Elementary Teacher at Lake Country Christian School – Fort Worth, Texas

Spiritual Leadership

• Continue to seek and maintain a personal relationship with Jesus.
• Encourage, nurture, and model godly character for peers, parents, and students.
• Participate in spiritual growth opportunities for staff and students through daily devotions, prayer, and appropriate participation in weekly chapel services.
• Support, encourage and edify the school community.

Administrative Responsibilities

• Assess student work and record an adequate number of grades per subject in a timely, efficient manner.
• Record student grades in gradebook
• Report student attendance

Academic Responsibilities

• Conduct on-going personal review of the curriculum for any deficiencies.
• Participate in departmental/grade-level meetings for the purpose of reviewing and assessing curriculum, scope, and sequence.
• Prepare lesson plans to conduct the educational and curricular objectives set forth by the school.
• Provide individual academic support for successful learning within the boundaries of the established curriculum.
• Use a variety of effective teaching methods to reach students of varying learning styles.
• Partner with parents and administration to help each child succeed.

Staff Responsibilities

• Attend prayer and devotion time.
• Serve as duty teacher before or after school, at lunch and between classes as assigned by the administration.
• Participate in in-service and staff development opportunities as requested by the administration.
• Teach bell-to-bell and assess your students' academic needs/success continually.
• Keep grade level principal aware of the status of those students for
• whom the teacher is responsible, giving special consideration to any challenges students may be facing.
• Communicate any maintenance or equipment needs to the administration.

Parental Responsibilities

• Realize that the parent has been given the Biblical mandate to educate, and the school functions as an extension of the Christian home.
• Communicate with parents liberally, giving special consideration to challenges and opportunities to share successes.

OTHER SKILLS REQUIRED

• Excellent technology skills for working with iPads/computers/Apple TVs/etc.
• Excellent communication, troubleshooting and customer service skills required.
• Evidence of personal commitment to continuing professional development
• Must be a member in good standing of a Bible-believing church and lead a mature Christian life.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE

• A Bachelor's Degree is required with at least 3-5 years of previous teaching experience
• ACSI certified or secure ACSI certification within a year after employment.