Theology Faculty Job at Woodside Priory School, Portola Valley, CA

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  • Woodside Priory School
  • Portola Valley, CA

Job Description

Woodside Priory seeks a dynamic Theology teacher with passion and good zeal to advance its mission of forming students who are reflective, compassionate, and committed to serving a world in need of their gifts. Rooted in the Catholic intellectual tradition and animated by the Benedictine charism, this role calls for an educator who understands teaching as both an academic and formative act grounded in relationship.

Inspired by the Rule of St. Benedict, the Theology program begins with the call to listen—cultivating attentiveness to God, to one another, and to the realities of the world. Within a diverse and intellectually ambitious community, the teacher invites students into rigorous engagement with Scripture, doctrine, ethics, and Catholic Social Teaching while fostering habits of reflection, humility, and dialogue. In doing so, the teacher helps create a classroom and community where each student is known, challenged, and called toward a deeper sense of purpose, responsibility, and imagination.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Teach five sections of Theology in the Middle and/or Upper School
  • Animate a lived-Catholic witness, committed to a Vatican II vision of Church and an expansive understanding of Catholic identity.
  • Demonstrate deep content knowledge in Theology and the Catholic intellectual tradition, with the ability to engage scripture, ethics, and doctrine in intellectually rigorous and accessible ways.
  • Employ a range of effective pedagogical approaches, including discussion-based learning, project-based learning, and critical inquiry.
  • Create a classroom environment that reflects Benedictine values of listening, hospitality, community, and respect for each student’s perspective.
  • Engage and support students from diverse religious, cultural, and intellectual backgrounds with sensitivity and care.
  • Integrate prayer, reflection, and contemplative practices into the learning experience in developmentally appropriate ways.
  • Designs curriculum using the backward planning model
  • Designs authentic assessments that challenge students to demonstrate skills and knowledge
  • Implements feedback that is actionable and uses clear and consistent rubrics
  • Designs and delivers student-centered instruction that scaffolds students toward learning goals
  • Collaborates within a department to review and revise curriculum for vertical articulation
  • Participates in a professional culture committed to growth and reflective practice currently implementing Grading for Equity
  • Creates safe, inclusive spaces to nurture student diversity
  • Differentiates curriculum and instruction to serve students of diverse readiness levels, cultural backgrounds, learning styles, and interests
  • Discerns effective technological tools and resources to facilitate learning
  • Prioritizes, organizes, and teaches content knowledge in service of developing 21st century competencies
  • Partner with Campus Ministry, Student Support Team, administration, and families
  • Support important mission-based programming through Advisory and Campus Ministry retreats
  • Preferred: Coaches a sport or moderates a club or affinity/alliance space

A helpful note: the exact teaching assignment is subject to change based on the qualifications and experience of our new teacher. Priory will gladly support you in preparing to teach our courses, including summer professional development and/or ongoing mentorship support from our faculty.

Qualifications

  • Have a Bachelor’s degree in relevant Field
  • Ability to make significant contributions to the larger life of the school
  • Preferred: Master’s Degree
  • Preferred: Three years of teaching experience

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