Elementary School Teacher - 1st Grade
St Charles Borromeo Catholic Church Kansas City
Location
Oakview, Missouri
Quick overview
The teacher will partner with parents to extend the Church's mission by providing a Catholic Classic Liberal Arts education, fostering truth, beauty, and goodness in students. Responsibilities include upholding Catholic teachings, managing the class based on Catholic principles, and teaching scholars enthusiastically using the classical model or being trained in it.
Requirements summary
Candidates must be passionate about supporting the Catholic Liberal Arts tradition and nurturing a positive Catholic culture through personal example and religious guidance. Applicants must be practicing Catholics with high ethical standards, integrity, and conduct consistent with Catholic morals and teachings, including obedience to the Magisterium.
Job description
Description
Saint Charles Borromeo Academy is seeking a full time Elementary School 1st Grade Teacher for the 2026-2027 school year. Partnering with parents in their role as primary educators, Saint Charles Borromeo Academy extends the mission of the Church in forming true disciples of Jesus Christ. Through a Catholic Classic Liberal Arts education centered on Christ, we provide an integrated approach fostering a love for truth, beauty, and goodness. We seek to instill a natural desire for wisdom and virtue in all students.
Responsibilities
- Understand and uphold the teachings of the Catholic Church at all times.
- Passionate about supporting The Catholic Liberal Arts tradition at the Academy.
- Lead scholars to an understanding and an appreciation of all that is good, beautiful, and true.
- Relate to scholars by loving them with the love of Christ, encouraging them to begin and/or develop their own relationship with God through sacraments and scripture, and challenging them to love others.
- Be a role model of Christian love, faith, truthfulness and virtue.
- Manage the class by setting clear expectations of behavior, establishing reasonable routines, and promoting self-discipline based on Catholic principles.
- Teach scholars in a challenging, enthusiastic and age-appropriate manner using the classical model or demonstrate a willingness to be trained in classical education methods.
- Work in a collaborative way with the other teachers to develop and implement a Classic Catholic curriculum that enriches the educational experience with a seamless integration of the arts and faith element with history instruction.
Requirements
- Must be passionate about supporting the Catholic Liberal Arts tradition of the Academy.
- The ideal candidate will nurture a positive Catholic culture, through his or her own example and by leading and guiding the religious formation of each scholar.
- Practicing Catholic with ethical standards, personal integrity, and conduct consistent with the morals and teachings of the Catholic Church; includes faithful obedience to the Magisterium.
St. Charles offers a comprehensive benefits program, including medical, dental and vision plans, STD/LTD fully paid by the employer, retirement plans including a 403b plan and a defined benefit pension plan. Paid Time off includes generous Vacation and Sick leaves, plus paid Holidays.
Note
All employees are required to consent to a background check, commit to our Code of Conduct policy, and complete online and in-person trainings prior to hire
Benefits
- Dental Insurance
- Paid Holidays
- Vacation
- Paid Time Off
- Medical Insurance
- Vision Plans
- Short Term Disability
- Long Term Disability
- Retirement Plans
- Defined Benefit Pension Plan
- 403b Plan
- Sick Leaves
