Holy Ghost Prep, an all-boys, college preparatory school in Bensalem, PA for grades 9th through 12th, seeks a full-time English teacher to begin August 15, 2025. This full-time position involves teaching students at all levels of English. Teachers are required to teach five classes in a collaborative environment with highly motivated students and an experienced faculty. In addition, a faculty member is expected to assume community responsibilities.
Ideal candidates will possess:
- Understanding and flexibility to connect with the adolescent male learner
- Ability to confer with parents and students in a cooperative effort to understand and encourage progress
- Demonstrate a genuine interest, understanding and care for students personal and academic success.
- Understanding and appreciation of the mission of Holy Ghost Prep and a willingness to promote Spiritan values
- Highest level of ethical and professional behavior and standards, acting as a role model for students
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of a broad base of reading skills, writing skills, and literature content
- Implement a standard aligned, academic program which includes accommodations, assignments, and assessments
- Assume responsibility for the academic progress of students and actively work to ensure all students meet or exceed expectations on academic measures up to and including standardized tests
- Provide an engaging learning environment using a solid understanding of strategies to teach, assess, and promote effective upper level critical thinking/analytical skills to adolescent male learners
- Create and maintain a strong classroom culture with effective management skills, communication, interpersonal skills, and organizational skills
- Collaborate with co-workers to ensure curricular coherences, discuss student work, share teaching strategies and design opportunities for community building through incentives and enjoyment
- Communicate with school administration and leadership on all relevant matters as directed.
Holy Ghost Prep seeks staff members who bring diverse skills and knowledge, a willingness to learn new things, and an appreciation for collaboration with students. At HGP, all staff members are active community members who share in the general support and care of the school community and participate in community service and overnight trips among other activities.