Mid Vermont Christian School

Junior/Senior High Teacher Job Description (At minimum Spanish)

This is a part time position teaching 4 classes.

PURPOSE: PREPARES STUDENTS FOR MEANINGFUL LIVES by contributing to their educational, social, and spiritual development. This will assist MVCS in fulfilling the mission of the school, which is to glorify God by preparing students for college and for life through a program of academic excellence established in Biblical truth

Teacher Qualifications

• Evidence of knowledge of content and pedagogy through experience and training
• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Teacher State licensure or ACSI certification in areas of assignment preferred
• Able to pass background, fingerprinting, and child protection registry check
• Understanding of the principles of child development, best practices and educational methods
• Familiarity with safety and sanitation guidelines for classrooms
• Communication and instructional skills
• Ability to act as mediator between students
• Daily example of Christ both in and out of school; cool-tempered, friendly and reliable
• Balance between a creative mind and a practical judgement
• Able to prepare student for the next grade level
• Great love and patience for students
• Able to engage students and earn their trust and attention
• Spiritual, mature, born-again Christian who regularly attends a Bible- believing church.
• Called and committed to the ministry of MVCS. Affirms MVCS Statement of Faith and Responsibilities. Staff members here do not regard their responsibilities as just a job, but as a ministry. Each of us feels a high sense of commitment to the Lord and His calling on our lives to be here for these children and parents

Teacher Responsibilities

• Spiritual Leadership
• Intentionally integrates Biblical values and morals
• Understands and implements the Matthew 18 principle with students, parents, peers and administration in an appropriate manner
• Assesses students' spiritual needs to lead to them in spiritual growth
• Models a consistent relationship with Jesus Christ

• Instructional Planning, Preparation and Delivery
• Develop a careful and creative program by following curriculum guidelines for the assigned grade level students and the school’s goals
• Design lessons with clear, focused and measurable instructional objectives
• Modify plans based on student diagnostic and assessment procedures
• Establish learning expectations
• Employ a variety of educational techniques to enhance critical thinking
• Integrate technology to enhance/accelerate learning
• Able to teach content and skills
• Develop standards for critical judgment of written and oral communications transmitted by mass media

• Assessment
• Guide students to develop their learning by providing instructional feedback; coaching, counseling, and disciplining students; planning, monitoring, and appraising learning results
• Maintain records to document learning accomplishments by preparing administering and scoring pre-assessments, formative and summative assessments, eliciting student feedback and questions, evaluating application of learning to classroom project results
• Use student data to plan instruction, and provide additional or varied forms of instruction
• Maintain records to document attendance, grades and behavior
• Track student’s progress and report to parents

• Classroom Environment
• Create a classroom environment that:
• develops in each student skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing that are fundamental to effective communication and literate citizenship
• promotes positive social interaction by observing each student to help them improve their social competencies and build self-esteem
• motivates students to read widely for information and recreation
• develops standards for critical judgment of written and oral communications transmitted by mass media, and other literature

• Manage student behavior through implementation of classroom rules, routines and procedures that allow a student to assume his/her own responsibility
• Create an environment of respect and rapport through reinforcement and praise
• Ensure students are always safe
• Encourage students to accept God and the gift of salvation and grow in their faith, provide opportunities to lead in prayer, and develop a Christian mind and lifestyle
• Organize physical space to be attractive, well-ordered, conducive to learning and student work displayed

• Communication and Professionalism
• Communicate with parents regularly
• Collaborate with other educators
• Maintain confidentiality
• Comply with Federal, State and Local legal requirements
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge
• Contribute to MVCS system’s effectiveness
• Contributes to spiritual growth of the program through example, instruction, personal and professional studies, and personal devotions and worship

Accountable to Head of School: Vicky Fogg

Benefits:

• Paid time off

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Day shift

This Job Is:

• A job for which military experienced candidates are encouraged to apply
• A good fit for applicants with gaps in their resume, or who have been out of the workforce for the past 6 months or more
• A good job for someone just entering the workforce or returning to the workforce with limited experience and education
• A job for which people with disabilities are encouraged to apply

Work Remotely

• Temporarily due to COVID-19

This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:

• Dependable -- more reliable than spontaneous
• People-oriented -- enjoys interacting with people and working on group projects
• Innovative -- prefers working in unconventional ways or on tasks that require creativity

Job Type: Contract

Pay: From $30,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Able to affirm our Statement of Faith and Responsibilities

Experience:

• Junior/Senior High School classroom: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person