Teacher, Elementary School

Position Description About Wing Classical Academy

Started in 2024, we are just about to start our third year and seek educators who are excited to build a school that reflects God’s Order, Truth, Goodness, and Beauty. We seek to grow children in wisdom and virtue using the Hillsdale College American Classical Education and Rafiki Bible curricula. This is an outstanding opportunity to help establish a school culture, creating protocols and traditions.

We have built an incredible staff that truly functions as a team, supporting each other and showing each other grace. As educators, we are all learning every day and we strive for excellence through a commitment to continuous improvement.

We are hiring a teacher for a combined 3rd/4th grade classroom who is also flexible to cover other classrooms, if needed. The ideal candidate will embrace classical pedagogy and teach with a Biblical worldview. A sense of adventure (flexibility and spontaneity) is a plus!

• Exhibit love, joy, peace, and spiritual maturity before students and the rest of the school.
• Be a student and lover of the Bible, God’s only written Word.
• Promote moral and ethical character development, encouraging students to grow in their faith.

• Remain current with educational best practices, Socratic teaching methods, and curriculum development.
• Collaborate with colleagues, school leadership, and parents to address the needs of students.
• Participate in school events, church activities, and community programs that support the mission and values of the school.
• Demonstrate professionalism and pride in Wing Classical Academy through work ethic, punctuality, speech, attitude, dress, and attention to duties. Be prepared to accomplish other duties as requested by Head of School.
• Know and adhere to the school’s mission and policies.
• Attend staff meetings, conferences, and other school events.

• Maintain a neat, organized, clean, and stimulating classroom environment, including student desk organization.
• Set up simple, efficient class routines and transitions.
• Display school information in the classroom: honor code, protocols, etc.
• Provide the students with a daily schedule.
• Decorate the classroom according to classical principle of beauty. Avoid garish and excessive decoration.

• Create an orderly and joyful working atmosphere.
• Establish and enforce clear classroom rules and expectations for respectful interactions and a posture of focus and learning.
• Manage student behavior in a positive manner. Utilize the school X system, honor code, protocols, and discipline policy.

• Develop a lesson plan weekly which utilizes the Hillsdale K-12 and Rafiki Foundation Christian curricula and programs.
• Prepare for each day’s lessons by reviewing the topics and material to be covered prior to teaching.
  
  Keep real-time records of lesson timing and progress for future.

• Present lessons using clear language and appropriate vocabulary.
• Utilize classical pedagogy.
• Conduct regular assessments to gauge student understanding and progress.
• Encourage students to see how all subjects are interrelated, as parts of God’s universe.

• Establish communications with parents through a weekly newsletter, describing curriculum and classroom events.
• Cultivate individual relationships with parents by first making note of positive behaviors of students in the first weeks of the school year. Participate in our "no surprises" model by voicing concerns about students to the parents through email or phone call right away.
• Keep Head of School informed of situations with students. Provide copies of newsletters and other written communications to Head of School. Blind copy Head of School on parent emails.

The Teacher has:

• An authentic and growing relationship with Jesus Christ as evidenced by a strong, clear personal testimony.
• An ability to be a servant-leader whose conduct exemplifies Biblical principles.
• A genuine excitement and passion about Christian leadership.
• A strong commitment to a…