After School Program Teacher (Part-Time)

Company Description

The Stonehaven School exists to glorify God by cultivating truth, goodness, and beauty in students through a distinctly Christ-centered classical education. Our school is refreshingly unique in its class offerings, thoroughly classical in its approach to learning, and intentionally focused on the cultivation of virtue in our students. The Stonehaven School strives to be the premier classical Christian K-12 school in the Metro Atlanta area with a reputation for Christian virtue and academic excellence. 

The foundational commitments of The Stonehaven School include the following:

• We believe that every aspect of our children's education must be intentionally founded upon biblical truth.
• We are committed to the traditional and long-established, exemplary forms and standards in education handed down from ancient and medieval educators.
• We believe that true education culminates in wise and virtuous students who are being conformed to the image of Christ.
• We are dedicated to teaching and learning with excellence as unto the Lord.
• We believe that true education recognizes that hearts and minds are shaped not only by ideas and knowledge, but also by practices, habits, routines, and liturgies.
• We seek to assist parents in their God-given task of educating their children in the Lord.
• We believe parents should actively participate in the life and community of the school.

The Stonehaven School is a non-profit 501(c)(3), non-denominational, classical Christian school, accredited through the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS) and a member of the Association of Classical Christian Schools (ACCS).

Job Description

We are looking for a teacher to help in the After School Program for the 2024-2025 school year, with an option to begin sooner. Stonehaven has a current enrollment of 300 students in Kindergarten through 12th grade. The After School Program has a daily attendance ranging from 8-15 students. The program begins at 3:10 PM and ends at either 6:00 PM or when the last student leaves, whichever is first.

We are hiring one part-time After School Program Teacher to begin work in August 2024. Key teacher attributes and job responsibilities are as follows: 

Candidate Attributes

• Devoted to consistent reading and study of God’s word and prayer.
• Strives to consistently exhibit love, joy, peace, and spiritual maturity in their daily work and relationships with others in the school.
• All staff members will strive to maintain a faithful daily walk with Christ and be active in a local Protestant church.

Job Responsibilities

• Prepare and execute daily activities, games, and lessons
• Maintain a disciplined schedule of the activities, games, and lessons created by the After School Program Director
• Ensure the safety and well-being of students  
• Nurture and love students according to Biblical principles  
• Oversee and help students complete homework
• Dress professionally and appropriately, as outlined in the staff handbook
• Enforce Stonehaven’s discipline policy, as outlined in the staff handbook  
• Communicate regularly with parents regarding student progress and behavior 
• Assist the After School Program Director with record keeping for student attendance and registration in the program

Compensation & Work Hours

• $13 per hour
• 3:00 - 6:00 PM on school days occasional evenings during school events

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience working with children and a clear Christian testimony. All candidates who embrace our mission and vision are welcome to apply. It is our desire that candidates are excited about building, strengthening, and growing our school and will be eager to get involved beyond the classroom as need and opportunity arises. 

• Experience in childhood development or care (e.g., teaching, early childhood education, camp counseling, tutoring, babysitting, etc.). 
• Accepts without verbal or mental reservations The Stonehaven School’s Statement of Faith and Academic Philosophy and is committed to upholding both.
• Serves Christ under the authority of a local Protestant Christian church whose beliefs and teachings are in fundamental agreement with the The Stonehaven School’s Statement of Faith.
• It is expected that the staff member will comply with all applicable policies of The Stonehaven School and with all administrative directives.
• Staff members are expected to enroll their own school-aged children at The Stonehaven School.
• Teachers at The Stonehaven School are expected to possess a love for God, a love for the students they teach, a love for their subject matter, a love for the parents they serve, and a love for the school.

Additional Information

The Stonehaven School does not discriminate in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin, age or sex. The school acknowledges that all persons are created in God's image (Genesis 1:27), and He makes no such distinctions (Galatians 3:28) in his redemptive plan for mankind.

This job posting is being managed by Forrest Johnson Recruiting on behalf of The Stonehaven School.