Teacher

Position Description

Capitol Hill Christian Academy (CHCA) is a full-time, Christian, classical K-12 school where we teach core foundational skills to our students, partnering with families and churches to provide a Christ-centered education to nurture wise, virtuous, and skilled students. The school will focus on academic excellence and virtue, teaching children how to steward all of their skills and gifts in service to God and others. CHCA plans to start classes in Fall 2023 with kindergarten with the ability to teach language arts, mathematics, science, history, and Bible courses. Qualified candidates will:

– Hold at least a bachelor’s degree, priority consideration will be given to candidates who have relevant subject matter expertise or a background in child development, can demonstrate mastery of content, has experience teaching the above courses in an elementary classroom setting, and can effectively communicate and differentiate lessons to meet individual student needs
– Be aligned with CHCA’s mission to serve students in their spiritual formation and academic development
– Be eager to work on a team to plan instruction and other student experiences such as plays, field trips, and simulations
– Demonstrate the ability to communicate well with parents, manage a classroom, point students to Christ, and work within a team and in a start-up environment
– Display a love for learning and a passion to cultivate that love in their students
– Affirm CHCA’s doctrinal statement, maintain church membership in good standing or faithfully serving in a church whose statement of faith is consistent with CHCA’s, and be able to provide 3 letters of reference (including one from your church)
– Able to integrate the Christian worldview into daily conversations, classwork, and interactions. CHCA is a full-time school that will have classes Monday through Friday, 9am-3pm, from September to June.

The ideal candidate will:

– Have some experience or understanding of teaching in a Christian classical school
– Understand classical liberal arts education as it applies to grammar school instruction
– Demonstrate an understanding of and skill in implementing classical curriculum and pedagogy, and seek to grow in his/her understanding of this tradition in order to re-imagine and embody the rich practices of a Christian, liberal arts education
– Have demonstrated experience and/or aptitude in the spiritual formation of students
Interested applicants can send their resumes to [email protected]