Summer Program Teacher - Incoming Freshmen (Summer Bridge Teacher)

Interested in inspiring and guiding incoming freshmen while helping them build a strong start to high school this summer?Cristo Rey Jesuit High School invites mission-driven educators to join our Summer Bridge Program, a four-week academic program designed to help incoming freshmen successfully transition into high school. As a Summer Program Teacher, you will introduce students to Cristo Rey's academic expectations and school culture while helping them strengthen key academic and organizational skills. Your leadership and encouragement will help students build confidence and develop a strong foundation for success.

Teach. Inspire. Lead.

Join Cristo Rey Jesuit High School as a Summer Bridge Teacher and support incoming freshmen at a pivotal moment in their educational journey. This on-site opportunity allows you to support incoming freshmen at a pivotal moment in their educational journey as they transition into high school and begin developing the habits of mind, character, and scholarship necessary for success at Cristo Rey and beyond.

As part of Cristo Rey Jesuit's collaborative and mission-driven faculty, you will help introduce students to our academic expectations, school culture, and Grad at Grad values through engaging, data-informed instruction and relationship-centered teaching. Your interpersonal intelligence, optimism, and commitment to excellence will help form students distinguished by confidence, curiosity, resilience, and openness to growth.

Your contributions will resonate far beyond the classroom as you help students build foundational academic skills, strengthen executive functioning, and cultivate a sense of belonging within a nurturing, faith-based community.

Program Summary

Summer Bridge is a four-week academic and formation program designed to prepare incoming freshmen for a successful transition into Cristo Rey Jesuit High School.

Program Dates: June 22 – July 17 (No class July 3)

Daily Schedule: 7:30 AM – 1:30 PM

Teaching Schedule:

• Teach three 55-minute classes daily
• Receive one 55-minute planning period
• Attend required pre-program meetings

Compensation: $4,000 for full participation in all program days and required meetings.

Open Positions

• (2) Summer Bridge Math Teachers
• (2) Summer Bridge ELA Teachers
• (2) Summer Bridge Ignatian Innovation Teachers (technology literacy focus)

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Instruction

• Design and execute rigorous, engaging lessons that accelerate student learning and build strong academic foundations
• Monitor student learning and adjust instruction to support student success
• Incorporate technology strategically to enhance learning
• Integrate character formation and Grad at Grad values into lesson design and classroom culture

Student Support and Formation

• Build meaningful relationships with students and practice cura personalis (care for the whole person)
• Establish classroom routines and norms consistent with Cristo Rey's philosophy of respect, support, and high expectations
• Foster a classroom environment characterized by warmth, order, and a feeling of welcome

Collaboration and Professional Growth

• Work collaboratively with colleagues to support student progress
• Seek feedback and reflect on instructional practice to support professional growth
• Contribute to a positive, mission-driven faculty culture grounded in humility, joy, and shared purpose

Qualifications

Successful candidates will embody the mission commitment, intellectual curiosity, optimism, and openness to growth that define Cristo Rey educators.

• Required:Bachelor's degree in education or a related subject area
• Preferred: Experience teaching middle or high school students

Additional Skills

• Ability to deliver engaging, student-centered instruction
• Proficiency using technology to support teaching and learning
• Strong relationship-building skills with students and colleagues
• Commitment to educational equity and serving students from historically under-resourced communities

Why Teach at Cristo Rey Jesuit?

Cristo Rey Jesuit educators are committed to forming students in mind and spirit. Our faculty work collaboratively to cultivate academic excellence, leadership, and faith while preparing students to thrive in college and beyond.

Cristo Rey Jesuit High School: Who We Are

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, with a focus on students of limited financial means. As a private, Catholic, Jesuit high school serving 450 students, Cristo Rey Jesuit's mission is to provide an affordable Catholic secondary education with a college-prep curriculum and a Corporate Work Study Program (CWSP) to prepare graduates for success in college, work, and life.

The Cristo Rey team believes that a sound intellect is only one important component of preparation for college and life. Through both their CWSP experience and intentional opportunities for character and spiritual growth within the school day, Cristo Rey students develop the work ethic, resilience, confidence, empathy, openness to growth, and commitment to justice that help ensure their long-term success and enable them to lead by example.