Position: Lower School Teacher
Reports to: Head of School
Classification: Full time, Salaried, Exempt
Grade/Subject: TBD (Grade range PreK-4th grade)
Employee Profile:
Spiritually, the employee shall possess characteristics that reflect:
- Acceptance without reservation of the TKA doctrinal beliefs
- A strong clear Christian testimony
- A mature, godly spirit
- A person of faith and prayer
Personally, the employees life shall reflect:
- A lifestyle of biblical integrity
- A spirit of dedication, commitment, flexibility, and responsiveness
- The ability to listen and respond to counsel
- High level of respect for, and courtesy of fellow employees and volunteers
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Contribute to school systems effectiveness by identifying short-term and long-range issues that must be addressed; providing information and commentary pertinent to deliberations; recommending options and courses of action; implementing directives
- Establish and adjust course outlines and objectives by following curriculum guidelines and school goals; modifying plans on the basis of student diagnostic and assessment procedures
- Convey information to students by using language concepts, examples, demonstrations, and teaching aids through such best practices utilizing the integration of technology with subject matter
- Complete educational requirements by scheduling and assigning instructional activities; following up on results
- Assess student learning by preparing, administering, and scoring tests; reviewing and correcting assignments; eliciting student questions and responses; evaluating application of learning to classroom project results
- Maintain student-learning results by providing instructional feedback; coaching; counseling, and disciplining students; planning, monitoring, and appraising learning results
- Maintain records by documenting learning accomplishments, attendance, and behavior
- Guide students personal and social development by establishing rules and procedures for administrative matters, student verbal participation, and student movement within the classroom, between classrooms, and on the playground
- Help parents by providing academic information; suggesting available educational and social resources; addressing parents concerns; answering questions and requests
- Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies
- Maintain safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations
- Conserve resources by using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish educational results
- Other duties as assigned by the Principal
Qualifications: State issued Teachers Certification in area of assignments
Bachelors degree in education and/or equivalent required subject hours
Physical and Mental Requirements and Work Environment Conditions:
- Talking expressing ideas by means of the spoken word to convey instructions to students/parents and co-workers accurately, loudly or quickly
- Hearing ability to perceive sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction and to receive detailed information through oral communication
- Standing and walking for sustained periods of time moving about on foot for lecturing and monitoring students in the classroom, as well as throughout the building and playgrounds
- Stooping, crouching, crawling and kneeling ability to assist small children with various needs
- Climbing, Reaching, Pushing, Pulling and Lifting ability to pick up small children as need as well as for classroom set up purposes; occasional lifting between 30 50 pounds
- Repetitive motion of the wrists, hands and fingers
- Close visual acuity required for viewing a computer monitor, preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing and reading
- Environment is primarily indoors in a classroom environment as well as intermittent outside weather conditions, including extreme heat and cold
- Works in a highly stressful environment dealing with a wide variety of challenges, deadlines and a varied and diverse array of contacts
