Middle School Teacher

INTEREST FORM

Job Title: Middle School Teacher
Department: Faculty
Job Status: Full Time
Supervisor: Middle 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 middle 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.