POSITION SUMMARY: Promote student learning at the middle school by mentoring teachers in their teaching effectiveness and overseeing student academic planning and progress.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Key Results Area #1 Create and develop an effective role as instructional coach for teachers
- Encourage teachers in implementing best practices for student learning in areas such as the Marzano instructional strategies, technology, and classroom manipulatives
- Lead teacher professional development including through professional learning communities, external training opportunities
- Foster a strong, collaborative, and continual improvement of the middle school’s curriculum map as part of the K–12 expected student outcomes
- Maintain teaching experience through regularly teaching one middle school course
- Develop resources to assist teachers in differentiated instructions
Key Results Area #2 Create and develop an effective role as academic advisor for current and prospective students and their parents
- Manage testing (admission-related testing and annual standardized testing) and student scheduling and placement
- Oversee student academic progress throughout the year, including, as needed, assessing needs, coaching teachers, meeting with students, and meeting with parents as needed
- Evaluate data from standardized testing to determine areas for growth
- Participate in other middle school support roles, such as the support committee (student discipline committee)
- Communicate the religious beliefs of BJA to students and student affiliates
- Answer questions concerning faith, doctrine, and creed of BJA to constituents, students, or those inquiring about BJA.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Vibrant walk with the Lord
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Love of learning
- Exceptional pedagogical skills, a master teacher
- Expert understanding of instructional use of digital technology
- Excellent organizational skills
- Self-starter
- Creative problem solver
- Able to develop plans and organize people to accomplish long-term goals
- Microsoft Office
- Must be comfortable in a digital environment and able to learn the school management system
Certificates & Licenses:
- Teacher certification preferred
- Will need to apply for a teaching certificate from the South Carolina Association of Christian Schools
An applicant for a position in the Bob Jones University group — Bob Jones University, Bob Jones Academy or BJU Press — must be a born-again Christian who has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Each applicant must agree with and affirm the Bob Jones University creed, mission (see https://www.bju.edu/about/creed-mission.php) and core biblical doctrines regarding areas such as the Bible, the triune God, man and salvation, etc. Employees are expected to maintain a conservative lifestyle and support the group’s positions on issues such as beverage alcohol and addictive substances, creation, marriage and human sexuality and the sanctity of life, etc., (https://www.bju.edu/about/positions.php). Employees are to be active members of a local Bible-believing church which holds orthodox theology. Whether in the classroom, online, through student activities, or through the preparation of educational materials for Christian schools and homeschool families, applicants must be committed to providing students an excellent, world-class education from a biblical worldview that prepares them for a lifetime of service for Jesus Christ.
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