NCA is a Christian School serving grades Jr.K-12. All qualifying candidates must support the mission statement: "New Covenant Academy is a school committed to Academic Excellence, Biblical Truth Christ-like character"
Jr.Kindergarten Grade Teacher (employment agreement renewable annually pending board approval) beginning in August 2023. The individual will work at the New Covenant Academy Grace campus location (3801 S. Kansas Ave., Springfield, MO 65807)
JOB SUMMARY
The role of the teacher is to engage and inspire students to learn the subject matter and impart skills and attitudes that will positively contribute to their development as mature, able, and responsible Christian men and women. The teacher will integrate Biblical principles throughout the curriculum, plan and implement a course of study to meet the individual needs of students, prepare and submit lesson plans, and assess student progress while demonstrating their own mastery of the subject matter taught. The teacher must also communicate and collaborate effectively with parents, students, administration, and faculty for the success of each student. (A full job description will be provided upon interview).
BENEFITS & COMPENSATION
The salary base for this position with the required minimum education begins at $36,930 for a first-year teacher with certification. Fringe benefits for the full-time teacher include medical insurance for the employee, with NCA paying for a majority of the premium. The employee may pay for an additional cafeteria plan for themselves and their family. Contingent on the employee being on a health plan offered by NCA, additional dependent health insurance benefit is available in the 3rd and following consecutive years of employment with NCA paying up to $175 per month for a dependent not on another insurance plan and up to a maximum of $87.50 per month for dependents that are covered by another health policy. 50% discount in tuition remission for your own qualified student to attend New Covenant Academy.
TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS
Qualifications include a Minimum Requirement-Bachelor degree in a related area and State certification for teaching elementary grades. The candidate must lead a lifestyle compatible with NCA standards and policies and have a call to teach in a Christian school and at NCA in particular. NCA holds all personnel to a standard of excellence. In keeping with its bylaws and its ministry-based mission to incorporate a Christian worldview into all coursework, candidates must be role models to their students, have a personal relationship with Christ, and regularly attend a church in alignment with the mission and policy.
SPIRITUAL

• Demonstrate evidence of regeneration and dedication to the cause of Christ, and have an expressed desire (call) to work in a Christian School.
• Have a personal and growing relationship with Jesus Christ.
• Have a Christian testimony reflected in a daily walk that allows being a true example to all students.
• Implement their jobs “as unto the Lord”: “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not men.”
• Be active in a local body of believers and should be faithful in reading God’s Word and daily prayer.
• Agree fully and without reservation with the school’s Statement of Faith.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, the ability to adjust focus, and peripheral vision. The employee is frequently required to walk, stand, sit, possibly run, stretch, use hands for fine manipulation, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms using a keyboard and video display terminal. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel or crouch. The employee must have the ability to demonstrate the proper techniques and skills needed for athletic participation. Other physical activities may be required related to the physical ability to perform emergency procedures evacuating students out of the classroom (possibly through a window) or following other emergency protocols. This position may require occasional lifting or transport of objects (25-30 lbs). Rarely, it may be necessary to lift up to 50 lbs.
WORK ENVIRONMENT/SCHOOL SETTING
Fluorescent-lit classrooms, gymnasium, cafeteria, and other areas where students may be. Noise levels will vary throughout the shift.
NCA does not discriminate against applicants for employment or employees on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, ancestry/ethnic origin, age, disability, or veteran status, or on any other basis prohibited by law.