Christian Elementary School Teacher

Location

Spring Hill, FL | United States

Job description

About Spring Hill Christian Academy

Spring Hill Christian Academy (SHC) serves the K-7 children and families of Spring Hill, Thompson Station and surrounding area in Middle Tennessee. SHC is a private Classical Christian school dedicated to academic excellence from a Biblical worldview. Class sizes are small with an overall focus on cultivating a family-like learning environment.

The mission of SHC is to support parents in raising young men and women that are able to reason, discern, and apply Truth as the Lord leads them to achieve their fullest potential. This is accomplished by way of Scripture, the time-proven tools of classical education, small class sizes, and cultivating a family-like community.

Summary

Love teaching kids in a positive Christian environment? This may be the job for you.

We are currently searching for teachers for the 2024-2025 school year. You should not only love the subjects you teach, but also be excited about creating lifelong learners.

You’ll cultivate student strengths and come alongside them to make weaker areas strong. Your students should be expected to excel in academics under your guidance.

You should shepherd your class by serving as a mentor, being a positive role model, and contributing to the development of strong moral character.

To excel in this role, you should have in-depth knowledge of effective teaching practices that ensure learning is an engaging and meaningful experience. Our ideal candidate has excellent interpersonal and organizational skills that contribute to the school’s overall positive and engaging culture for students.

Responsibilities

• Develop lesson plans and set high expectations for students
• Giving and grading assignments, homework and tests
• Establish and administer classroom rules and standards
• Take attendance and document daily notes
• Help students prepare for standardized testing
• Oversee students during recess, lunch and other activities
• Update and meet with parents about their children’s progress
• Maintain a clean and sanitary classroom
• Work with staff to ensure all gaps are filled and school policies are being followed appropriately

Qualifications

• Proven work experience as a teacher or similar role
• The ability to communicate in ways students will understand, as well as with parents and administrators
• Confidence speaking in front of groups and enforcing classroom rules
• The creativity to create engaging lesson plans and inspire students to learn
• The physical and mental stamina to keep up with high-energy grade school students
• Must be detail-oriented and able to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Degree in Education; Master’s degree a plus
• Classical Christian education experience a plus
• A teaching license is preferred

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Salary

$30k - $35k