LIFE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY - Elementary Teacher

TITLE: Elementary Teacher

STAFF LEVEL: Faculty

CLASSIFICATION: Exempt

STATUS: Full Time, 12-month 

Overall Responsibilities

The following expectations and job description are the minimal expectation for teachers at Life Christian Academy. The primary role of a teacher at Life Christian Academy is to teach students to know and love Jesus Christ through ethics, respect, academics, and programs.

Principle Responsibilities

• Practice love, joy, patience, kindness, self-control, gentleness, faithfulness, and truthfulness
• Model Biblical principles in making choices to impact students
• Adherence to the faculty and staff professional dress code as determined by the school administration
• Actively supervise students in Chapel to ensure attention and engagement and assist maintain a positive culture
• Enforce all school policies and processes, including dress policy, mobile phone policy, behavior expectations
• Attend morning staff devotions currently 7:50am to 8:05am one day per week
• Articulate in writing and speaking how the teacher’s Christian faith integrates with his or her teaching
• Instructional planning, translating the school’s student outcomes into specific objectives
• Select and use curricular materials that will help students achieve these outcomes
• Practice integration in unit planning and teaching, both biblically and across subjects
• Plan and use a variety of teaching strategies to match the learning styles of the students
• Select in advance the means of assessment to measure students’ learning
• Facilitate class participation in benchmark testing and/or use the data from the tests to modify instruction based on need
• Use class time well with activities that engage students’ attention and demonstrate a clear purpose
• Give clear directions and well-organized examples and explanations
• Be available to any parent or student who wishes to have a conference
• Participate in school scheduled parent/teacher conferences
• Provide tutorials for students before and after school as needed.
• Use questions and explanations that promote clear thinking
• Compose a working syllabus and scope and sequence for each class subject and make professional adjustments as necessary to meet the needs of individual learners
• Complete paperwork including academic progress reports, report cards four times per year, complete inventories of classroom equipment/supplies/books, records of attendance, administration of achievement tests, end of year debriefing evaluation forms
• Provide families with a comprehensive classroom supplies list for the following year before summer vacation
• Complete summer reading tasks as assigned
• Knowledge of researched best practices to support student achievement
• Contribute to student events – organization, administration, and supervision
• Maintain teacher homework page in the LCA website (or similar) as determined from year to year
• In relation to students, the teacher is expected to:
  • Establish a climate of love and care, define responsible Christian behavior for students, including guidelines and consequences for good and bad behavior
  • Help students learn self-discipline through appropriate correcting, counseling, and role modeling,
  • Maintain proper classroom discipline, take care of minor problems personally and referring major problems to the principal
• Contribute to a positive and enjoyable working environment
• Meeting regularly with assigned mentor teacher
• Other duties as assigned
   

Role Competencies

• Practice love, joy, patience, kindness, self-control, gentleness, faithfulness, and truthfulness  
• Demonstrates a passion for Christian education  
• Professing Christian who can articulate the Gospel to others 
• Faithfully support Life Center Church and its ministries  
• In professional growth the teacher is expected to:  
  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships with all school community groups (school board, school leaders, colleagues, staff, parents, and students)
  • Reflects on personal performance for continuous improvement & implementation of best practices
  • Have a developed personal philosophy of Christian education 
  • Work constructively with colleagues and administration by contributing ideas and listening  
  • Observe the Matthew 18 principle in conflict resolution, avoiding a negative, critical spirit, and taking problems to administrator if necessary  
  • Attend and participate in staff devotions, student chapels, teacher’s meetings, staff/student retreats, church sponsored functions, and other meetings and activities as assigned  
  • Participate in Professional Learning Community efforts  
  • Serve on academic committees and teams  
• In Community relations the teacher is expected to:  
  • Participate actively in the community, especially in the church community  
  • Model love for Christ and students beyond the school day and campus  
  • Reflect a positive view of Life Center/Life Christian in interaction with the local community, social media, etc.
• Contribute to a positive and enjoyable working environment  
• Be proficient with Word, Excel, and ability to become proficient with relevant software applications