Lower School Teacher (K-5)

Description

• →Plan lessons and deliver instruction for a class of approximately 18-26 students according to CCA’s classical curriculum and pedagogy
• →Develop and maintain a climate and culture of joy, order, and wonder in the classroom, managing student misconduct promptly and appropriately
• →Engage professionally and charitably with students, parents, other faculty, and staff  
• →Model good judgment, prudence, virtue, self-discipline, and responsibility 
• →Develop and implement student interventions, and collaborate with intervention specialists in the creation and implementation of student IEPs
• →Engage in professional development to deepen understanding of subject content and classical pedagogy
• →Use appropriate technology in teaching and learning processes, record keeping, assessment, evaluation, and performance analysis

• A Bachelor's Degree in a related field from a fully accredited college is required.
• Valid teaching certification in Georgia is preferred but not required.
• Previous experience in classical education is preferred but not required.
• Candidates should possess excellent written and oral communication skills.

Strong candidates will support the school’s Mission: to develop students in mind and character through a classical, content-rich curriculum that emphasizes the principles of virtuous living, traditional learning, and civic responsibility.  They will have enthusiasm for the Vision: to be a nationally regarded K-12 classical school and serve as a local and national incubator for growth and promotion of classical education. And they will embody the school’s organizational values. We value

• the tenets of classical, liberal arts education;
• community and partnership in the common pursuit of forming intelligent, virtuous citizens;
• excellence in teaching and learning;
• the virtues we aim to teach our students: courage, courtesy, honesty, humility, perseverance, self-government, and service.