Grammar School Teacher

Position Description

The work is rigorous, the wages are small, the conversations are difficult, the danger is constant, and the threat from the enemy is incessant. Death to self required, resurrection certain, glory guaranteed.

We’re seeking a lower school teacher who knows Christ as supreme. The kind of teacher who loves the right things in the right way to the right degree. The kind of teacher that will help prepare students for a fruitful life.

Founded in 1998, the mission of Veritas Academy is to assist parents in the education of their children by cultivating truth, goodness, and beauty in students through a distinctly Christ-centered, classical, and covenantal education.

Veritas is located in the beautiful historic district of downtown Savannah, GA. Our aim is to provide a traditional liberal-arts education founded upon a Christian worldview. We’re made up of 185+ students from Pre-K to 12th grade.

The grammar school runs on a condensed day schedule. Thus, this position requires in-class instruction M-F from 8:00-12:00.

All candidates must embrace the school’s mission, statement of faith, and classical Christian model of education. Please send cover letter and resume to [email protected]

 

All members of the teaching staff and all department directors (Operations, Admissions, Athletic, etc.) shall be appointed by the Headmaster after a careful consideration of their spiritual, academic, and professional qualifications.

A. Doctrinal Qualifications 

All members of the teaching staff and directors shall:

(i) Be scripturally sound in their teaching and shall lead exemplary lives in accord with the Veritas Academy Code of Conduct (Policy 8 above).

(ii) Give evidence of unreserved agreement with the Veritas Academy Statement of Faith (Policy 3.5 above, all sections).

(iii) Be members of a church which embraces the Veritas Academy Statement of Faith, teaching the doctrines of the infallibility and inerrancy of the Word of God, the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, and the system of biblical doctrine set forth in the Westminster Confession of Faith and the Westminster Larger and Shorter Catechisms.

(iv) Exceptions for teachers and directors with respect to agreement with the system of biblical doctrine set forth in the Westminster Confession of Faith and the Westminster Larger and Shorter Catechisms  and/or being members of a church which embraces the system of biblical doctrine set forth in the Westminster Confession of Faith and the Westminster Larger and Shorter Catechisms may be applied to less than half of the teaching and directors staff, full-time and part-time. Teachers and directors for whom doctrinal and church membership exceptions to Policy 3.5.D(i) are made shall agree with the Evangelical Doctrines specified in Policy 3.5.D(ii) and be members of a church which is in agreement with the Evangelical Doctrines in Policy 3.5.D(ii).

Other Qualifications and Obligations 

All members of the teaching staff and directors shall:

a. Comply with all applicable policies of Veritas Academy and with all administrative directives. It is also expected that the staff member will meet all qualifications and perform all duties as specified in the pertinent teacher or director job description.

b. Attend weekly staff meetings, and colloquies as prescribed by the Headmaster. He will attend annual orientation and periodic training, as required and prescribed by the Headmaster.

c. Assist with the daily co-curricular needs of the school (i.e., Lunch Duty, Recess Duty, Car-Pool, etc.) as assigned by the Headmaster. All staff members will conduct/attend school programs, activities, and special meetings as prescribed by the Headmaster.

d. Participate with students and/or other teachers and staff in daily prayer, worship, Scripture reading, and biblical discipleship. Devote himself to daily, personal reading and study of God’s word and prayer and strive to consistently exhibit love, joy, peace, and spiritual maturity in his daily work and relationships with others in the school.

e. Follow the Biblical pattern of resolving conflict as instructed in Matthew 5:23-24, Matthew 18 and the Grievance and Communication Policy and will always give a good report. All differences will be resolved by utilizing Biblical principles. He will observe appropriate confidentiality in regard to pupil, parent, board and school matters.

f. Accept without verbal or mental reservations the Mission, Foundational Commitments, Approach, and Goals of Veritas Academy, and must be committed to upholding them.

g. Will with the best of his abilities, teach all subjects and perform all duties in accordance with the school’s doctrinal and confessional standards.

h. Serve Christ under the authority of a Christian church whose beliefs and teachings are in fundamental agreement with the Veritas Statement of Faith as required in the Bylaws.

i. Agree to and accept personal responsibility to serve as a Christian role model to Veritas Academy’s students, parents, and employees, both in and out of school, by manifesting Christian virtues and personal decorum, as defined in the Bible. He agrees to live by the Code of Conduct Policy (Policy 8) and the school statements on the Sanctity of Life, Marriage, Gender, and Sexuality (Policy 3.5.D(iii).

j. Adhere to the Seven Laws of Teaching (John Milton Gregory) in their classroom instruction.

k. Teach universal integration of subject matter.

l. Strive to apply the philosophy and methods of classical Christian education to all instruction in the classroom.

m. Provide an orderly teaching environment by consistently enforcing his class rules and the school’s discipline policies.

n. All children of administration, directors, and full-time teaching staff (greater than two-thirds time) must be enrolled as full-time students at Veritas Academy. Exceptions may be made, per agreement of the board and parent, for children whose educational needs cannot be satisfied by the school (e.g., students with diagnosed learning disabilities). Exceptions may also be made for full-time teachers who desire to homeschool their children in PreK to 1st grade. “Administration” is defined as leadership staff (i.e. headmaster, principles, deans, and the like).