Full-time Elementary Teacher

Job Title: K-5 Elementary Teacher

Position Type: Full-time (Ten-month)

Reports to: Elementary Principal

Start Date: August 19, 2025

Position Overview:
Lehigh Christian Academy (LCA) provides a quality education that is Christ-centered to approximately 300 PK-12 students. LCA serves Christian families from a variety of denominations throughout Lehigh Valley. LCA faculty are professionals who nurture and challenge students, while teaching with a Biblical worldview. Faculty intentionally partner with families to instill the characteristics and virtues articulated in our Portrait of a Graduate. These characteristics and virtues include the following:

• to articulate wisdom, knowledge, and Biblical truth in love.
• to pursue a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, loving, and serving His church.
• to develop an appreciation for truth, beauty, and goodness in God’s creation.
• to apply and make connections within the Christian liberal arts tradition.
• to think logically and critically, discerning truth, as a life-long learner.
• to pursue justice, mercy, grace, and charity with empathy and compassion.
• to approach problems and challenges with a Biblical worldview.
• to demonstrate the skills of a Godly follower and leader.

Responsibilities:

• Teach with LCA’s scope and sequence, while working collaboratively with colleagues and administration.
• Provide excellent classroom management skills, while maintaining a clean, attractive, well-ordered classroom.
• Employ a variety of instructional methods that provide creative teaching to the whole child: spiritual, physical, social, and emotional.
• Use formative and summative assessments on a regular basis to provide feedback to students and inform instruction.
• Communicate to students, parents, and administration on student progress.
• Integrate faith and learning, teaching with a Biblical worldview.
• Pursue professional development opportunities as a professional educator.
• Collaborate with administration to provide appropriate accommodations and support for a variety of learners.

Requirements and Qualifications:

• B.A. degree is required. Degree in elementary education is preferred.
• State and/or ACSI teacher certificate is preferred.
• Knowledge and passion for Christian education.
• Agreement with the Statement of Faith is required.
• Ability to manage Google classroom and the FACTS family portal, Renweb system, while using other classroom technologies such as a Smartboard.
• Organized and possess a professional demeanor.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at a time.
• Must be able to move throughout the classroom and bend and/or lean to adjust your height to young children when giving instruction.

Salary Range

• $30,600 to $45,100 depending on experience

Benefits

• Employer paid medical insurance
• 403b 2% Employer contribution
• Staff tuition discount
• Employer paid life insurance
• Paid personal and sick days
• Employee paid vision and dental plans

Disclaimer

• I understand that Lehigh Christian Academy does not discriminate in its employment practices against any person because of race, color, national or ethnic origin, gender, or handicap. I further understand that any offer of employment is conditioned on the proof of legal authority to work in the U.S.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $30,600.00 - $45,100.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Salary : $30,600 - $45,100