Job Description
Job DescriptionSalary:
At Faith Life Church, we invite people to be a part of a culture that inspires them to experience the Kingdom in their faith, family, and freedom. We are known worldwide for advancing the Kingdom through media, daily television, church campuses, and educational resources. We have a passion to help people experience what God has for them through telling stories of life transformation that have a world impact.
We are seeking a Christ-centered Fifth Grade Teacher who is called to be part of our Guardian Academy team and is skilled in helping students grow in academic excellence built upon a biblical worldview. If this sounds like your ministry calling, keep reading to see if were a match!
Job Responsibilities:
- Teach students about a wide range of subjects including math, science, social studies, language arts, and more.
- Identify and help students with difficulties in reading, writing, and
- Follow, develop, and modify the curriculum to most effectively help students to understand subjects and introduce new learning techniques.
- Keep lesson plans up to date within
- Model, demonstrate, and teach Christian character traits to
- Develop additional materials to help keep learning fun and interesting such as competitions, group discussions, and quizzes.
- Motivate and inspire children to learn while creating a friendly
- Monitor students in a variety of educational environments including classrooms, cafeterias, playgrounds, school grounds, hallways, restrooms, field trips, etc. for the purpose of providing a safe and positive learning environment.
- Identify students individual needs and help resolve learning and/or personal issues while in close communication with parents.
- Maintain order in the
- Keep attendance
- Attend and contribute to IEP and 504 meetings as
- Work closely with administration, staff, and other
- In order to provide a positive learning experience, report incidents (student fights, suspected child abuse, suspected substance abuse, harassment, etc.) to maintain students' personal
- Maintain records of progress and discuss with
- Attend and participate in staff meetings and extracurricular events/activities.
- Assist with student drop-off, pick-up, and lunch-hour
- Refer and adhere to all guidelines, policies, and procedures outlined in our current teacher
Minimum Required Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree, preferably in the education field
- A Current Ohio Teaching License, or a Permanent Non-Tax Certification
- One Year of Teaching Experience
- All Guardian Academy Staff Members will be asked to comply with both BCI and FBI background checks.
- Excellent communication with students, parents, teachers, and staff
- Excellent organizational skills
- Flexible in fulfilling needs of Guardian Academy when needed (i.e., covering another class if able) and adaptive to last-minute changes
- Demonstrate the ability to receive and apply constructive criticism.
- Demonstrate the ability to be flexible and calm under pressure and during change
- Highly motivated with the ability to work and complete tasks unsupervised
- Solution-oriented and a creative problem solver
Time Requirements:
- Monday through Friday 7:45am to 3:45pm while school is in operation
- Any Teacher In-Service dates as outlined in the Teacher Handbook and annual calendar
- Any Staff Meetings required by Principal or any other leader
- Any mandatory orientation or extra-curricular activity requested by the school director and/or principal
Benefits:
- Health/Dental/Vision
- Life Insurance
- 403B Savings Plan
- Paid time off as described in your individual contract
- Free continued education on masterclass.com
Employees possess and exhibit the following core values in their daily lives:
- Love for God
- Love the vision of our Senior Pastors
- A work ethic that is excellent, wise, and responsible with time and money
- An attitude of a servant, amiable personality, and devotion to the call of God and the church
To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.