Teacher, Elementary School

Welcome to Harvest Christian Fellowship, a vibrant, non-denominational church founded in 1973 by Pastor Greg Laurie in Riverside, California. For over five decades, our mission has been simple yet profound:
Knowing God and Making Him Known. We are a community of believers dedicated to fostering a deep relationship with Jesus Christ and sharing His love with the world.

Harvest began humbly as a Bible study led by a young Greg Laurie during the Jesus People movement of the late 1960s. What started in a small gathering has grown into a multi-campus ministry with locations in Riverside, Orange County, and Maui. Today, with a weekly attendance of over 9,000 people, Harvest remains committed to biblical teaching, authentic worship, and meaningful fellowship.

In 1990, Pastor Greg launched the Harvest Crusades, a large-scale evangelistic event that has reached millions with the Gospel.

At Harvest, we believe in the transformative power of the Bible as God’s Word. Our core values center on:

• Worship:
  Engaging in heartfelt, Christ-centered worship.
• Teaching:
  Providing sound biblical teaching to equip believers for life and faith.
• Community:
  Building authentic relationships through small groups, ministries, and outreach.
• Service:
  Serving others locally and globally, reflecting Christ’s love in action.

With campuses in Southern California and Hawaii, Harvest is a place where everyone is welcome. Whether you’re exploring faith for the first time or seeking a deeper connection with God, you’ll find a home here. Our services feature dynamic worship, relevant messages, and opportunities to connect through ministries like Harvest Kids, Youth, Young Adults, Men’s (Valor), Women’s (Virtue), and Harvest Groups.

Job Summary

A full-time Teacher must be a born-again Christian, committed to living a biblical lifestyle and called by God to teach at Harvest School. This position teaches, plans, directs and coordinates student activities at the elementary level: academic, social, physical and spiritual wholeness, with compassion, encouragement and leadership. A full-time Teacher must be dependable, friendly, enthusiastic, creative and organized, with the ability to relate well with children, parents, school staff and volunteers.

They teach with integrity, honesty and knowledge that promotes Harvest’s culture, values and mission.

Essential Job Functions

• Maintain a positive Christian atmosphere in the classroom.
• Demonstrate a Christ-like and positive professional attitude toward students; treat students with respect, remain objective when dealing with student problems, grading, etc.
• Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods such as lectures, discussions and demonstrations.
• Establish clear objectives for all lessons and projects; communicate those objectives to students.
• Prepare materials and classroom activities to encourage student participation, using various teaching and motivation techniques.
• Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play.
• Facilitate student learning by supplementing regular curriculum materials with a variety of instructional materials and activities, such as media, field trips, related non-curricular materials and activities, etc.
• Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs, abilities, personalities and interests.
• Develop techniques to help students improve their academic, physical and spiritual learning potential.
• Organize classroom efficiently to meet the educational and physical needs of students.
• Attend to student needs by walking around the classroom and responding to raised hands.
• Provides additional time beyond the regular daily schedule for students in need of assistance.
• Encourage and build mutual trust, respect and cooperation among students, faculty and parents.
• Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development and physical health in an objective and consistent manner through quizzes, tests, projects, reporting grades, physical fitness performance, etc.
• Maintain thorough student…