Lower School 4th Grade Science and Social Studies Teacher

**Job Title:** Lower School 4th Grade Science and Social StudiesTeacher **Classification:** Exempt **Reports to:** Lower School Principal **Overview** This is a full-time position to teach 4th Grade Social Studies at our Lower School. This position is responsible for effective instruction and leadership in his/her classroom. A faculty member is expected to aid Hebron Christian Academy in achieving its mission. A commitment to excellence and unparalleled customer service is needed and is the expectation of all Hebron employees. **Supervisory Responsibility** None **Qualifications** Bachelor’s Degree in subject area or related field **Spiritual and Personal Expectations** - Acknowledges Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. - Commits to faithful active service in a local orthodox, evangelical church and personal prayer and Bible study. - Commits to model spiritual, academic, physical, and social growth personally and professionally. - Maintains a Christian lifestyle that reflects the biblical perspective of integrity and appropriate personal and family relationships, personal conduct and moral behavior. - A love for students and education. - Commits to our foundational statements and governing policies. - Commits to our employee code of conduct. **Skills** - Ability to work collegially and collaboratively while maintaining confidentiality. - Strong customer service orientation demonstrating excellence in providing and modeling quality customer service. - The ability to work as part of a team. - High level of energy and a good sense of humor with the capacity for extraordinary time and effort demands. - A love for students and education. - Knowledge of curriculum and standards for his/her submit matter and/or grade level. - Depth of subject matter knowledge. - Diversity of instructional methodology. - Knowledge of learners. - Strong work ethic. - Strong rapport with students. - Excellent communicator with parents and students. - High but reasonable expectations. - Ability to self-reflect and improve practices in the classroom. - Perceive, understand, and value differences. - Approachability. - Effective and balanced discipline. - Effective classroom management. - Patient, caring, and kind. **Essential Duties and Responsibilities** - Create, prepare, and implement lessons in the classroom that appeals to a diverse student population. - Cooperate with the Board and administration in implementing all policies, procedures, and directives governing the operation of the school. - Notify the administration of any policy he/she is unable to support. - Maintain regular and accurate attendance and grade records to meet the demands for a comprehensive knowledge of each student’s progress. - Maintain confidentiality of students and students’ records. - Facilitate home-school communication through conferences, telephone calls, and written communication. - Keep students, parents, and the administration adequately informed of progress of deficiencies and give sufficient notice of failure. - Attend and participate in scheduled orientation, devotions, in-service retreat, committee meetings, faculty meetings, and staff development programs. - Be punctual and report to work as assigned. - Know the procedures for dealing with issues of an emergency nature. - Maintain a clean, attractive, well-ordered classroom. - Supervise extra-curricular activities and organizations as assigned. - Support the broader program of the school by attending extra-curricular activities when possible. **Other Duties** Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. **Physical Requirements** - Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer or standing to teach. - Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times. *Employment at Hebron Christian A…