About Donum Dei Classical Academy

About Donum Dei Classical Academy

Donum Dei Classical Academy, a Gift of God, opened in August 2019 in San Francisco, California. Our mission is to impart a rich classical Christian curriculum full of Scriptural truth and life-giving experiences. We exist to nourish students’ hearts, souls, minds, and bodies for the purpose of growing in them knowledge, wisdom, good character, and Christ-like virtue worthy of bringing glory to our great God. The leadership team has set the foundation for a rich intellectual and spiritual culture, with excellent teachers across disciplines who are dedicated to shaping the hearts and minds of the young.

How this role fits into the team

Each member of our team is essential to building a thriving culture that sees and calls out the image of God in our students and in one another. As we invite students to step into everything they are designed to be and do, our faculty and staff must also reflect and invest in our daily work of responding to God’s calling through an inner posture of discipline, diligence, and dedication. This position supports the overall success of Donum Dei in foundational and fundamental ways that impact all areas of our organization.  As a classroom teacher, you’ll help develop our grammar school, support initiatives to further our institutional effectiveness and reach, as well as support the overall wellbeing of our students through facilitating daily academic, social, spiritual, and emotional learning.

School Hours

Monday through Thursday, 8:00am-3:15pm and Friday, 8:00am-1:30pm

Job Description & Duties

• Develop/write and deliver lesson plans and activities that are engaging, age-appropriate, and aligned with state learning standards and classical education philosophy and technique.

• Organize and manage a classroom.

• Implement classroom management skills, routines and rhythms for orderly and safe functioning within the classroom, promoting a peaceful and effective learning environment.

• Monitor student progress, evaluate student performance, and provide feedback to the student and parents regarding, academics, social and emotional development, and the development of character and virtue.

• Keep gradebook updated and accessible to parents on the server.

• Communicate regularly with parents and other staff members.

• Participate in faculty meetings and professional development workshops as required.

• Support the teaching staff and school with supervision during recess, morning time before school begins, after school at pick up, and help with school programming as needed.

• Provide lesson plans for substitute teachers, and secure a substitute when needing to be absent (sickness, Drs appointments, jury duty, etc.).

• Host parents in your classroom at back-to-school night and/or all-school open house.

• Assist with assessing incoming students to determine grade-level proficiency

• Complete regular report cards and progress reports, according to the academic calendar 

• Conduct parent conferences twice each year, which can be held after normal school hours.

• Keep lesson plans updated and uploaded on the server and create curriculum maps for every subject across your grade level.

• Take responsibility for student learning outcomes and be available to support students with reasonable accommodations before, during, or after school when remedial instruction is required.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred

• Pursue the ACSI or ACCS Teacher Certification, Classical Educator Equivalent, CA Teacher Credential, or Master’s in Classical Education within two years of initial employment

• Professional working experience in specified job areas

• Agree with Donum Dei’s Statement of Faith

• Serve as a minister of the Gospel

• Complete professional development requirements and safety training throughout the school year on ½ days during Session Breaks and Teacher In-Service, as applicable

• Participate in The Greatest Gift, equipping events, and fundraisers as applicable

• Attend Faculty staff meetings and assembly weekly, as applicable

Key Attributes 

• Devote yourself wholeheartedly to the Lord 

• Be in good standing with a Christian church 

• Have a love for children and display a love for learning and a passion to cultivate that love in their students

Schedule

Teaching/Administrative hours 

Monday through Friday 7:30-4:30 

Employment Type & Compensation

• Full Time 

• Compensation is annual salaried pay with partial salary paid as tuition credit if applicable.

• 401(k) and Benefits provided (F/T only)

Teaching Administrative Schedule

• 42 weeks Working Schedule - School In Session & Teacher In-Service’s

• 10 weeks of set Paid Vacation Time, according to the Academic Calendar