Employment

Sacred Heart School in Lake Worth Beach, Florida has an opening for a Full-time 1st Grade Teacher for the 2025-2026 school year. The applicant must be nurturing, creative and a dedicated professional with the ability to support the learning environment, cultivate critical thinking skills, work collaboratively as part of a team and lead small group lessons. The candidate must be supportive and respectful of the mission, vision, and values of Sacred Heart School and the Diocese of Palm Beach.

Essential Communication Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ability to engage students creatively in the learning process.
• Use the diocesan standards to create lesson plans and learning activities.
• Employ a variety of teaching methods to engage different learning styles and ability levels in the classroom.
• Participate in reflective, self-directed, on-going professional development.
• Create and define goals and objectives for unit and daily lessons plans, prepare classroom activities, organize teaching materials, evaluate student performance, maintain classroom records, and manage time effectively.
• Use classroom and school-wide data to inform and improve instruction.
• Demonstrate excellent classroom management skills/knowledge as well as a thoughtful, age-appropriate behavior management plan.
• Have knowledge of and make use of best instructional practices in the classroom.
• Submit grades and lesson plans in a timely manner.
• Incorporate faith-based activities into lesson plans and daily routines.
• Hold conferences with students, parents, administrators, and other professionals.
• Participate in faculty meetings, retreats, school assemblies, and special events.
   

Qualifications:  

• BS/BA Degree in Education or Elementary Education or a FL DOE approved alternative route.
• Florida Department of Education certificate in Elementary Education Grades K-6, temporary or professional or eligible for certification.
• Must be supportive and respectful of the mission and tenets of the Roman Catholic Church.
• Able to work collaboratively with other teachers and department staff.
• Must have clear and concise communications with students and parents.
• Must have a professional demeanor.
• Proficient in technology / Use of educational programs and devices 
• Excellent and professional interpersonal skills. 
• Honor confidentiality and code of conduct agreement 
• Ability to work effectively with peers 
• Ability to make sound decisions 
• Strong organizational skills 

How to Apply: Applicants should email a resume, cover letter, list of references at least three, and a Diocese of Palm Beach Teacher Application.  

Email can be made directly to the school principal, Dr. Laurie Suarez Wilt,  principal@sacredheartfamily.com