English/Language Arts Teacher at Guardian Academy

We are seeking a Christ-centered Middle and High School English Language Arts Teacher who is called to be part of our Guardian Academy team and is skilled in helping students grow in academic excellence built upon a biblical worldview. If this sounds like your ministry calling, keep reading to see if we’re a match!

Job Responsibilities:

Educate Middle and High School students on different aspects of language arts including grammar, writing, vocabulary, punctuation, and literature.

Plan, instruct, support, and assess students’ strengths and weaknesses and adapt to help students be successful.

Encourage students to be curious about how to use language in powerful ways.

Have a passion for literature and language and excitement to impart this knowledge to the next generation.

Follow, develop, and modify the curriculum to most effectively help students

Keep lesson plans up to date within FACTS.

Model, demonstrate, and teach Christian character traits to students.

Develop additional materials to help keep learning fun and interesting such as competitions, group discussions, and quizzes.

Motivate and inspire students to learn while creating a friendly environment.

Monitor students in a variety of educational environments including classrooms, cafeterias, playgrounds, school grounds, hallways, restrooms, field trips, etc. for the purpose of providing a safe and positive learning environment.

Identify students’ individual needs and help resolve learning and/or personal issues while in close communication with parents.

Maintain order in the classroom.

Keep attendance records.

Attend and contribute to IEP and 504 meetings as needed.

Work closely with administration, staff, and other teachers.

In order to provide a positive learning experience, report incidents (student fights, suspected child abuse, suspected substance abuse, harassment, etc.) to maintain students' personal safety.

Maintain records of progress and discuss with parents.

Attend and participate in staff meetings and extracurricular events/activities.

Assist with student drop-off, pick-up, and lunch-hour monitoring.

Refer and adhere to all guidelines, policies, and procedures outlined in our current teacher handbook.

Minimum Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in the education field

A Current Ohio Teaching License, or a Permanent Non-Tax Certification

One Year of Teaching Experience

All Guardian Academy Staff Members will be asked to comply with both BCI and FBI background checks.

Excellent communication with students, parents, teachers, and staff

Excellent organizational skills

Flexible in fulfilling needs of Guardian Academy when needed (i.e., covering another class if able) and adaptive to last-minute changes

Demonstrate the ability to receive and apply constructive criticism.

Demonstrate the ability to be flexible and calm under pressure and during change

Highly motivated with the ability to work and complete tasks unsupervised

Solution-oriented and a creative problem solver

Time Requirements:

Monday through Friday 7:45am to 3:45pm while school is in operation

Any Teacher In-Service dates as outlined in the Teacher Handbook and annual calendar

Any Staff Meetings required by Principal or any other leader

Any mandatory orientation or extra-curricular activity requested by the school director and/or principal

Benefits:

Health/Dental/Vision

Life Insurance

403B Savings Plan

Paid time off as described in your individual contract

Free continued education on masterclass.com

Employees possess and exhibit the following core values in their daily lives:

Love for God

Love the vision of our Senior Pastors

A work ethic that is excellent, wise, and responsible with time and money

An attitude of a servant, amiable personality, and devotion to the call of God and the church

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.