What are the responsibilities and job description for the English Teacher, High School position at Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory?
POSITION TITLE: English Teacher
SUPERVISED BY: Assistant Principal for Academics
FLSA STATUS: Exempt, Full-Time
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 1, 2025
COMPENSATION: $69,626 - $109,376 per year
Position Summary
This is a 5/5th (100% FTE) position, teaching preparatory and AP English courses.
Responsibilities and Duties
Model for students the characteristics of a Lasallian Vincentian educator;
Support SHC's mission, philosophy and Integral Student Outcomes;
Develop students' abilities to read broadly, deeply, and joyfully in fiction, non-fiction, and informational texts;
Facilitate students' critical literacy and engagement with diverse literary traditions and in various media, including the ability to learn effectively and ethically with generative AI.
In collaboration with English Department colleagues, and per the department outcomes:
Design, implement, and review standards-based lessons to facilitate critical thinking and mastery of essential skills and understandings;
Plan, implement, and review what students will learn, how they will learn, and how they will be assessed in a manner appropriate to the grade level;
Provide regular and varied formative and summative assessments to facilitate our students' ability to understand their progress toward learning targets, and to reliably document student progress;
Maintain an interactive and timely learning environment, in both physical and virtual learning spaces (Schoology);
Communicate consistently with students, parents, and school personnel;
Keep current and complete electronic grading and attendance records;
Collaborate in the school's cocurricular activities, service learning, and retreat programs;
Engage in professional development, especially our four-year New Faculty Professional Development and Support Program, becoming a reflective and growth-minded practitioner who integrates best and next teaching practices rooted in the SHC mission;
Actively participate in SHC's Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory (SHC) is a Lasallian Vincentian Catholic, co-educational college preparatory secondary school located in the heart of San Francisco, California. We provide academically rigorous, vibrant learning grounded in social justice and emerging / 21st century pedagogy. Our entire community is committed to cultivating each student's unique talents and passions, providing myriad opportunities for students to discern and realize their individual intellectual, artistic, athletic, social, and spiritual potential. SHC is a San Francisco Archdiocesan High School that is cosponsored by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, District of San Francisco New Orleans and the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Province of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. Required Qualifications:
Undergraduate degree in English or related field;
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively to promote student learning.
Salary : $69,626 - $109,376
