About this position
Description:
Spiritual Formation and Discipleship
- Develop and implement intentional spiritual growth opportunities for students, especially in grades 9–12, including discipleship groups, mentoring, and devotions.
- Oversee and support student-led Bible studies, equipping students to lead with biblical understanding, integrity, and passion.
- Coordinate student-led worship nights that foster authentic worship and student ownership of their faith.
- Youth Ministry and Campus Engagement
- Create a welcoming environment that encourages students at every level of spiritual maturity to participate, grow, and serve.
- Maintain awareness of youth culture trends to connect biblical truth with real-life student experiences.
- Develop systems for personal follow-up with students making spiritual decisions
Family and Community Ministry
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with parents and guardians to support spiritual formation in the home.
- Provide pastoral care and counseling to school families, faculty, and students as needs arise.
- Host Parent Prayer Groups to encourage prayer covering for students, faculty, and school leadership.
- Serve as a liaison between LCCS and the broader Christian community, connecting with local churches and pastors to strengthen partnerships and build support networks for students and families.
Schoolwide Spiritual Leadership
- Provide spiritual guidance and counsel for the administrative leadership team, staff, and faculty, including participation in planning and decision-making from a biblical worldview.
- Plan and lead weekly PK–12 chapel services, incorporating student involvement, guest speakers, and engaging teaching that points to Christ.
- Support teachers in integrating faith into classroom instruction and student life.
Leadership and Collaboration
- Be a visible, relational presence on campus and at school events, actively seeking ways to support and encourage students and staff.
- Disciple students so that when they graduate from LCCS, they do not graduate from their faith.
- Partner with school leadership to uphold and advance the spiritual vision of LCCS in alignment with its mission and values.
- Promote a culture of servant leadership, compassion, and Christ-centered unity.
Academic 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
- 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 and scope and sequence.
- Prepare lesson plans to carry out 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 in order to help each child succeed.
Staff Responsibilities
- Attend daily 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 challenge’s 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.
Qualifications and Other Skills Required
- A deep, personal relationship with Jesus Christ and a life that reflects the character of a servant leader.
- Bachelor’s degree in ministry, theology, biblical studies, or a related field required; seminary or graduate theological training preferred.
- 3–5+ years of ministry experience, preferably in youth or family ministry or in a Christian school setting.
- Strong biblical teaching skills and the ability to connect with PK–12 students at all levels of spiritual development.
- Experience leading worship, student ministry, and/or organizing large and small group ministry events.
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
- A heart for pastoral care and a call to shepherd the next generation in truth and love.
- Alignment with the school’s Statement of Faith and spiritual mission.
- Excellent technology skills for working with iPad/computers/apple TVs/etc.
- Excellent communication, troubleshooting and customer service skills required.