Primary Purpose

To create an exceptional elementary grade-level program and a class environment favorable to learning and personal growth; to establish effective rapport with students; to motivate students to develop understandings, skills, and knowledge, and attitudes needed to provide a good foundation for middle school in accordance with each student’s potential; to establish good relationships and partner with parents and other staff members.

Main Responsibilities

Duties of this job include, but are not limited to:

• Be a Christian role model
• Maintain an ongoing personal spiritual development in Jesus Christ through the guidance of the Holy Spirit
• Develop units of instruction and instructional materials consist with the school’s curriculum maps using the principles of Understanding by Design
• Teach Bible, English-language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies, utilizing the school board’s adopted curriculum maps
• Guide students in development of Biblical character and citizenship
• Use a variety of instructional strategies, such as whole class, small group, and individualized instruction; lecture and discussion; inquiry and discovery; technology
• Create a range of assessments appropriate collects evidence of student learning for understandings, knowledge, and skills
• Differentiate the curriculum to meet the needs of each student
• Translate lesson plans into learning experiences so as to best utilize the available time for instruction
• Establish and maintains standards of student behavior needed to achieve a productive learning atmosphere in the classroom
• Evaluate students’ academic and social growth, keeps appropriate records, and prepares progress reports and report cards
• Communicate with parents through conferences and other means to discuss students’ progress and interpret the school program
• Create an effective environment for learning through functional and attractive displays, bulletin boards, and interest centers.
• Select and requisitions books and instructional aids; maintains required inventory records
• Supervise students in out-of-classroom activities during the school day
• Support the school’s standardized assessment program
• Participate in school’s staff development programs and cultivates professional growth through other educational in-service activities
• Keep current with developments in subject area, teaching resources and methods and make relevant changes to instructional plans and activities
• Participate in faculty committees
• Support PTF and school sponsored student activities
• Perform certain pastoral duties including student support, counseling students with academic problems and providing student encouragement

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited institution
• WA State teacher certification
• Relevant teaching experience
• Knowledge of relevant technology

Key Competencies

• Love for Jesus Christ and guided by the Holy Spirit
• Learning orientation
• Self motivation, initiative, and high energy level
• Verbal and written communication skills
• High work standards with attention to detail
• Critical thinking and problem solving
• Decision making
• Organizing and planning
• Stress tolerance
• Flexibility and adaptability