Position Description

Job Description

Position: Middle School Teacher at Mt. Salem Christian School
Hired by: Principal
Responsible to: Principal
Hours of Work: 7:55am - 3:55pm with additional hours occasionally for training, meetings, or school events
Salary: dependent on experience and level of education

Mission Statement: Our mission at Mount Salem Christian School is to provide a high level of Bible based academic instruction, and to partner with parents as we educate 'the whole child'; equipping and training the students for a life of obedience to His calling in this world as an image-bearer of Jesus Christ.

Personal Qualifications

• Demonstrate courtesy, patience and sensitivity toward staff, parents, volunteers, and children, and an ability to interact effectively with them;
• Meet everyday stress with emotional stability, objectivity, and optimism.
• Understand the importance of discernment, discretion, and confidentiality in the operation of the school.
• A spirit of dedication, commitment, flexibility, and responsiveness
• Able to listen and respond to counsel.
• Faithfully attend a local church whose fundamental beliefs are in agreement with the Statement of Faith of this school.
• Be deeply committed to a consistent daily walk with Jesus Christ.
• Be a Christian role model in attitude, speech, and actions towards others. This includes being committed to God’s biblical standards for sexual conduct (Luke 6:40).
• Demonstrate the ability to accept and carry out responsibilities and make competent, professional decisions.
• Maintain a personal appearance that is a Christian role model of cleanliness, good taste, and in agreement with school policy.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Teach Bible class daily to your assigned class. This includes prayer, Bible memorization, and a prepared lesson that meets the criteria set by the school.
• Prepare for and teach the subject assigned in the contract at the beginning of the year or any substitution that has been agreed upon in advance.
• Plan, prepare, and deliver lesson plans and instructional materials that facilitate active learning.
• Integrate biblical principles and the Christian philosophy of education throughout the curriculum and activities by building on a biblical-worldview foundation in every area.
• Attend staff meetings regularly and on time.
• Have adequate knowledge of computer technology in order to post grades, communicate with parents, and present lessons using classroom technology devices.
• Meet everyday stress with emotional stability, objectivity, and optimism.
• Use acceptable English in written and oral communication. Speak with clear articulation.
• Utilize teaching techniques to achieve curriculum goals within the framework of the school’s
• philosophy.
• Cooperate with the administration in implementing all policies, procedures, and directives governing the operation of the school.
• Assess the learning of students on a regular basis and maintain regular and accurate attendance and grade records to meet the demands for a comprehensive knowledge of each student’s progress.
• Recognize the need for good public relations. Represent the school in a favourable and professional manner to the school’s constituency and the general public.
• Attend and participate in scheduled devotions, staff development, faculty, and parent-teacher meetings.
• Perform other duties which may be assigned by the administration. Keep in mind that our work is for Him: “Wherefore we labor, that, whether absent or present, we may be accepted of Him” (2 Corinthians 5:9). We should agree that leading, teaching, or working in this school ministry is a privilege. Remember that we stand before our students and their parents representing the Lord.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepare lessons and teach assigned subjects to students on a daily basis
• Manage the classroom in all aspects
• Prepare classroom for school year
• Arrange furniture in way best conducive for learning to take place.
• Decorate classroom in an appropriate manner
• Organize and label student books
• Prepare lessons
• Conduct open house meetings with parents and students
• Attend orientation and training meetings
• Help with chapels and assemblies: singing, skits and/or games, song slides, set up and clean up
• Help with programs and graduations: practices, set up, during the program, clean up afterward
• Keep classroom neat and tidy: clean boards, tidy up desks, sweep the floor, ensure students’ belongings are off the floor, put chairs on tables if applicable, bring recycling bins to the appropriate bin on Fridays
• Conduct parent/teacher meetings
• Enforce school policies
• Work with the resource teacher to ensure student success
• Take turns with yard duty

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

1. Affirms he/she is a “born again” Christian who knows Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour.
2. The teacher accepts without verbal or mental reservations both the Statement of Faith and the Educational Philosophy and Objectives of Mount Salem Christian School and is committed to upholding them.
3. The teacher acknowledges that he/she is fully aware of his/her obligation under provincial law regarding child abuse reporting requirements and that he/she will fulfill those obligations.
4. Demonstrate a reasonable level of computer literacy, having a basic proficiency in doing word processing, creating and using a spreadsheet, e-mailing, and accessing the Internet.
5. A bachelor’s degree is recommended but not mandatory