Upper School Teacher – Quadrivium Arts

Position Description

Job Title: Upper School Teacher – Quadrivium Arts
Position Type: Faculty, Exempt, Full-time
Reports to: Upper School Dean
Salary: Dependent on Experience – Salaried, paid monthly over 12 months

Whitefield Academy is a classical Christian School for students Kindergarten Prep – 12th grade. We are a nondenominational, private, day school accredited by the Association of Classical Christian Schools (ACCS).

Portrait of a Whitefield Teacher
At Whitefield Academy, we believe that teaching is both a calling and art. Whitefield teachers are committed followers of Christ, and they experience teaching as a missional calling. They delight in offering an education that is formative for their students, not only imparting knowledge and skills, but discipling them to know, love, imitate, and be like God. They invest in the lives of their students and know them as individuals. As an art, Whitefield teachers are committed to growing and developing their skills. They embrace and champion classical pedagogy and seek to deepen their understanding and mastery of it. Whitefield teachers are passionate about conveying a love for learning as well as a desire for God, and they model this love through an excitement for their lessons and a delight when students engage and learn.

Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in science related discipline (Biology, Chemistry, Physics) required as a minimum
• Teaching experience preferred
• Graduate work in a relevant field (Medicine, Engineering, etc.) preferred
• Familiarity or experience with the classical Christian education model preferred, and a willingness to fully embrace a classical pedagogy
• Member of an evangelical church able to affirm the school’s biblical, faith, and ethical standards as delineated in the school’s Statements of Faith and Affirmations of Faith and Practice

Critical Performance Competencies
• Adhere to biblical standards in all areas of conduct
• Positively support the school’s policies and practices and work collaboratively and professionally
• Truthful, positive, and purposeful when communicating with others
• Able to use strong written and oral communication skills to transfer thoughts and express ideas
• Flexible and adaptable in dealing with new, different, or changing requirements
• Maintain confidentiality and security of information
• Hold self and others accountable to accomplish results
• Effective in handling multiple concurrent tasks, with demonstrable administrative skills
• Familiar with Microsoft Word and Outlook, able to learn and work with the school’s integrated data-based software package as needed (FACTS)

Specific Duties and Responsibilities
• Consistently exhibit love, joy, peace, and spiritual maturity before students and the rest of the school
• Be a student and lover of the Bible, God’s only written Word
• May teach a range of courses including General Science, Physical Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics for 7th-12th grades
• Teach utilizing the objectives, materials, priorities, and methods prescribed in the Curriculum Guide
• Encourage students to see how all subjects are interrelated, as parts of God’s integrated universe
• Use clear language and appropriate vocabulary, mentoring students in using the English language correctly
• Use a variety of teaching methods
• Stimulate and maintain the students’ interest in the material
• Recognize and make reasonable accommodations for individual needs
• Mentor students to a higher level of maturity in intellectual pursuits and in displaying virtues and manners
• Use a variety of techniques (in addition to testing) to measure student progress
• Use the Curriculum Guide as the basis for measuring the overall progress of the class and individual students
• Annually review Curriculum Guide(s) to ensure curricular alignment
• Maintain a neat, organized, clean, and stimulating classroom environment for students, enlisting student’s help to take an active part in cleaning and maintaining their room’s appearance
• Establish simple and manageable class routines to accomplish basic tasks, (i.e. taking attendance, homework collection, daily cleaning, schedules, materials storage and distribution, etc.)
• Be very familiar with and able to apply the spirit as well as the letter of school rules
• Ensure that students are aware of class and school rules and encourage them to exercise self-discipline
• Maintain an orderly (not necessarily silent) working atmosphere
• Deal with the vast majority of corrective discipline situations within the classroom
• Enter lesson plans reflecting creativity and good use of time into FACTS weekly by 8am on Mondays
• Lead extracurricular activities as assigned
• Participate in a fortnightly after-school reading group around classical Christian education
• Participate in the annual Whitefield Academy summer conference
• Complete the ACCS Provisional Certification within one year of employment
• Complete the ACCS Professional Certification within three years of completion of the Provisional Certification

Professionalism:
• Consistently and joyfully demonstrate excellence in work, punctuality, speech, attitude, dress, and attention to administrative duties.
• Communicate with parents regularly, getting to know them and letting them know what is happening in the classroom. Parents should feel welcome to visit the classroom and meet with the teacher.
• Cooperate with administration in professional development goals and annual evaluations.
• Cheerfully comply with all applicable policies in the Employee Handbook and with all administrative
directives.
• Cheerfully attend to assigned or volunteered collateral duties such as lunch and recess duty, attendance at school programs and events; others as prescribed by the school administration.

Disclaimers
Whitefield Academy is an equal opportunity employer and is required by law to perform background checks on selected qualified candidates. All employees of Whitefield Academy must agree to carry out their responsibilities in a manner that is consistent with Whitefield’s Statement of Faith and Affirmations of Faith and Practice, Employee Handbook, and conduct themselves in a manner consistent with Biblical standards.  The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws. Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Continued employment remains on an “at-will” basis. All job requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. However, teaching requires sitting, standing for extended periods, reaching, stooping, and climbing stairs. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees and students.

https://www.whitefieldacademykc.org/employment