Lower Elementary Classroom Teacher

Heights Christian Schools•La Mirada, CA

About The Position

Heights Christian Schools (HCS), a multi-site ministry, is seeking a passionate and dedicated lower elementary classroom teacher to lead in a Christ-centered environment. The teacher supports students' academic and spiritual growth through engaging instruction, effective classroom management, and collaboration with parents, staff, and school administration. All employees are considered ministers of the gospel and are expected to use their gifts and abilities to lead others to Christ and serve the ministry's mission. The teacher prayerfully helps students develop the attitudes, skills, and subject knowledge needed to become mature, capable, and responsible Christians. This includes integrating biblical teaching throughout the curriculum, teaching Bible as a core subject, fostering a safe and nurturing learning environment, and supporting students' spiritual formation. The role also involves planning and delivering instruction, assessing student progress, maintaining records, communicating with families, participating in school and ministry activities, and following administrative and safety procedures.

Requirements

Acknowledge Christ as Savior and seek to live as His disciple.
Believe the Bible is the inspired, infallible, authoritative, and inerrant Word of God and the standard for faith and practice.
Uphold HCS's Statement of Faith and Shared Values and Ethics of Employment as a condition of employment and continued employment.
Demonstrate spiritual growth through prayer, Bible study, regular attendance at a church aligned with HCS's Statement of Faith, and spiritual outreach.
Serve as a Christian role model in attitude, speech, and actions, and evidence the fruit of the Spirit in dealings with others.
Be able to participate in and, as required, lead staff prayer meetings, devotions, weekly chapels, ministerial functions, and outreach opportunities.
Answer basic questions about the Christian faith, provide religious resources, and pray with students and parents.
Hold at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited postsecondary institution, or be willing to complete such a degree within a specified time period.
Have at least one year of successful experience working with children.
Receive state and federal fingerprint clearance to work with children.
Demonstrate basic computer proficiency, including word processing, spreadsheets, email, and internet access.
Have other adequate preparation, background, or experience as determined by the school administrator.
Have spiritual maturity, academic ability, and personal leadership qualities to train children.
Be an enthusiastic visionary, encourager, and self-starter with a high energy level.
Demonstrate sensitivity toward staff, parents, volunteers, and children and interact effectively with them.
Be a team player able to build rapport with students, parents, and staff while treating others with courtesy, patience, friendliness, dignity, respect, and humor.
Meet everyday stress with emotional stability, objectivity, and optimism.
Use discernment, discretion, and confidentiality in classroom and school operations.
Use acceptable English in written and oral communication and speak with clear articulation.
Respectfully submit to and remain loyal to constituted authority.
Maintain a personal appearance consistent with school policy and serving as a Christian role model of cleanliness, modesty, and good taste.
Understand child physical and emotional development, particularly for the age group taught, and the problems children face.
Understand supervision and how to lead positively.
Follow the Matthew 18 principle when dealing with conflict.

Nice To Haves

A teaching credential is preferred.

Responsibilities

Motivate students and their families to accept God's gift of salvation and serve as a Christian witness and role model.
Foster a Christ-centered, safe, caring, and nurturing learning environment.
Work with administration and staff to address students' spiritual formation needs.
Integrate biblical principles and a Christian worldview throughout the curriculum and activities, and teach Bible as a core subject.
Teach assigned classes according to the prescribed scope and sequence, preparing semester, quarterly, weekly, and daily plans.
Maintain a clean, attractive, well-ordered, professional, and information-rich classroom.
Plan instruction that supports students' development and potential across academic, artistic, athletic, service, spiritual, mental, physical, social, and emotional areas.
Use educational technology, instructional aids, methods, and materials to support creative teaching and diverse learners.
Use classroom management techniques that help children make choices and become self-directed.
Plan field trips, guest speakers, and other media through approved channels, and use homework for drill, review, enrichment, or projects.
Assess student learning regularly and provide progress reports as required.
Respond promptly to parent concerns and requests, participate in parent-teacher conferences, and maintain positive communication and collaboration with parents.
Maintain regular and accurate attendance and grade records, inform students, parents, and administration about progress or deficiencies, and give sufficient notice of student failure.
Participate in ongoing professional development through reading, coursework, in-services, workshops, and conferences.
Follow confidentiality and professional ethics requirements.
Know and follow classroom and school emergency procedures, conduct required safety drills with school leadership, and report campus safety, health, or maintenance needs.
Inform administration promptly if unable to fulfill an assigned duty.
Participate in staff prayer meetings and devotions, weekly chapels, ministerial functions, outreach opportunities, and all-school events as required.
Represent the school professionally to its constituency and the general public, and support end-of-year school closing tasks such as inventorying textbooks, furniture, and equipment.
Perform other duties assigned by the administration.