Georgia-Cumberland Academy
Job Description
Position Title: Math Teacher
Department: Education
Immediate Supervisor: GCA Principal
Status: Exempt
Wage Scale: 83%-102%
Position Overview:
Georgia-Cumberland Academy is seeking a dynamic educator to fill a blended teaching role that is approximately two-thirds math instruction and one-third in a secondary area. We are open to a range of endorsements for that second area, but our preference is for candidates who bring one of the following:
- Acro / Gymnastics (preferred)
- Science
- History
- English
This is a newly created position resulting from increased enrollment, not a replacement role.
Job Summary:
Duties include teaching, supervision of students, and varying staff functions
Scope of Responsibility:
- To fulfill teaching assignments as directed by school/conference administration
- To supervise and protect students
- To direct programs and functions as outlined below
- Other duties as assigned by school/conference administration
Typical Duties:
1. Spiritual:
- Lead students to accept Christ as their Savior and/or develop a growing relationship with Christ
- Provide spiritual mentoring for students
- Provide a dynamic environment with emphasis on Christian living
- Emphasize character development and development of Christian values
- Enable students to develop spiritual leadership skills
2. Instruction:
- Provide an effective dynamic learning environment
- Make provision for individual differences and special learning needs
- Utilize instructional techniques to address various learning styles
- Monitor and evaluate student learning progress
- Deliver curriculum in harmony with Southern Union curriculum standards
3. Supervision:
- Maintain positive and effective classroom control and discipline
- Establish a climate of mutual respect in training students for self-government
- Ensure the care and safety of students by providing adequate supervision
- Provide supervision duties and responsibilities as assigned by school administration
Special Requirements:
- Demonstrate a commitment to Jesus Christ, the teachings and mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church; be a Seventh-day Adventist church member in regular standing; desire to serve in a cooperative, spiritually redemptive, and soul-winning atmosphere; serve as a Christian example and role model
- Express a love of children and young people, and a love of teaching
- Relate well to all students, parents, superiors, and the public
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Education with current denominational teaching certificate (minimum)
- Demonstrated effective teaching skills
- Recognized people skills
- Write and speak English fluently
- Moderate technology skills
- CDL preferred, or willingness to obtain one
Typical Physical Demands:
- Able to interact with and keep pace effectively with students
- Requires sitting, standing, bending, reaching, and may require lifting up to 50 pounds
- Requires manual dexterity sufficient to operate standard office/school equipment such as computers, fax machines, calculators, telephones, etc.
- Requires normal range of hearing and vision
- Must be able to operate a motor vehicle and maintain a current driver's license
Working Conditions:
- Essential school tasks performed under normal conditions with little or no noticeable discomfort
- Both indoor and outdoor work areas in a typical school environment
- Some travel involved on field trips and other school trips