Grammar School Teacher - 5th Grade Language Arts

Job Details

Job Location:

Geneva School of Boerne - Boerne, TX 78015
Position Type:
Full Time
Education Level: 4 Year Degree
Grammar School Teacher 5th Grade Language Arts
Classification:
Exempt

Reports to:

Grammar School Headmaster

The purpose of this position is to educate elementary‑aged children in the foundations of learning using classical methods and a biblical worldview to prepare students with excellence to pursue God’s truth, knowledge and wisdom, and to do so with diligence and perseverance.

The Grammar School (GS) teacher provides instruction in an educational environment where students develop a love for God’s created order as they discover the truth, goodness and beauty of His world through methods consistent with the first stage of the classical approach to learning known as the trivium. This includes teaching the fundamental elements of each subject area to build a framework of knowledge which will serve as the foundation for skills learned in Logic School and Rhetoric School.

The GS teacher will lead, instruct, disciple and mentor students in a manner consistent with the School’s Statement of Faith and the Portrait of a Geneva Teacher. The teacher will purposefully partner with parents in the education and spiritual development of their children. The GS teacher will partner collegially with other School employees and will actively pursue professional development.

The GS teacher receives direction from the GS Headmaster, GS administrative team and occasionally from the grade team leader. The GS teacher must exercise judgment in keeping with the School’s philosophy of education, beliefs and values, and with the approved curriculum. The GS Headmaster or designee will offer instruction, advice, direction and mentoring. The work is reviewed regularly and consistently. The GS teacher exercises functional supervision over students and classroom environment.

This is a full‑time, academic year position. In general, the workday is 7:30a.m. to 4:00p.m., five days a week for ten months. As an exempt employee, the employee is expected to work beyond the workday to perform duties outlined in the job description and as assigned. There is a mandatory faculty meeting once a week from 3:50p.m. to 5:00p.m. There is also a mandatory retreat each year during in‑service.

• Study the Bible, God’s only written Word
• Skillfully articulate the personal/ethical implications of a lifelong faith commitment
• Measure knowledge against the standard of God’s revealed truth in Scripture
• Actively participate in the explicitly religious components of the student and community programs
• Demonstrate an overt commitment to the life of a church and its core traditions
• Respect the School’s Christian mission and values, and aid students in Christian formation by exemplifying Christian living, both in and out of the classroom
• Be a positive role model for students by supporting Geneva’s Beliefs including the School’s Statement of Faith and Statement on Identity, Sexuality and Gender and exemplifying the Portrait of a Geneva Teacher
• Perform duties as a minister and steward of the Christian faith

• Demonstrate understanding of pedagogical knowledge, skills and objectives in a classical, Christian school
• Establish a classroom environment that follows the classical methodology with a biblical worldview
• Implement the approved curricular program
• Develop, maintain and implement lesson plans, learning activities, schedules, etc. that fulfill the requirements of the School’s curriculum program and show written evidence of preparation, as required
• Review and revise lesson plans based on student diagnostic and assessment results with GS Headmaster approval
• Establish clearly articulated standards for student academic performance
• Work with grade‑level team to ensure instructional and cultural consistency across the grade level
• Produce lesson plans to provide evidence of appropriate instruction, learning strategies and activities and, when necessary, have available for use by substitute teachers

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