The employee must be a Christian with an authentic and a mature personal relationship with Jesus Christ, who agrees to the HCS Statement of Faith, Charter of Core Values and Employee Covenant in both their professional conduct and personal lifestyle. The employee is committed to incorporating these qualities and standards in carrying out the calling to Christian education.

The HCS student-teacher is responsible for assisting and learning from their supervising teacher. Some of the duties might include, but are not limited to, creating lesson plans, organizing learning activities, managing student behaviors, observing classroom procedures, preparing visual materials, providing feedback for students, keeping students' records for evaluation, and at some point taking over as the teacher in the assigned classroom. Student teachers must satisfactorily demonstrate their competence as a teacher, as outlined on the evaluation forms completed by the cooperating teacher and university supervisor. Each student teacher must exhibit professional behavior and dress appropriately. The HCS student teacher must be an example of Christ to the students.