Middle School ELA Teacher

Title: Middle School English Language Arts Teacher

Reports To: Middle School Principal

Mission: Committed to Jesus Christ, North Cobb Christian School provides a biblically based, academically excellent education in a nurturing environment, developing students' potential to impact their world for Christ.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in education and/or equivalent required subject hours.
• Minimum 3 years of teaching experience preferred.
• Prefer a valid Georgia teaching certificate with required endorsements for the subject and level assigned.
• General knowledge of curriculum and instruction.
• Prefer experience in backward unit design and authentic assessment design.
• Strong relational and classroom management skills.
• Strong organizational, computer, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Biblical worldview and commitment to Jesus Christ.
• Strong conceptual understanding of the Science of Reading.
• Ability to partner with families in spiritual formation and integration of subjects.
• Growth Mindset.

Employee Profile:

• Spiritually, the employee shall possess characteristics that reflect:
• A personal relationship with God through faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.
• Evidence of spiritual maturity with a commitment to glorifying and honoring God in all areas of life
• Acceptance without reservation of the NCCS doctrinal beliefs.
• A strong, clear Christian testimony.
• A mature, godly spirit.
• A person of faith and prayer

Personally, the employee's life shall reflect:

• A lifestyle of biblical integrity.
• A spirit of dedication, commitment, flexibility, and responsiveness.
• The ability to listen and respond to counsel.
• A commitment to the NCCS lifestyle tenets.

Role Summary

The Middle School Teacher works with the Middle School Team to advance NCCS's mission and vision in the Middle School. This position supports all learners and colleagues in the pursuit of academic excellence and spiritual formation. The teacher must have strong leadership abilities and subject-matter expertise. The Middle School Teacher's responsibilities include teaching students, keeping up with current research on educational pedagogy, collaborating with colleagues in planning and ongoing, job-embedded professional learning, and integrating a biblical worldview into the curriculum that promotes not only 'head' knowledge of the Christian faith, but also 'heart' and 'hands' that put faith into action and ultimately impact the world for Christ.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Engage students in authentic learning that equips them with the transferable skills necessary to lead and make an impact in an increasingly complex and interconnected global marketplace and culture.
• Promote student engagement to inspire progress, support, and strengthen each student's learning capabilities.
• Maintain a healthy learning environment for students in the classroom and provide instruction while monitoring and managing student behavior, including appropriate enforcement of behavior rules.
• Design and implement a balanced assessment program that includes but goes beyond memory and recall (student-selected-response) traditional assessments to include projects, presentations, products, and performance tasks that require students to analyze, synthesize, create, and ultimately transfer their learning to new contexts and problems.
• Maintain student learning results by providing instructional feedback, coaching and disciplining students, and planning, monitoring, and appraising learning results.
• Maintain records of students' academic learning, progress, attendance, and conduct.
• Establish and adjust course syllabi and contribute to curriculum guidelines and school goals, modifying plans based on student assessment data.
• Help parents clearly and frequently communicate academic goals, progress, and available educational and social resources. Respond to all emails and phone calls within 24 hours, if not sooner.
• Chaperone retreats, field trips, and class trips as requested by the Principal.
• Maintain professional and pedagogical knowledge by attending and/or presenting at educational workshops and conferences, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.
• Comply with procedures, rules, and regulations to maintain welcoming, organized, safe, and clean learning environments. Implement annual check-out procedures and record-keeping.
• Be a good steward of the school's resources by using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish educational results.
• Other duties as assigned by the Principal, including carline, lunch/recess, or other responsibilities.
• Complies with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, anticipating future legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising school administration of needed actions.
• Provide adequate information, emergency sub plans, attendance rosters, and materials for substitute teachers.
• Teach classes assigned following the prescribed scope and sequence as the Principal schedules.
• Integrate Biblical principles and the Christian philosophy of education throughout the curriculum.
• Know the procedures for dealing with emergencies, crisis situations, and risk management.
• Comply with policies as stated in the Employee Agreement and the Employee Handbook.

Other Information:

• Benefits include medical & dental plans, retirement plans, and tuition discount.
• This is a 10-month, full-time (40 hours per week) contract position.