Classroom Teacher
1 week ago
1st-6th Grade Job Description
Objective: This is not intended to be a complete delineation of all the possible responsibilities of a Tall Oaks Academy 1st-6th grade teacher. Rather, it is a general description of the basic tasks that a teacher will be normally required to perform and be evaluated upon. In addition, it is expected that the teacher will comply with all applicable school policies and guidelines.
Scope: This job description is to be used in close conjunction with annual teacher evaluation.
Basic tasks of a PK-5 teacher at Tall Oaks Academy:
1. Spiritual Leadership - The teacher is expected to consistently exhibit love, joy, peace, and spiritual maturity before his/her students and the rest of the school. The teacher is expected to be a student and lover of the Bible, God's written Word. He/she is to use the school's curriculum guide and the Bible in constructing his daily Bible classes. Active, joyful participation in any staff prayer meetings and school assemblies is expected. The teacher should understand their responsibility as a discipler of the students in their class, and they should constantly point their students to Christ.
2. Classroom Management/Environment - The teacher is expected to maintain a neat, organized, clean, and stimulating classroom environment for his students. This implies that the students will take an active part in cleaning and maintaining their room's appearance. The teacher should set up simple, manageable class routines to accomplish basic tasks, e.g. taking attendance, homework collection, daily cleaning schedules, materials storage and distribution, etc. It is the primary responsibility of the teacher to discipline students for more minor behavior, and communicate with the Head of School if there are more major behavioral problems.
3. Lesson Preparation and Presentation - The teacher should have a thorough knowledge of and interest in the subjects he is assigned to teach. These will normally include: Bible, reading, mathematics, science, grammar, composition, spelling, handwriting, history and/or geography. Also, in most younger grades a working knowledge and interest in Latin, art, music, and physical education is helpful in integrating these subjects into lessons. The teacher is expected to encourage the students to see how all subjects are interrelated, as parts of God's integrated universe. Clear language and appropriate vocabulary is also expected.
4. Classroom Decorum and Discipline - The teacher should be very familiar with the school rules. An orderly (not necessarily silent) working atmosphere is to be the norm. Students should be aware of the class and school rules and be encouraged to exercise self-discipline. When administrative discipline is necessary, the teacher is expected to accompany the student to the office and give the administrator an accurate accounting of the student's offense. The teacher is expected to diffuse and deal with the vast majority of corrective discipline situations within his classroom.
5. Student Learning - The teacher should seek to stimulate and maintain the students' interest in the material. Recognition and reasonable compensation for individual needs is also necessary. A variety of techniques (in addition to testing) should be used to measure the students' progress. The curriculum guide is to be used as the basis for measuring the overall progress of the class and individual students.
a) Comprehension checks
b) Rephrasing of concepts by students
c) Inductive questioning (Questions designed to help the student move toward the correct conclusions)
d) Recitations, chants, songs, acronyms, summaries and reviews
e) Illustrations, applications, demonstrations
6. Planning and Communications - The teacher's weekly and quarterly plans should reflect creativity and a good use of class time. The curriculum guide should be used to establish weekly, quarterly, and semester plans. The teacher is to regularly (at least twice each month) communicate with the parents in his class. Emphasis should be placed on getting to know the families well, as well as letting them know what is happening in the class. The parents should feel welcome to visit and assist in the classroom.
7. Professionalism - The teacher is to consistently and joyfully demonstrate pride in Tall Oaks Academy by his work, punctuality, speech, attitude, dress, and attention to duties.
Requirements:
Bachelor’s Degree
Member of a local church body
Agreement with Tall Oaks Academy’s statement of faith
Preferences:
Experience working with young children
Teaching License
Articulate knowledge of classical Christian education
Articulate knowledge of Charlotte Mason pedagogy
Company DescriptionTall Oaks Academy is a classical Christian school that is membered to the Association of Classical Christian Schools. The vision of the school is to provide a better education that will help generations grow to know Christ, and stand firm in their faith into adulthood. This is done by providing an education that is at odds with modern education, with the belief that modern education has proven to have taken a wrong turn in many different ways. Our mission is to be a service to Christian families that want to see their children grow to stand firm in their faith, and we believe that in fulfilling this mission we will "raise stronger generations."Company DescriptionTall Oaks Academy is a classical Christian school that is membered to the Association of Classical Christian Schools. The vision of the school is to provide a better education that will help generations grow to know Christ, and stand firm in their faith into adulthood. This is done by providing an education that is at odds with modern education, with the belief that modern education has proven to have taken a wrong turn in many different ways. Our mission is to be a service to Christian families that want to see their children grow to stand firm in their faith, and we believe that in fulfilling this mission we will "raise stronger generations."
