Upper School Teacher

Overview

Upper School Teacher for the 2026 - 2027 School Year

The Geneva School is a mission-driven school established in 1993. Our mission is to provide students in grades K4–12 an extraordinary education, by means of an integrated curriculum, pedagogy and culture, both distinctly classical and distinctively Christian, that pursues goodness, truth, and beauty in all spheres of life, while viewing these spheres as elements of divinely ordered whole. The Geneva School seeks to inspire students to love beauty, think deeply, and pursue Christ’s calling.

As a mission-driven school, faculty members play a central role in fulfilling our mission. Hired by and subject to the supervision of the Director of the Upper School, the Upper School Teacher is an exempt position. The teacher, in a formational and relational role, models Christ-like behavior within The Geneva School community as he or she studies, re-imagines, and teaches within the Christian, liberal arts tradition.

Specific

Job Responsibilities:

• Maintains curriculum maps
• Displays a clear understanding of subject matter
• Articulates a Christian worldview in the classroom
• Implements lesson plans
• Grades summative assessments thoroughly and in a timely manner
• Accurately reflect students’ mastery of subjects when grading
• Stimulates student’s interest in course work
• Treats students with respect and refrains from shaming or using sarcasm
• Maintains an attentive and engaged classroom
• Manages student behavior effectively
• Handles discipline in accord with the employee and student handbooks
• Begins and ends class on time
• Supports the school’s missions, vision and values as defined in the employee handbook
• Carries out specific assignments including lunch duty, carpool duty, assigned supervision, committees and other area as determined by the Director of Upper School
• Enforces student policies (e.g. attendance, uniform guidelines, late work policy)
• Supports the admissions department by welcoming tours and classroom visits
• Supports development by maintaining a positive attitude toward helping as needed with fundraising efforts
• Supports registrar by turning in grades and student comments on time

Other

Job Requirements:

The following requirements are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of the upper school teacher position and are not intended to be inclusive. Reasonable accommodation(s) may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, as defined by law, to perform any essential functions.

• Lift 20 lbs. occasionally and 10 lbs. frequently
• Sit frequently and stand and walk on varied surfaces
• Bend, stoop, crouch, push, pull, climb, balance, kneel, crawl
• Use hands/arms to reach in any direction and seize, grasp, hold, and turn objects using hand(s)
• Use fingers, versus the whole hand, to pick, pinch, and feel objects
• See, talk, and hear to communicate with others in person, electronically, by phone, or by radio. Visual functions include the ability to identify and distinguish colors and bring an object into sharp focus

Required

Skills and Experience:

• Holds at least a 4-year college degree appropriate for the grade levels and content areas in which he or she is teaching (content area degree for 7-12th)
• Has at least 2+ years of teaching experience and/or has demonstrated the ability to create a learning community where students are motivated to learn and love learning
• Has demonstrated the ability to work well with colleagues and communicate clearly and graciously with parents
• Meets FCIS standards for professional credentials and/or certification
• Will understand fundamentally and support the Christian and classical approach to education practiced at The Geneva School

Intrinsic qualities:

• Ascribes to and agrees to live in accordance with The Geneva School’s statement of faith
• Holds oneself to a high standard of honesty and integrity
• Able to work effectively both in collaboration with other professionals and on own initiative
• Professional and approachable in appearance and attitude
• Willingness to learn new skills
• Self-motivated with a positive ‘can do’ approach to work
• Reliable/dependable
• Detail-oriented
• Able to search for…