Desert Christian Schools

Job Requirements

• Develop skills in biblical integration throughout curriculum and daily living
• Develop a positive rapport with both students and parents
• Be familiar with and adhere to all adopted school statements, scope and sequence, school handbooks, and curriculum guides
• Teach classes as assigned, following the prescribed scope and sequence in the curriculum guide and creating effective daily lesson plans
• Use and update Pacing Guide documents regularly
• Conduct parent-teacher conferences during the school year sufficient to maintain effective school-home communication
• Assess the learning of students on a regular basis and provide Trimester Portfolios (K-4); and Report Cards (5th) as required
• Maintain grades on FACTS (formerly RenWeb), posting weekly, or as mandated by administrator
• Maintain regular and accurate attendance records
• Maintain regular communication with homeroom parent for scheduling of field trips, special events, and parent participation in the classroom
• Keep students, parents, and the administration adequately informed of progress or deficiencies of student academic work and give sufficient notice of failure
• Follow the Matthew 18 principle in dealing with conflict with students, parents, faculty/staff, and administration
• Maintain a teachable attitude
• Know the procedures for the DCS Emergency Response Plan (ERP)
• Perform duties that may be assigned by the administration (i.e., lunch or crosswalk duty)
• Inform the administration in a timely manner if unable to fulfill any duty assigned; prepare adequate information and materials for a substitute teacher
• Show professional knowledge and growth through continued study and attendance at appropriate conferences and workshops
• Regularly attend and participate in school staff devotions, meetings and applicable in-service sessions
• Work as team member with other faculty/staff, maintaining a supportive and encouraging relationship with other teachers, and assisting in the development/implementation of programs/processes to enhance the school’s overall program
• Control, distribute, and inventory applicable school-owned resources (i.e. textbooks, audiovisuals, kits, and equipment) and cultivate in students a respect for those materials
• Coordinate off-campus learning experiences
• Maintain regular communication with parents
• Effectively represent the school, its program, policies and philosophy to the community
• Cooperate with administration in implementing all policies, procedures and directives governing the operation of the school
• Keep proper discipline in the classroom, on the school premises, and out in the community to promote a good learning environment and witness
• Maintain a clean, attractive, well-ordered classroom
• In collaboration with the Exceptional Student Services staff, implement the documented ESP or Accommodation Plan
• Utilize valid teaching techniques to achieve curriculum goals within the framework of the school’s philosophy
• Employ a variety of instructional aids, methods, and materials that will provide for creative teaching to reach the whole child: spiritual, mental, physical, social, and emotional
• Support the broader program of the school by attending extra-curricular activities when possible
• Facilitate student participation in ACSI competitions (Math Olympics, Spelling Bee, etc.)
• New Teachers: Attend EEI Branching Out classes