Christian School Pre-K Teacher (Aug to May) at Spring Hill Christian Academy & Early Learning

Love teaching kids in a Christian environment?  This may be the job for you.

We are currently searching for full-time Pre-K teachers for the 2024-2025 school year.  The academic school year for pre-K runs from August to May.

About Spring Hill Christian Academy and Early Learning

Spring Hill Christian Academy and Early Learning serves preschool to 8th grade children of Spring Hill, Thompson Station, Columbia, and surrounding area in Middle Tennessee. We are a private Christian school dedicated to academic excellence from a Biblical worldview.  Our Pre-K classes focus on Kindergarten-readiness in a safe, nurturing, and engaging environment.

Our mission is to support parents in raising young men and women that are able to reason, discern, and apply Truth as the Lord leads them to achieve their fullest potential. This is accomplished by way of Scripture, the time-proven tools of classical education, small class sizes, and cultivating a family-like community.

Job Summary

We are currently seeking an enthusiastic Pre-Kindergarten teacher to guide a classroom of young children in a variety of educational activities, including arts and crafts, free play, storytelling, and class outings. Your prime responsibility is to teach them the fundamental concepts they need to know for kindergarten, such as identifying numbers and letters, socializing well with others, and working effectively in a classroom structure.

Patience, compassion, and energy are all vital qualities of a successful pre-K teacher. You should be capable of inspiring, encouraging, and developing young children, each of whom will have different abilities, challenges, and personalities. The top candidates will also have a creative mindset and good administrative skills, in order to plan and execute lessons which are memorable, innovative, and achieve the desired learning outcomes.

Responsibilities:

• Teaching children about core concepts, such as numbers, letters, shapes, and colors.
• Using creative, hands-on methods of learning, such as artistic expression, free play, and storytelling.
• Planning a curriculum that addresses early childhood education requirements.
• Encouraging and monitoring social interactions between children.
• Instilling a sense of respect and discipline, so that children work effectively in a classroom setting.
• Supervising children outside of class time, such as during lunch, out on the playground, or on field trips.
• Making sure that the classroom is clean, safe, and well-organized.
• Setting up the materials and workspaces required for class activities.
• Communicating with parents to learn more about each child's life outside the classroom.
• Creating reports to inform parents about their children's progress at school.

Requirements:

• Past experience teaching children in the pre-kindergarten age group.
• Ability to educate with age-appropriate language and teaching methods.
• Patience, optimism, compassion, enthusiasm, and empathy.
• Mediation skills for resolving conflicts between children.
• Creative mindset to plan innovative, exciting lessons.
• Ability to follow direction and be a team player.
• Ability to stand as a positive role model for impressionable minds.