Lower School Teacher K-2 2025-2026

Description

Title: Teacher - Primary 

Reports to: Lower School Principal 

Work Year: 10 months 

Position Focus: 

Education and care for the whole student, guided by policies set forth in the Faculty/Staff Manual, the school’s Mission Statement and School Board of Trustees Manual. 

Spiritual: 

• Seek to role model in attitude, speech, and action a consistent daily walk with Jesus Christ 

• Motivate others to accept God’s gift of salvation and grow in their faith 

• Follow the Matthew 18 principle in dealing with students, parents, staff and administration

• Lead others to a realization of their worth in Christ and cultivate their growth in Christ-like character 

• Subscribe to and promote the statement of faith 

• All staff are ministers of Christ. 

Position Parameters: 

• Demonstrate love for God 

 Express specific knowledge of the Bible and its application to subject area(s)

  Practice daily devotions of prayer, reading of God’s Word, and meditation 

 Provide Christian service to others both within and outside the school 

 Submit to authority out of obedience to Christ 

 Model an exemplary Christ honoring presence in speech, attitude, actions and social media ensuring all interactions reflect integrity, kindness, and faith 

• Demonstrate love for students 

 Treat each child as uniquely gifted by God for the purpose of serving others 

 Show through actions that each child is made to reflect God Himself

  Discipline all students fairly and firmly out of love for them 

 Encourage all students persistently (catch each of them “doing good”) 

 Guide all students in helping other students learn 

 Evaluate students’ progress in learning with announced criteria fairly applied

 • Demonstrate professional competence and vision 

 Show a strong knowledge of learning theory, curriculum design, and subject area(s) 

 Construct and/or use courses, units, and lessons that integrate this knowledge 

 Select materials and lesson designs that specifically carry out the goals derived from the school’s mission statement 

 Use evaluation instruments that match the school’s goals and specific objectives, that allow each child to show well what he/she has learned, and that help students meet high expectations of learning

  Implement 21st Century Best Practices in the classroom 

 Utilize teaching methods that require students to think critically

  Engage in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current with educational best practices and enhance teaching skills. 

 Tailor instructional strategies to meet the diverse learning needs of students, ensuring that each student has the opportunity to succeed.

  Collect and analyze student performance data to identify trends and areas of opportunity 

• Communicate effectively according to Biblical standards

  Speak clearly, honestly, and with great concern for the audience

  Use fresh analogies to connect new concepts to students’ experience 

 Relate stories of God’s faithfulness, personal and communal, with clarity and enthusiasm 

 Guide students to view life through a Biblical worldview perspective 

 Encourage each child’s expression, and help students to adopt biblical principles for making choices 

 Model awe for the destructive power of sin and God’s restoration of creation and human beings 

• Communicate with parents and encourage their partnership in their child’s education 

• Build Christian community within and outside the school 

 Give help to fell

ow teachers and support staff  Assist student beyond the classroom: playground, hallways, extracurricular sponsorship guidance, etc. 

 Meet with staff members to listen, learn, worship, and exchange advice for helping students meet the goals of the school 

 Engage with parents to support and enhance their child's educational experience 

 Provide a learning environment (displays, warmth, arrangement of furniture etc.) that fosters Christian community

Requirement

Qualifications 

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from an accredited college or university 

• Current certification in the subject area or grade level for which the teacher is hired 

• Committed Christ-follower 

• Active member of a local Bible believing church • Demonstrated ability to teach children well

 

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