Lower School Teacher K-2

Overview

Education and care for the whole student, guided by policies set forth in the Faculty/Staff Manual, the school’s Mission Statement and School Board of Trustees Manual.

Title:
Teacher - Primary
Reports to:
Lower School Principal
Work Year: 10 months

Position Focus — Education and care for the whole student, guided by policies set forth in the Faculty/Staff Manual, the school’s Mission Statement and School Board of Trustees Manual.

• Seek to role model in attitude, speech, and action a consistent daily walk with Jesus Christ
• Motivate others to accept God’s gift of salvation and grow in their faith
• Follow the Matthew 18 principle in dealing with students, parents, staff and administration
• Lead others to a realization of their worth in Christ and cultivate their growth in Christ-like character
• Subscribe to and promote the statement of faith
• All staff are ministers of Christ.

• Demonstrate love for God
• Express specific knowledge of the Bible and its application to subject area(s)
• Practice daily devotions of prayer, reading of God’s Word, and meditation
• Provide Christian service to others both within and outside the school
• Submit to authority out of obedience to Christ
• Model an exemplary Christ honoring presence in speech, attitude, actions and social media ensuring all interactions reflect integrity, kindness, and faith

• Treat each child as uniquely gifted by God for the purpose of serving others
• Show through actions that each child is made to reflect God Himself
• Discipline all students fairly and firmly out of love for them
• Encourage all students persistently (catch each of them “doing good”)
• Guide all students in helping other students learn
• Evaluate students’ progress in learning with announced criteria fairly applied

• Show a strong knowledge of learning theory, curriculum design, and subject area(s)
• Construct and/or use courses, units, and lessons that integrate this knowledge
• Select materials and lesson designs that specifically carry out the goals derived from the school’s mission statement
• Use evaluation instruments that match the school’s goals and specific objectives, that allow each child to show well what he/she has learned, and that help students meet high expectations of learning
• Implement 21st Century Best Practices in the classroom
• Utilize teaching methods that require students to think critically
• Engage in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current with educational best practices and enhance teaching skills.
• Tailor instructional strategies to meet the diverse learning needs of students, ensuring that each student has the opportunity to succeed.
• Collect and analyze student performance data to identify trends and areas of opportunity

• Speak clearly, honestly, and with great concern for the audience
• Use fresh analogies to connect new concepts to students’ experience
• Relate stories of God’s faithfulness, personal and communal, with clarity and enthusiasm
• Guide students to view life through a Biblical worldview perspective
• Encourage each child’s expression, and help students to adopt biblical principles for making choices
• Model awe for the destructive power of sin and God’s restoration of creation and human beings

• Give help to fellow teachers and support staff
• Assist student beyond the classroom: playground, hallways, extracurricular sponsorship, personal guidance, etc.
• Meet with staff members to listen, learn, worship, and exchange advice for helping students meet the goals of the school
• Engage with parents to support and enhance their child s educational experience
• Provide a learning environment (displays, warmth, arrangement of furniture etc.) that fosters Christian community

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from an accredited college or university
• Current certification in the subject area or grade level for which the teacher is hired
• Committed Christ-follower
• Active member of a local Bible believing church
• Demonstrated ability to teach children well