Catholic Religion (Teaching Religion)

Apply knowledge of the Catholic faith to guide students in their study of Catholic religion and how they apply their faith to their decisions and actions in school and in the community.

Teach and model how Catholic virtues play a role in bringing peace and justice to ourselves and others.

Incorporate the study of Catholic religion, liturgy, prayer, and song in daily rituals and religious education

Financial and Benefits

Competitive pay scale and benefits compensation commensurate with education and experience.

Professional development including staff development, conferences, specialized training and education

Tuition remittance for teacher’s children enrolled at Escuela de Guadalupe ($1,000 annual tuition)

Medical and Dental benefits

Retirement plan – 403b (once plan requirements have been met)

Work Environment and Community

Small staff and tight knit community

Community that respects both English and Spanish and the different levels of proficiency each employee, family member, or student may have

Opportunity for adults to enhance our own second language skills within a dual language environment

Small class size and low student to teacher ratio

Teaching experience and a degree in Education or related field.

Excellent language skills in the specific component in which he/she will be teaching English

Working knowledge of second language acquisition, bilingual and dual-language education, as well as the methodology of sheltered language instructional strategies.

Authentic support of culturally rich and linguistically diverse learning communities.

Open to working in a Catholic environment and respecting the Catholic faith.

Practicing Catholic Faith and being able to teach religion.

Working knowledge of technology and educational platforms used for teaching and learning.

Willingness to learn new curriculums, technology systems, and software practices for dual-language acquisition and linguistically diverse learners and the motivation to implement this learning to make a difference in the classroom.

3 years+ teaching experience in subject or related field

Experience teaching in the subject or grade level of this position

Experience teaching in a dual-language environment

Working knowledge of computer hardware like computers, tablets, projectors and smartboards

Degree, certification, or training in dual-language or linguistically diverse education