Elementary Teacher

Lake Country Christian School Fort Worth, Texas, United States

About this position

Description:

Spiritual Leadership

  • Continue to seek and maintain a personal relationship with Jesus.
  • Encourage, nurture, and model godly character for peers, parents, and students.
  • Participate in spiritual growth opportunities for staff and students through daily devotions, prayer, and appropriate participation in weekly chapel services.
  • Support, encourage and edify the school community.

Administrative Responsibilities

  • Assess student work and record an adequate number of grades per subject in a timely, efficient manner.
  • Record student grades in gradebook
  • Report student attendance

Academic Responsibilities

  • Conduct on-going personal review of the curriculum for any deficiencies.
  • Participate in departmental/grade-level meetings for the purpose of reviewing and assessing curriculum, scope, and sequence.
  • Prepare lesson plans to conduct the educational and curricular objectives set forth by the school.
  • Provide individual academic support for successful learning within the boundaries of the established curriculum.
  • Use a variety of effective teaching methods to reach students of varying learning styles.
  • Partner with parents and administration to help each child succeed.

Staff Responsibilities

  • Attend prayer and devotion time.
  • Serve as duty teacher before or after school, at lunch and between classes as assigned by the administration.
  • Participate in in-service and staff development opportunities as requested by the administration.
  • Teach bell-to-bell and assess your students' academic needs/success continually.
  • Keep grade level principal aware of the status of those students for
  • whom the teacher is responsible, giving special consideration to any challenges students may be facing.
  • Communicate any maintenance or equipment needs to the administration.

Parental Responsibilities

  • Realize that the parent has been given the Biblical mandate to educate, and the school functions as an extension of the Christian home.
  • Communicate with parents liberally, giving special consideration to challenges and opportunities to share successes.




Requirements:

OTHER SKILLS REQUIRED

  • Excellent technology skills for working with iPads/computers/Apple TVs/etc.
  • Excellent communication, troubleshooting and customer service skills required.
  • Evidence of personal commitment to continuing professional development
  • Must be a member in good standing of a Bible-believing church and lead a mature Christian life.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE

  • A Bachelor's Degree is required with at least 3-5 years of previous teaching experience
  • ACSI certified or secure ACSI certification within a year after employment.