Elementary Teacher

Kindergarten - 1st Grade Teacher starting 2026-27 School Year Purpose of the Position:

• To teach the Word of God and the required curriculum for the assigned grade.
• To assist the Academic Principal in establishing a Christian learning environment in the school.

• A Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, or Secondary Education Professional Educators License or taking steps toward such licensure
• Positive Christian role model
• Familiar with Abeka curriculum

• Verbal and written communication skills
• Professional personal presentation
• Organizing and planning
• Attention to detail
• Initiative
• Reliability
• Personal emotional management
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Experience with Abeka curriculum preferred.

• On days school is in attendance, teachers are to arrive a minimum of 30-minutes before the start of the school day;
• Teachers are to attend all scheduled faculty meetings, teacher conferences, and any other meeting required for the proper functioning of the school.

• Relate instruction to the Christian objectives in the school.
• Communicate effectively with students, commending and reinforcing good conduct and achievement.
• Communicate effectively with parents, both in written form and in personal contact when necessary.
• Use wholesome motivational techniques that help produce the desired learning environment.
• Make effective long-range and short-term (daily lesson plans) planning for classroom instruction.
• Maintain effective Christian discipline in the classroom.
• Counsel students individually when necessary.
• Keep the classroom appearance interesting, stimulating, neat, and pleasant.
• Use appropriate procedures to evaluate student attendance and achievement.
• Maintain adequate records of student attendance and achievement.
• Execute the standardized testing program, record, study, and utilize the results.
• Train and supervise aides and volunteers when appropriate.
• Assist with special school programs, religious services, projects, and extracurricular activities as agreed on and
• Be responsible for the playground, lunchroom, hallway, and other supervision as assigned by the Director.
• As able, attend school programs and activities in which your students are participating.
• Grow professionally through educational readings, attendance at workshops, and participation in graduate courses.
• Maintain a substitute teacher folder that contains the daily schedule, class list, and materials used.
• Other duties as directed by the Director or School Board.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Must have the ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time; exhibit manual dexterity to dial a telephone, to enter data into a computer; to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels, outdoors and on the telephone; speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in normal classrooms, outdoors and on the telephone;
  
  physical agility to lift up to 25 pounds to shoulder height and 50 pounds to waist height; and to bend, stoop, sit on the floor, climb stairs, walk and reach overhead.
• Classroom hours are Monday-Friday from 8:30 am-2:30pm.