Substitute Teacher

Job Details

Job Location:

10900 Civic Center Dr.

- Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730

Position Type:
Seasonal

Salary Range: $16.90 - $20.00 Hourly

To prayerfully minister to students in their faith and train them to live their faith. Teachers educate students in subject matters, skills, and attitudes that will contribute to their development as mature, able, and responsible young men and women of God. UCA recognizes teaching as integral part of the 5-fold ministry given to the church in Ephesians 4:11-13. As such, UCA teachers serve as ministers to help advance the mission and vision of United Christian Academy.

• Displays a personal decorum that models professionalism, modesty, and good taste
• Models Christian virtues in attitude, speech, and action
• Exhibits the fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22, 23)
• Models and cultivates habits of prayer, faith, and encouragement in self and others
• Participates and contributes to staff devotional and prayer
• Commits and contributes to a local church
• Possesses a solid and growing knowledge of the Scripture and Christianity
• Disciples students toward spiritual growth and maturity
• Maintains good health and physical endurance to fulfill job duties

• Maintains a physical classroom environment that is conducive to teaching and learning
• The classroom is warm and inviting
• The classroom is clean, safe, and orderly
• Displays are updated regularly, showing students’ work or instructional materials
• Classroom set up and furniture arrangement facilitates--not hinders--instruction
• Facilitates positive, productive interactions in the classroom
• Teacher demonstrates genuine care and respect for students
• Students exhibit cordial respect for teacher
• Students are polite, respectful, and encouraging to one another
• Ensures that students consistently perform at a high level
• Teacher establishes and leads class to work towards high standards
• Students understand and follow classroom procedures and standards
• Students engage in lessons/tasks productively and enthusiastically
• Students are intrinsically motivated to give their best efforts
• Transitions students between lessons/activities with minimum down time
• Teacher maintains proper control of classroom

• Plans and teaches lessons that contribute towards fulfillment of expectations outlined in Curriculum Guides
• Completes and submits lesson plans as instructed by Principal
• Presents lessons that are well structured and appropriately paced
• States a clear objective for each lesson
• Lessons contain introduction, body, and conclusion
• Uses transitions to connect main points
• Integrates lessons with other disciplines
• Presents lessons that “connect” with students
• Connects lessons to students’ prior knowledge or experience
• Tailors lessons for group’s maturity and ability level
• Appeals to different modes of learning (audio, visual, kinesthetic)
• Checks for understanding and adjusts when necessary
• Cultivates high level, critical thinking skills in students
• Encourages students to explain, elaborate, or defend answers
• Guides students in problem-solving processes
• Equips students to analyze, synthesize, and apply
• Refrains from “spoon feeding” students
• Corrects student errors appropriately and sensitively
• Instills a Biblical worldview in students
• Makes direct connection to Scripture when appropriate
• Guides students to evaluate content against a Biblical worldview
• Encourages students towards faith in and obedience to God
• Creates opportunities for student participation and active learning
• Uses Q & A, discussions, role playing, and other methods that facilitate active participation
• Uses technology, manipulatives, teaching materials, and other resources to aid the teaching-learning process
• Provides adequate opportunities for guided practice and independent…