What are the responsibilities and job description for the Middle School Math Teacher 25/26 position at North Cobb Christian School?
Title: Middle School Math Teacher
Reports To: Middle School Principal
Mission: Committed to Jesus Christ, North Cobb Christian School provides a biblically based, academically excellent education in a nurturing environment, developing students’ potential to impact their world for Christ.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in education and/or equivalent required subject hours.
- Minimum 3 years of teaching experience preferred.
- Prefer a valid Georgia teaching certificate with required endorsements for the subject and level assigned.
- General knowledge of curriculum and instruction.
- Prefer experience in backward unit design and authentic assessment design.
- Strong relational and classroom management skills.
- Strong organizational, computer, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Biblical worldview and commitment to Jesus Christ.
- Strong conceptual understanding of mathematics.
- Ability to partner with families in spiritual formation and integration of subjects.
- Growth Mindset.
Employee Profile:
- Spiritually, the employee shall possess characteristics that reflect:
- A personal relationship with God through faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.
- Evidence of spiritual maturity with a commitment to glorifying and honoring God in all areas of life
- Acceptance without reservation of the NCCS doctrinal beliefs.
- A strong, clear Christian testimony.
- A mature, godly spirit.
- A person of faith and prayer
Personally, the employee’s life shall reflect:
- A lifestyle of biblical integrity.
- A spirit of dedication, commitment, flexibility, and responsiveness.
- The ability to listen and respond to counsel.
- A commitment to the NCCS lifestyle tenets.
The Middle School Teacher works with the Middle School Team to advance the mission and vision of NCCS in the Middle School. This position supports all learners and colleagues in the pursuit of academic excellence and spiritual formation. The teacher must have strong leadership abilities and subject matter expertise, particularly in integrating a conceptual understanding of mathematics and a biblical worldview into the curriculum. The Middle School Teacher’s responsibilities include teaching students using a student-centered, inquiry-based approach to learning, keeping up with current research on educational pedagogy, collaborating with colleagues in planning and ongoing, job-embedded professional learning, integrating a biblical worldview into the curriculum that promotes not only ‘head’ knowledge of the Christian faith, but also ‘heart’ and ‘hands’ that put faith into action and ultimately impact the world for Christ.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Engage students in hands-on, real-world, authentic learning that prepares them with the transferable skills necessary to lead and impact in an increasingly complex and interconnected global marketplace and culture.
- Promote student engagement to inspire and encourage progress while supporting and strengthening each student's learning capabilities.
- Maintain a healthy learning environment for the students in the classroom and provide instruction while monitoring and managing students’ behavior, including appropriate enforcement of student behavior rules.
- Design and implement a balanced assessment program that includes but goes beyond memory and recall (student-selected-response) traditional assessments to include projects, presentations, products, and performance tasks that require students to analyze, synthesize, create, and ultimately transfer their learning to new contexts and problems.
- Maintain student learning results by providing instructional feedback, coaching and disciplining students, and planning, monitoring, and appraising learning results.
- Maintain records by documenting student academic learning, progress, attendance, and conduct.
- Establish and adjust course syllabi and contribute to curriculum guidelines and school goals, modifying plans based on student assessment data.
- Help parents clearly and frequently communicate academic goals, progress, and available educational and social resources. Respond to all emails and phone calls within 24 hours if not sooner.
- Chaperone retreats, field trips, and class trips as requested by the Principal.
- Maintain professional and pedagogical knowledge by attending and/or presenting at educational workshops and conferences, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.
- Comply with procedures, rules, and regulations to maintain welcoming, organized, safe, and clean learning environments. Implement annual check-out procedures and record-keeping.
- Be a good steward of the school’s resources by using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish educational results.
- Other duties as assigned by the Principal, including carline, lunch/recess, or other responsibilities.
- Complies with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, anticipating future legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising school administration of needed actions.
- Provide adequate information, emergency sub plans, attendance rosters, and materials for substitute teachers.
- Teach classes assigned following the prescribed scope and sequence as the Principal schedules.
- Maximize the amount of time available for instruction.
- Integrate Biblical principles and the Christian philosophy of education throughout the curriculum.
- Know the procedures for dealing with emergencies, crisis situations, and risk management.
- Comply with policies as stated in the Employee Agreement and the Employee Handbook.
Other Information:
- Benefits include medical & dental plans, retirement plans, and tuition discount.
- This is a 10-month, full-time (40 hours per week) contract position.