First Academy Preschool Teacher

PRESCHOOL TEACHER JOB DESCRIPTION

Education

• High school degree required, bachelor’s degree preferable

Experience

• Two years of teaching and/or childcare experience preferrable
• Ability to teach preschool students on their level

Schedule

• Full-Time Position
• Monday through Friday, 7:30-3:00
• School Schedule - August-May

Salary

• Benefits Available
• Compensation based on experience and education

Personal Qualities

• Credible profession of repentance and faith in Jesus Christ
• Godly character (pastoral and other character references may be required)
• Membership and regular attendance including life group at First Baptist Rogers
• Self-educator and lifetime learner
• Well-spoken with excellent grammar and vocabulary
• Understanding of the school’s mission and agreement, supportive of the philosophy and pedagogy practices
• Teachable and committed to growing, learning and developing new understanding and skills
• Understanding of and ability to integrate biblical worldview in the classroom
• Maturity and emotional stability
• Heart for preschool aged children, ability to interact with and lead children with a strong desire to see them learn well, know God and love God

Job Responsibilities

• Displays to students genuine love for God, love of Scripture and love of learning
• Prays (privately) for each student in the class
• Plans teaching schedule on a daily, weekly, trimester and yearly basis
• Works through teaching material at an appropriate pace, with ongoing assessment of how each child is progressing through material
• Individualizes instruction according to each child’s needs
• Identifies and addresses academic or disciplinary problems, documents situations and/or alerts the principal or parents when appropriate
• Respects the confidentiality of students, families and colleagues by using the highest degree of discretion in all communication
• Completes administrative tasks to maintain smooth operation of classroom
• Views parents as students’ primary teacher
• Views parent-teacher communication as highly important and valuable
• Communicates with parents when issues arise with their child, whether in academics, discipline or other matters
• Makes parents aware of what is being taught at school through work sent home and weekly communication
• Works with other teachers to sharpen each other’s teaching
• Contributes to a cooperative and collegial atmosphere among teachers and staff
• Avoids gossip by idle conversation about students or others and brings problems up only with the appropriate persons
• Brings discipline or academic problems to attention of administration early, keeping them abreast of general progress and specific problems that arise
• Participates in training and other meetings and initiatives
• Respects and upholds school policies and standards delineated in faculty policies, student handbooks and in faculty training
• Follows Matthew 18:15-17 model for handling conflicts and disagreements
• Performs both teaching and non-teaching tasks with attention to quality, detail, timeliness and professionalism

First Academy

3364 W Pleasant Grove Rd

Rogers, AR 72758

(479)878-1052

www.firstacademynwa.org