Theology Teacher Grades 4-6

Job Description

Notre Dame Catholic School is seeking a motivated and creative full time theology teacher for the fourth, fifth and sixth grade for the 2024-2025 school year. The teacher is responsible to engage the students in the Catholic faith and to deepen their relationship with Jesus Christ. The teacher is to inspire academic excellence. The teacher is to assist the parents in the formation of their child's growth spiritually, academically, socially and emotionally.

If the candidate prefers to work part-time, and be the theology teacher for the fifth and sixth grade, please make note of that in your email.

Responsibilities:
- Prepare daily lessons and teach them effectively.
- Maintains a spirit of learning through classroom management.
- Evaluation of students through various grading methods.
- Bring students to Mass as well as assist in coordinating students to lector and altar serve at Mass.
- To work with the 7th and 8th grade theology teacher in coordinating prayer services during the liturgical seasons.
- Active communication with parents of the students.
- Assisting students who are struggling by setting goals with their parents.
- Participates in active ongoing training and development.
- Seeks input and feedback from fellow teachers, administration and the parish priests.
- The teacher is to follow the instructions of the school administration.

Requirements
- The teacher must have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. This relationship is made manifest through regular reception of the Sacraments, reading of Sacred Scripture, and a life of personal prayer.
- The teacher must be a faith-filled Catholic in good standing with the Church, with a deep knowledge of the Catholic Faith, capable of articulating the Gospel in a compelling manner through words and personal witness.
- The teacher must have a bachelor's degree. It is preferred that the teacher has a master's degree in education, theology, or catechetics or is enrolled and is actively taking classes to finish their master's degree.
- The teacher is to be Virtus certified.

Salary range is approximately between $40,000 - $55,000 as determined by the Diocese of Rockville Centre salary scale.
To apply, please email a cover letter, resume, and list of reference in confidence to:
Father Rooney, Associate Pastor, Notre Dame R.C. Church at fatherstephenrooney@gmail.com

About the Employer

Notre Dame Roman Catholic Church
New Hyde Park, New York

At His Ascension, Our Savior Jesus Christ gave His Apostles the Great Commission: "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you ..." (Mt 28:19-20) And what Jesus commanded was this: "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself." (Lk 10:27) In these two statements of Our Lord is found the mission of
Notre Dame Roman Catholic Church.