River Academy Teacher

Overview

This position provides an opportunity to support, mentor, and educate adolescents in a community-based school. It is an opportunity to gain experience in a fulfilling ministry and impact the lives of students in need through teaching. You will engage with youth in worship, education, work, and recreation in a Christian environment. River Academy excels in experiential education, and as a teacher you will experience education inside and outside the classroom.

River Academy is a year-round school with built-in paid time off.

• Provide instruction and mentorship to adolescents in a community-based school setting.
• Engage students in worship, education, work, and recreation within a Christian environment.
• Support experiential education by facilitating learning opportunities inside and outside the classroom.
• Collaborate with staff and volunteers to create a supportive educational environment.

• Hold a BS or BA degree and a valid teaching license.
• Ensure the operation of the education program follows applicable guidelines.
• Maintain physical health and capacity to attend regularly, actively teach, participate in physical activities with children, and, when necessary, manage aggressive or self-injurious behavior.
• Ensure Special Education, DCS, and 504 plan documents comply with DOE and DCS standards.
• Encourage and facilitate ongoing involvement of parents and contracted agencies.
• Strong written, verbal, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Special Education certification is required.

Holston Home for Children is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Holston Home for Children, founded in 1895, provides hope and healing for a brighter future by sharing the love of Jesus to children and their families struggling with life’s challenges.