Long-term Substitute Teacher - Private Christian

Great Hearts Christos Gilbert • Gilbert, AZ

13d • Onsite

About The Position

Great Hearts Christian Academy - Gilbert is accepting applications for a long-term 3rd grade substitute teacher. Teachers are the most important daily leaders and shapers of intellectual and ethical culture on our campuses. Every teacher is a role model and must always act and speak as one. The GHCA campuses are supporters of academic rigor and excellence and attract students who are curious and diligent. Classes are run Socratically - as a teacher you are expected to be a guide as well as a participant in the search for knowledge, truth, goodness, and beauty within a Christian environment.

Requirements

• Must have a valid, current fingerprint clearance card.
• Must acknowledge the Great Hearts Christian Academies Statement of Faith by signing upon hire.
• Must have a bachelor's degree.
• Must be highly qualified in the subjects they teach.
• Must have passed the NES Elementary content knowledge test (or an equivalent test like the Praxis) for Archway (K-5) grades and all 6th grade teachers.
• Must have a valid Arizona Department of Public Safety IVP fingerprint clearance card.
• Must be able to maintain a stationary position for 25% of the time.
• May occasionally move around the classroom, position self to be level with student desks and communicate accurate information and converse with others for 75% of the time.
• May be to move or position equipment up to 10-15 pounds.
• Some computer use expected.
• Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal history background check and fingerprint clearance in accordance with state requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Teachers are the most important daily leaders and shapers of intellectual and ethical culture on our campuses.
• Every teacher is a role model and must always act and speak as one.
• The GHCA campuses are supporters of academic rigor and excellence and attract students who are curious and diligent.
• Classes are run Socratically - as a teacher you are expected to be a guide as well as a participant in the search for knowledge, truth, goodness, and beauty within a Christian environment.
• Great Hearts teachers, whether certified or not, demonstrate a commitment to and love for the liberal arts.

Responsibilities

• Create a classroom environment that will feel safe for all students to learn and reach their fullest potential.
• Follow lesson plans.
• Maintain orderly classroom.
• Provide timely and meaningful evaluation/correction of student work.
• Engage students utilizing the Socratic method.
• Lead students through intelligence, charisma, humor, moral integrity, and example.
• Fully embrace the school's vision of community, of learning, and of leadership.
• Perform additional assigned campus duties.
• Read, know, and support the philosophy, policies, procedures and other pertinent data of the school as published in the Faculty Handbook and most current Family Handbook.
• Follow school policies and procedures, including the Academy Crisis Plan, for ensuring the safety and security of students on campus.
• Provide reasonable assistance to those students in need of individual help and assists students to make-up work after approved absences.
• Communicate as needed with parents.
• Support and enforce the school dress and behavior codes and make reasonable efforts to promote the orderly behavior of all students in the school, on the grounds, and at off-campus school activities.
• Keep accurate records and make reports as required by the Headmaster.
• Evaluate and document the student’s day-to-day work.
• Participate in faculty development on half-days as needed.
• Be an active member of the community of learners, and continue to pursue his or her own professional growth and development by taking graduate courses and/or attending seminars and workshops related to the profession.
• Pursue excellence in teaching and continue to develop his or her own knowledge of the great ideas and works of Western Civilization.

Benefits

• Academic rigor and excellence
• Attracts students who are curious and diligent
• Classes are run Socratically
• Teacher is expected to be a guide as well as a participant in the search for knowledge, truth, goodness, and beauty within a Christian environment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level