Early Childhood Teacher

CHRISTIAN TEACHER JOB DESCRIPTION

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Goal: The teacher shall prayerfully help students learn attitudes, skills, and subject content that will contribute to their development as mature, able, and responsible Christians to the praise and glory of God.

Overview: The teacher shall be a born-again college graduate, licensed, certified, or certifiable, who feels called of God to the teaching profession. Other qualifications may be added as deemed appropriate.

Contracted by: The administration of Guardian Christian Academy for one year. Responsible to: The Head of School

Evaluation: Formal observation is done twice a year with an annual synopsis at the end of the school year for a minimum of the first three school years; frequency of a formal observation may lessen thereafter.

REQUIRED PERSONAL QUALITIES

The teacher shall:

1. Have received Jesus Christ as his/her personal Savior and have formed a daily relationship with Him.

2. Be able to share the gospel and pray with a student or parent with ease and confidence.

3. Be in whole-hearted agreement with the school's Mission, Vision, Statements of

Faith, and Christian philosophy of education.

4. Be a Christian role model in attitude, speech, and actions toward others including being committed to God's Biblical standards for sexual conduct. Luke

6:40.

5. Be a member in good standing at a local, evangelical church that has a

Statement of Faith in agreement with the school's Statement of Faith.

6. Show through example the importance of Scripture study and memorization, prayer, witnessing, and unity in the Body of Christ.

7. Within the GCA community embrace and promote the tenants of faith common to evangelical Christians, leaving the elements of denominational doctrinal

Revised: March 2013

differences for personal reflection.

8. Have the spiritual maturity, academic ability, and personal leadership qualities to

"train up a child in the way he should go."

ADDITIONAL PERSONAL QUALITIES

The teacher shall:

1. Recognize the role of parents as primarily responsible before God for their children's education and be prepared to assist them in that task.

2. Demonstrate the character qualities of enthusiasm, courtesy, tact, flexibility, integrity, gratitude, kindness, self-control, perseverance, and punctuality.

3. Meet everyday stress with emotional stability, objectivity, and optimism.

4. Maintain a personal appearance that is a Christian role model of cleanliness, modesty, good taste, and agreement with school policy.

5. Use acceptable English in written and oral communication. Speak with clear articulation.

6. Respectfully submit and be loyal to constituted authority.

7. Shall notify the administration of any policy he/she feels unable to support.

8. Work in unity and practice the Matthew 18 principle.

9. Refuse to use or circulate confidential information inappropriately.

10. Use discretion and godly wisdom when speaking/conversing with all parties.

11. Place his/her teaching ministry ahead of other jobs or volunteer activities.

12. Make an effort to appreciate and understand the uniqueness of the community.