High School Teacher
Job Title: High School Teacher
Department: Faculty
Job Status: Full Time
Supervisor: High School Principal
Effective Date: TBD
Biblical Principles and Expectations:
All employees proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ through their employment, thereby furthering CVCA’s mission to Educate and Cultivate Servants for Christ.
Ministry Overview:
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy is a non-profit ministry dedicated to Educating and Cultivating Servants for Christ. We are a middle and senior high school committed to high academic standards. Our biblically integrated, college-preparatory curriculum is delivered by a dedicated staff of Christian professionals committed to teaching from a biblical worldview and philosophy. We are committed to providing our students with experiences that will foster in them a servant’s heart, including extra-curricular activities, inter-scholastic athletics, music, theater, short-term mission trips, and numerous service opportunities. CVCA aims to create a Christian school community characterized by transforming relationships that produce a lived-out faith in the lives of our students, faculty, and staff.
Ministry Requirements:
- Maintains a personal, active relationship with Jesus Christ and is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ
- Faithfully upholds CVCA in prayer
- Participates in Chapel as schedule permits
- Demonstrates behavior aligned with CVCA’s Mission Statement, Statement of Faith, Core Values, policies, and expectations
- Effectively represents Jesus Christ to those within both personal and professional spheres of influence
Job Summary:
To plan, organize, and implement an appropriate instructional program in a high school learning environment that guides and encourages students to develop and fulfill their academic potential.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Carefully follow and implement all lesson plans
- Engage students in the day’s activities with clear instructions and understanding of the lesson
- Follow policies and procedures outlined in the Student/Parent Handbook and Faculty Handbook
- Exercise open, respectful, and timely communication with families, co-workers, supervisors, and other school staff
- Manage student behavior and administer biblical discipline in accordance with outlined guidelines
- Provide a safe, thriving, and respectful environment for all students in the classroom and on the school campus that always aligns with the CVCA missional boundaries
- Innovatively and appropriately bring Chromebooks and other technologies into the classroom to amplify and accelerate student learning
- Other duties as assigned
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- A classroom leader who is committed to Christ-honoring excellence
- Highly developed oral and written communication skills
- Ministry-minded in the ability to build relationships effectively and professionally with families and students
- An understanding of youth culture in order to impact students for Christ
- Ability to maintain a safe and studious classroom environment
- Demonstrated ability to develop and implement age-appropriate curriculum
- Knowledge of the cognitive, social, and emotional development of learners
- Knowledge of contemporary learning strategies and instructional methodology
- Subject matter expert and a committed lifelong learner
- Engage and motivate students to learn in a vibrant classroom environment
- Patient, caring, and kind
- Christ-like integrity
- Self-awareness and high emotional intelligence
- Well organized
- Versatile and adaptable
- Problem solver
- Collaborative partner who shares best practices
- Proficient in Google Suite (e.g., calendar, docs, forms, sheets, etc), Microsoft Office, e-mail, internet, and other relevant software; ability to operate standard office equipment
- Ability to biblically integrate the classroom and develop Christian worldview thinking
- Ability to work on a team and deal with varied personalities
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or commensurate experience
- Appropriate Ohio Department of Education licensure
Working Conditions and Physical Demands:
- Work is typically performed in a conventional classroom environment
- Ability to handle frequent sitting, stooping, bending, pushing, pulling, and moving throughout the classroom
About CVCA:
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, founded in 1968, is a private, college-preparatory, non-denominational Christian middle and high school that seeks to Educate and Cultivate Servants for Christ. Students meet rigorous admissions standards both academically and spiritually. CVCA’s 1,170 students, of whom 20% represent minority populations, come from a nine-county area. Our facilities include state-of-the-art technology, seven science labs, Innovation Lab, a 31,000 square-foot fieldhouse and competition gymnasium, a 600-seat chapel/auditorium, and 70 acres of sports facilities, including a turf stadium and all-weather track. CVCA is fully committed to maintaining an ethnically/culturally diverse faculty and student body within a biblical community.