About This Role
This teaching post supports and advances the mission of Highway Christian Academy by directing the educational, social, and emotional environment for preschool students aged 3–5. The teacher is responsible for fostering the intellectual and social development of the children and reports to the Principal.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate mastery of related subject matter, instructional skills, and resource materials for courses taught, and the ability to explain new concepts and ideas to students who are learning for the first time
- Create and implement lesson plans aligned with the school’s curriculum guidelines and adopted benchmarks
- Maintain a safe, positive, organized classroom, which supports students’ independent learning, collaboration, and choice
- Maintain a clean and organized classroom
- Utilize a variety of effective instructional and classroom management techniques
- Provide a variety of assessments and use assessments for planning and instruction
- Provide consistent, immediate feedback to student learning
- Use available technology/instructional media to enhance the students’ learning experiences
- Supervise classroom teaching assistants and volunteers
- Establish and maintain appropriate relationships with students, parents, staff, and community members by communicating in a tactful, courteous, and confidential manner
- Model professional, moral, and ethical standards as well as personal integrity in all interactions
- Appropriately communicate and interact with other professional staff in academic planning and school committee work
- Attend and participate in staff meetings and extra-curricular/school-related activities and committees
- Demonstrate a commitment to continuous professional growth and work with the school principal to formulate and complete professional development plans
- Maintain a professional appearance and demonstrate behavior that is conscientious and responsible
- Engage parents and guardians in the education of their children
- Act as the main point of contact between parents and school
- Perform other job-related duties as may, from time-to-time, be assigned by the school principal in accordance with school policies and practices
- Remain cool-tempered and exhibit a positive attitude
Requirements
- Be a Christian, an active member of a local church, and an advocate for the Gospel, committed to integrating a biblical Christian worldview into daily educational programming
- Demonstrated proficiency in spoken English for instructional purposes (B2)
- Associate degree (Required)
- 1 year of teaching experience (Required)
Benefits