Position Description JOB TITLE: Teacher- ESE Language Arts DEPARTMENT: Calvary Christian Academy REPORTS TO: Principal and ESE Coordinator STATUS: Exempt; Teaching Professionals Calendar HOURS: Full Time (40) LOCATION: Calvary Christian Academy ________________________________________________________________________ Purpose Statement: CCA's Exceptional Education classes and the program teaches students with learning disabilities, focusing on providing appropriate and needed instruction and assessment using a biblical perspective. Scope: The goal of Exceptional Student Education is to develop the unique gifts of each exceptional student, prayerfully ensuring the highest achievement of each student's extraordinary God-given academic talents. Expanding their learning opportunities by collaborating with the family, faculty, and students under the direction of the ESE Administrator. Specific Responsibilities: - Model Christ in word and deed
- Take guidance and counsel from your Department Head
- Write lesson plans for all classes on a weekly basis
- Teach entire assigned curriculum utilizing national standards and biblical integration
- Establish and maintain communication with parents as specified by administrative policy
- Read Calvary Christian Academy email/staff communications and respond if requested
- Engage students in active learning
- Use assessments to re-teach lessons
- Create materials for differentiated instruction
- Work with School Leader to plan intervention services for students
- Attend/participate in Back to School Night and other school scheduled events by administration
- Participate in the accreditation process for the school’s continuous improvement plan
- Participate in professional development to stay current in your field.
- Participate in scheduled department meetings
- Fulfill any assigned supervisor duties
- Provide direct and indirect instruction to all Special Education students
- Decorate classroom seasonally, scripturally and quarterly
- Research and share information about best practices in Special Education and Mathematics
- Create long and short-term goals for students
- Work collaboratively with other staff and teachers daily
- Attend the Chapel that is scheduled for your predominant grade level
- Adhere to specified professional dress code
- Compile and maintain an up to date substitute folder
- Secure and straighten up the classroom at the end of each day
- Must be able to lift 40 pounds and sit or stand for an extended period of time
Qualifications/Skills/Gifts: - Strong commitment to Jesus Christ and His Word
- Strong commitment to the Philosophy and Statement of Faith of Calvary Chapel and to the Mission Statement of Calvary Christian Academy
- Collaborating well with others is essential to this job. Collaborating with Faculty and Staff to help a child improve as well as with parents, Administration and other teachers, requiring a professional attitude and the ability to work under pressure.
- Organizational skills are essential characteristics of this job. Accurate record-keeping on a child’s progress, handling problem behaviors, and serving as a source of information and support in the regular classroom. There may be a need to work as co-teachers in a regular classroom with a general education teacher.
- Achieving necessary teacher licensure requirements by meeting federal and state guidelines. May need a special education license in order to teach at any level from kindergarten through twelfth grade. May specialize in a particular area, such as autism or behavior disorders requiring. This requires additional classes in this area and other specialized training.
- Committed to on-going professional development to maintain certifications and professional knowledge in order to meet met annual license requirements.
- Spiritual gifts of teaching, discernment, administration, leadership, service, and exhortation
- Group facilitation skills
- Attended a four-year program majoring in Special Education, certification and experience preferred
- Superior communication skills
- Energetic, motivated, innovative, and prepared
- An ability to work collaboratively
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Full time (40 hours/week); however, the incumbent may be required to work an evening or weekend day to attend a CCA event, or assist with a special project or in a circumstantial emergency affecting the church facilities.
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