Middle School Teacher & Athletic Director

About Us: Word of Life Christian Academy is an accredited school for Daycare to 8th grade. As a Middle School teacher, you will be teaching History to a class of 15 to 20 students. As the athletic director, you will be responsible for coaching the boys basketball team, teaching Middle School PE, and organizing all team games and away games. Your duties include attending every game to provide support and supervision, as well as hiring referees to ensure fair play and proper officiating. This role requires strong organizational skills, a commitment to student development, and the ability to coordinate schedules and logistics for both home and away competitions.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
• The Employee will maintain a classroom atmosphere that is conducive to learning. This includes proper supervision and safety, maintaining proper demeanor, and maintaining a professional appearance.
• Impart God’s truth and academic excellence into the lives of the students using lesson plans, curriculum, supplementary materials, field trips, and special guests as appropriate to provide a world-class education.
• Work with principal to resolve departmental schedules, issues, or concerns and to collaborate on resources, training, and horizontal and vertical curriculum alignment.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

Attend and participate in the following:
• Monthly staff/faculty meetings
• Devotional Meeting
• Evening programs if involving his or her students or is a school wide event
• Other meetings as assigned
• Provide help classes after school as needed (elementary) or as requested by students or parents (secondary).
• Grade and enter grades weekly for each subject
• Report cards four times a year
• Grade records for permanent file
• Weekly eligibility reports for athletes
• Inventories of classroom equipment/supplies/books
• End of year debriefing evaluation form
• Daily records of attendance
• Administration and scoring of achievement tests
• Other paperwork as assigned or requested
• Building/classroom organization, cleaning and reporting repairs
• Be responsible for daily and end-of-year cleaning of classroom area.
• Assist in overall cleanliness of facilities
• Promptly report safety/repair needs for the administration
• Oversee and supervise classroom parties at designated holidays (elementary)
• Maintain proper classroom discipline, taking care of minor problems personally and referring major problems to the principal.
• Be available to any parents or students who wish to have a conference before or after school
• Remain after school for such meetings and conferences as may be called by the Administrator or department head
• Hold at least twice-yearly conferences with parents of each student.

Reports to: Principal

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55,000.00 – $60,000.00 per year

Benefits:
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Education:
• Bachelor’s (Required)

Experience:
• Teaching: 3 years (Required)
• Teaching math: 3 years (Required)

Location:
• Springfield, VA 22151 (Required)

Ability to Commute:
• Springfield, VA 22151 (Required)

Work Location: In person