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Elementary Teacher
Conrad Christian School
Posted on Wed., July 23, 2025
Starting date: Immediately
Expiration date: Thu., July 23, 2026
Job type: Contract
Estimated salary: $20-25,000
Education requirements: Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education
Contact Information: ccs@conradchristianschool.org
LEADERSHIP: The teacher is expected to: ● Exhibit humility and grace in leading the class and model accordingly. The teacher is to actively and joyfully participate in morning all school devotions, Chapel, staff meetings, and school assemblies. ● Seek biblical solutions to problems with empathy and grace; humbly listening to, considering and respecting the positions of others (students, parents, administration, and colleagues). ● Understand the purpose and culture of Conrad Christian School while striving to uphold, build up and contribute to its mission and vision. PROFESSIONALISM: The teacher is expected to: ● Demonstrate a biblical approach to work in all areas including punctuality, attitude, speech, appearance, and attention to duties. ● Maintain an open and trusting relationship with administration and peers while addressing concerns in a manner consistent with believing the best about others; talk to and not about each other; love one another. ● Adapts with flexibility, open-mindedness, calmness and optimism to necessary changes (e.g. curriculum, facility needs, class structure, scheduling, etc.). ● Interacts with administration, colleagues, parents and students with patience, tolerance, empathy and humor to maintain positive relationships. ● Attend mandatory in-service/staff meetings; participate in teacher mentoring opportunities and other mandatory attendance events. ● Understand that he/she may occasionally be asked to combine classes (elementary), or if available, to step in as a sub (all grades) in the event of last minute, unexpected staffing needs. ● Maintain all attendance and achievement records in approved, proper and up-to-date form. ● Understand and be able to implement all building emergency procedures. ● Perform additional classroom and instructional duties as requested. PEDAGOGICAL The teacher is expected to: Classroom Management ● Set up simple, manageable class routines to accomplish basic tasks. ● Enforce classroom and school discipline policies to provide an orderly atmosphere of mutual respect. ● Ensure that students should understand what is expected of them and display an acceptable degree of self-discipline. Planning and Communication ● Create weekly school lesson plans that are clearly written and available to Administrators if asked. ● Make good and wise use of approved curriculum guide and blueprint while skilfully moving students toward mastering learning objectives. ● Prepare necessary materials for a substitute teacher. ● Weekly and quarterly plans should reflect creativity and a good use of class time. ● Communicate well and often with parents; providing friendly and constructive updates/feedback that expresses empathy and respect in written and verbal communication. Encourage parental involvement and feedback and communicate to parents by manner of word that the partnership between teachers and parents in teaching children is highly valued. ● Emphasis should be placed on getting to know the families well, as well as letting them know what is happening in the class. The parents should feel welcome to visit the classroom. Learning Environment ● Maintain a neat, organized, joyful, clean and stimulating classroom environment for students. Learning Presentation ● Be thoroughly informed and knowledgeable about the subjects assigned to teach, and reflect interest in each subject, using explicit and systematic instruction consistently. ● Encourage students to see how all subjects are interrelated, as parts of God''s integrated universe, using clear language and age- appropriate vocabulary. ● Use clear language, appropriate vocabulary, and correct grammar and spelling in all lesson presentations. ● Employ a variety of teaching methods but not limited to: comprehension checks; rephrasing of concepts by students; inductive questioning; recitations, chants, songs, acronyms, summaries, reviews; and illustrations, applications and demonstrations. ● Utilize the objectives, materials, priorities, and methods prescribed in the curriculum guide, and encourage students to see how all subjects are interrelated. ● Observe common teaching and reinforcement of practices to promote student success: ○ Regularly check for comprehension; does not assume students understand new ideas/terms. ○ Ask students to rephrase materials in their own words. ○ Begin with review of familiar material before introducing new concepts. Student Learning ● Enable students to grow by providing classroom opportunities for engaging practice and repetition. ● Take reasonable measures in stimulating and maintaining the students'' interest in the material while recognizing and reasonably compensating for the needs of individual students. ● Confirm that students are making reasonable progress toward curriculum objectives. ● Measure student''s progress using a variety of formal and informal means, including quizzes, tests, and proficiency exams, games, drills, and contests, etc. Requirements: ● Obtain certifications in Pediatric First Aid and CPR within 6 months of employment. ● Must participate in 10 clock hours per year of training through courses or workshops relating to early childhood education. Qualifications: Skills, Knowledge and Abilities ● Ability to communicate and receive information and ideas via oral and written methods. Ability to speak clearly so that it is understandable to a listener. ● Ability to perform physical activities that require moving one''s whole body, such as in climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, where the activities often also require considerable use of the arms and legs, such as needed in the daily activities of the school. ● Ability to cope with a stressful environment. ● Demonstrated knowledge and skills as outlined in duties on this job description. Training or equivalent Qualifying Experience: ● Bachelor''s Degree or qualifying experience ● Must hold and maintain current CPR and First Aid certifications. ● Teaching Experience preferred
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