Science Teacher
Employment Type : Full-Time
Ascent Christian Academy
Job Description: Science Teacher Part Time
Vision: Building kids into their God-designed purpose through education.
Mission: Education with a commitment to developing the next generation of leaders.
Values: Leadership, Excellence, Commitment, Purpose
Overview:
Reports to the Principal.
Part-Time: Up to 5 hours a day. August 16, 2021- June 3, 2022.
Job description:
Leadership- Teachers are responsible to prepare and execute plans for a safe, spiritual, developmentally appropriate environment for the students in their care.
- The science teacher will provide classroom instruction in various middle and high school curriculum levels.
- Must have computer skills to employ computer programs to post grades and communicate with parents.
- Have the willingness to learn how to use google classroom.
- Display a willingness and ability to assist in total school programs and extracurricular activities.
- Maintain clear, open, and professional communication with parents.
- To work with the administration to keep parents adequately informed of student discipline.
- Integrate Biblical principles and perspectives throughout all science projects and curriculums from a Biblical worldview.
Excellence, Commitment- Work with the Principal (Founder), the Administrative team, students, and families to create a dynamic biblically integrated learning environment that promotes excellence in academics and spiritual life.
- Provide opportunities, through classroom management, for students to practice skills and behaviors.
- Use real-life experiences to train and sharpen students' comprehension of science.
- Planning, developing and executing lessons that reflect Abeka's curriculum and the school's educational standards.
- Adapting the science curriculum for individual, small group, and remedial instruction to meet the needs of identified students or subgroups of students.
- Science curriculum encompasses earth to space, biology, physical science, and others depending on the specific year.
- Evaluating the academic and social growth of students.
- Evaluating student progress and the ability to meet course standards in science facts.
- Establishing and maintaining standards of student behavior.
- Planning and developing lesson plans and teaching outlines.
- Employing a variety of methodologies in teaching and instructing, including demonstrations, discussions, and lectures.
- Possess the ability and knowledge of leadership over these specific grade levels.
- Special training in science is preferred with a natural ability to teach various grade levels in the classroom setting.
- Evaluate each student’s growth, performance, and understanding in relation to the level being taught.
- Enter grades and comments for progress reports and report cards in the learning management database.
- Communicate with families of the students through the Class Dojo app.
- Communicate with ACA staff on the GroupMe app.
- Participate in once a month Team Huddles with the ACA staff. And last-minute meetings as they arise.
- And of course, the “anything that’s asked beyond this job description.”
Purpose:- Has a conviction that God has called you to our school.
- Maintains high standards of ethics, honesty, and integrity in all personal and professional matters.
- Invests in the lives of students to motivate them to grow in their faith and, for those students who do not know Jesus, to accept God’s gift of salvation through Jesus.
- Ensures the culture of the school campus environment is Christian-based, nurturing, wholesome, positive, and loving.
- Has knowledge of the physical and emotional development of children, and understands the problems they face while growing up.
- Shows mercy and grace towards students.