English Teacher

Job Description

Job Title: MS English Teacher
School: John Paul II School
Position Type: Full-Time
School Year: 2025-26

About John Paul II School
John Paul II School is a faith-filled community guided by the traditional teachings of the Catholic Church. We are committed to forming the whole person, nurturing the spiritual, intellectual, emotional, and physical development of each unique student. Our mission is to collaborate with parents and faculty to invite each student to encounter the Lord in the sacraments, while instilling virtuous behavior, modeled after the Saints, that will lead to a life of discipleship in Christ and excellence in all that they do.

Job Summary
John Paul II Catholic School is seeking a dedicated teacher to serve as our full-time Middle School English teacher. The teacher will establish a faith-filled environment, demonstrated knowledge of content, facilitate learning for all students following prescribed curriculum, model Gospel values, be a contributing member of a professional learning community, and participate in all required duties as assigned.

Key Responsibilities
• Demonstrates knowledge and commitment to the mission of John Paul II Catholic School to support that mission in the daily work with students, parent, faculty, and staff.
• Instill in students a love for Literature and the English language.
• Open students' hearts, minds, and souls to all that is good, beautiful, and true through the
• teaching of Literature/English.
• Use creative and varied pedagogical techniques to create a fun, ordered, and fruitful learning environment.
• Work collaboratively with the instructional leader and members of the middle school team to leverage best practices and build a passion for literature at the school.
• Participate in other co-curricular activities.
• Serve as a faculty mentor to one of JPII's House Groups.
• Be ready to support the mission of the school with other duties as assigned.
• And naturally, prepare lesson plans; take attendance; give assignments and tests; grade student participation and performance; discipline students; and meet with students and parents as needed to discuss any issues
• Perform other duties as assigned by the President and Principal.

Qualifications
• Bachelor's in English Literature and BA Certification or equivalent (preferred);
• Minimum of two years' experience teaching Literature/English at the middle school level preferred.
• Proven ability to manage a classroom of 20+ students.
• Skilled at developing and delivering lesson plans that engage students and lead to high
• academic achievement.
• Passionate about forming intentional disciples of Jesus Christ

Ideal Candidate Characteristics
• Strong devotion to the Catholic faith and its teachings and the ability to articulate and witness to the faith to all constituents.
• A joyful leader who can work collaboratively with others in a virtuous, charitable manner.
• Passionate about Catholic education and student formation.
• Adherence to the school's core values of Service, High Expectations, Innovation, Excellence, Leadership, and Discipleship.
Application Process

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, references, and a statement of faith outlining their commitment to Catholic education to David Lima, President, at david.lima@johnpaul2school.org.

Join us in shaping the next generation of Catholic leaders at John Paul II School!

About the Employer

PII Mission Statement

John Paul II Catholic School educates students of all faiths in a caring, Christ-centered environment. We prepare students to be scholars with a soul in accordance with the traditions of the Catholic faith and through the intentional commitment to our core values of service, high expectations, innovation, excellence, leadership, and discipleship.