26/27 Lower School Teacher

Title: Lower School Teacher

Reports To: Lower School Principal

Mission: Committed to Jesus Christ, North Cobb Christian School provides a biblically based, academically excellent education in a nurturing environment, developing students’ potential to impact their world for Christ.

Qualifications: 

• Prefer a valid Georgia teaching certificate in early childhood/elementary education
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in education

• Knowledge of child development
• General knowledge of curriculum and instruction for the grade level 
• Ability to instruct students, manage their behavior and nurture the whole child
• Strong organizational, computer, communication and interpersonal skills
• Teaching experience preferred

Employee Profile:

• Spiritually, the employee shall possess characteristics that reflect: 
• A personal relationship with God through faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. 
• Evidence of spiritual maturity with a commitment to glorifying and honoring God in all areas of life 
• Acceptance without reservation of the NCCS doctrinal beliefs. 
• A strong clear Christian testimony. 
• A mature, godly spirit. 
• A person of faith and prayer

Personally, the employee’s life shall reflect: 

• A lifestyle of biblical integrity. 
• A spirit of dedication, commitment, flexibility, and responsiveness. 
• The ability to listen and respond to counsel.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Cultivates a desire for thinking and learning among their students.
• Integrates Biblical principles through the teaching in the content area.
• Contributes to the school's effectiveness by identifying short-term and long-range issues that must be addressed; providing information and commentary pertinent to deliberations; recommending options and courses of action; implementing directives.
• Establishes and adjusts course outlines and objectives by following curriculum guidelines provided by the school; modifying plans on the basis of student diagnostic and assessment procedures.
• Conveys information to students by using language concepts, examples, demonstrations, and teaching aids, utilizing whatever resources necessary.
• Completes educational requirements by scheduling and assigning learning opportunities; following up on results.
• Assesses student learning by preparing, administering and scoring tests; reviewing and correcting assignments; eliciting student questions and responses; evaluating application of learning to classroom project results.
• Maintains student learning results by providing instructional feedback; coaching, counseling and discipling students; planning, monitoring and appraising learning results.
• Maintains records by documenting lesson plans, learning accomplishments, attendance, behavior, and parent communications.
• Guides students’ personal, spiritual and social development by establishing rules and procedures for administrative matters, student verbal participation and student movement within the classroom, between classrooms and elsewhere on campus; and by recognizing individual needs that the students exhibit.
• Helps parents by providing academic information; suggesting available educational and social resources; addressing parents’ concerns; answering questions and requests.
• Complies with federal, state and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating future legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising school administration of needed actions.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing a personal learning network; participating in professional societies; accepting professional supervision including constructive criticism and directives for change.
• Maintains an attractive, organized, safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules and regulations; implementing annual check out procedures and record keeping.
• Demonstrates intentional stewardship by using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish educational results.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed; maintaining positive, encouraging relationships with other faculty members; attending required school and faculty meetings, devotions, PTFs and parent conferences.
• Contributes to spiritual growth of the programs by example, personal and professional studies and personal devotions and worship.
• Fulfills other duties as assigned.
• Follows the Matthew 18 principles and 1 Corinthians 13 in conflict resolution.

Other Information:

• This is a 10 month, full time (40 hours per week) contract position. 
• Benefits include medical & dental plans, retirement plan and tuition discount.