Science Teacher

Science Teacher – Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Milwaukee

We are building an applicant pool for the 2026‑2027 school year. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply.

Cristo Rey Jesuit High School is part of a national network of 41 high schools that transform urban education through a unique integration of college‑prep academics, professional experience, and spiritual formation. We serve 450 students, providing affordable Catholic secondary education for those with limited financial means.

As part of Cristo Rey Jesuit High School’s motivated and collaborative founding faculty, you will educate students in mind and spirit. Through engaging, data‑driven instruction that effectively incorporates technology to enhance learning, you will ensure all students are academically prepared for college, reflective about their learning in both the classroom and the Corporate Work Study Program, and equipped with the habits of mind that undergird success.

In the spirit of Ignatian pedagogy, you will create opportunities for students to act, reflect, and grow as they become men and women for others. Your relentlessness, zest, and commitment to excellence will help form a student body distinguished by breakthrough achievement gains, a passion for justice, and dexterity in the professional world. Your interpersonal intelligence, courage, and drive to find solutions will help establish a founding team that is high‑functioning, vibrant, and grounded in a deep commitment to the school’s bold mission.

Ultimately, by giving generously of yourself, your gifts, and your time, you will build the foundation of a school that serves its students’ diverse needs and cultivates their many talents.

Instructional Practice:

• Guided by the Cristo Rey Network’s Common‑Core‑aligned standards, develop data‑driven annual, unit, and lesson plans that drive exceptional student‑achievement gains on core assessments, including Cristo Rey Network end‑of‑course assessments, Measures of Academic Progress, the ACT, and summative performance assessments.
• Design and administer interim assessments aligned to course standards, complete in‑depth analysis of student performance on them, and collaborate with colleagues and instructional leadership to develop and execute appropriate small‑group and whole‑group instructional responses to assessment results.
• Execute rigorous, engaging, high‑impact lessons that accelerate student growth and are characterized by constant monitoring of and response to student understanding; effective use of technology to enhance teaching and learning; frequent opportunities for students to read and respond rigorously to challenging texts; and intentional incorporation of character instruction in both lesson content and design.
• Actively build an understanding of each student as an individual to ensure cura personalis (care for the whole person); forge strong, respectful relationships with students and parents, and communicate frequently with families to increase the investment and partnership that will enable students to flourish at Cristo Rey.
• Help define, and consistently uphold, school‑wide practices, routines, and norms for student behavior consistent with the school’s philosophy of respect, support, and high expectations.
• Maintain an organized and vibrant classroom environment that supports student learning and conveys warmth, order, and a feeling of welcome; prioritize and manage time effectively to follow through on the diverse responsibilities of being an excellent teacher.

Professional Presence:

• Approach teaching through a developmental lens and enthusiastically participate in professional development; seek and apply feedback from instructional leadership and from colleagues in the interest of growth.
• Contribute fully, intentionally, and constructively to the team in a range of contexts: analyzing student work and performance data, identifying students in need of additional support, problem‑solving unanticipated challenges that arise within the school; collaborate with integrity, humility, commitment, and joy to ensure the foundation of trust that will enable the team to…