Lower School Teacher K-2

Title: Teacher - Primary

Reports to:     Lower School Principal

Work Year: 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. 

Spiritual:

• 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.

Position Parameters:

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

Demonstrate love for students

• 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

Demonstrate professional competence and vision

• 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

Communicate effectively according to Biblical standards

• 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

Communicate with parents and encourage their partnership in their child's education

Build Christian community within and outside the school

• 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

Qualifications

• 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