Music Teacher - Private Christian School

Academy Description

At Great Hearts Christian Academies, we believe God desires well-educated men and women who have developed the habits of mind and heart of which they are ordered to what is True, Good, and Beautiful and by which they are able to carry on His work. Educating is an act of love and ennobles human dignity. Scholars will be prepared for a lifetime of learning and a lifetime of service to the Lord, the Church, our neighbors, and society. They will look forward with confidence and expectation to the future and what we cannot yet see, precisely because of what we know Christ hasaccomplishedand promised.

Great Hearts Christian Academies employees are expected to model Christian charity and piety and conduct themselves in a way that confirms their testimony as a believing Christian. A Christian calling should reflect the biblical perspectives of integrity andappropriate personaland familial relationships, business conduct, and moral behavior. They affirm the Great Hearts Christos statement of faith, live the statement of faith in their personal and professional lives, and are examples of the mission andvisionof the organization within and outside the classroom.

Duties and Responsibilities

Teachers are the most important daily leaders and shapers of intellectual, ethical, and spiritual culture on our campuses. Every teacher is a role model and must always act and speak as one.

Responsibilities for the position include but are not limited to the following:

• Create a classroom environment that will feel safe for all students to learn and reach theirfullestpotential.

• Create thoughtful and well-planned lessons while adhering to the curriculum.

• Maintain orderly classrooms.

• Providetimelyand meaningful evaluation/correction of student work.

• Engage studentsutilizingthe Socratic method.

• Lead students through intelligence, charisma, humor, moral integrity, andexample.

• Fully embrace the school's vision of community, of learning, and of leadership.

• Performadditionalassigned campus duties.

• Read, know, and support the philosophy, policies,proceduresand other pertinent data of the school as published in the Faculty Handbook and most current Family Handbook.

• Follow school policies and procedures for ensuring the safety and security of students on campus.

• Provide reasonableassistanceto those students in need of individual help andassiststudentstomake-up work after approved absences.

• Communicate regularly and as needed with parents,initiatingparent-teacher conferences andrespondto parental inquiries by the end of the next school day.

• Attend Open Houses, special school events (such as concerts, plays and special presentations) and certain staff meetingsdesignatedas All Faculty Meetings.

• Attend all Great Hearts professional development opportunities, including New Faculty Orientation and the Summit.

• Support and enforce theschooldress and behavior codes and make reasonable efforts to promote the orderly behavior of all students in the school, on the grounds,and atoff-campus school activities.

• Keepaccuraterecords and make reports as.

• Evaluate and document thestudents’day-to-day work, prepare the quarterreportand prepare and participate in the formal semester evaluation and conference.

• Attend andparticipatein review meetings with the Headof School.

• Participate in faculty development onearly releasedays.

• Is an active member of the community of learners, continuing to pursue his or her own professional growth and development.

• Maintain regular consistent and professional attendance, punctuality, personal appearance, and adherence to relevant health & safety procedures.