ACADEMY GENERAL - Instructor-AA

Job Classification

  Fac K12 10-Mo (88%-92%)

Position summary

Religion Instructor:

• Teach 6 classes per day


• Help with Bible Camp planning 


• Serve as organizational sponsor


• Assist in duties assigned by the principal 


• Help with the planning of worship services 


• Help create spritual master plan for the school

Qualifications summary

• M.A. in religion/M.Div preferred; or B.A. in religion/theology considered with apppropriate experence 


• NAD Certification to teach secondary Religion/Bible along with minium of three years of classroom or related experence

Must be a Seventh-day Adventist in good and regular standing.

Duties and responsibilities

• Teach 6 classes per day


• Take attendance consistently


• Serve in counseling/advising of students as needed


• Evaluate student materials daily


• Update grades for students and parents on a regular basis


• Keep the office, project room and classroom neat and attractive consistently


• Provide leadership in the planning of events such as weeks of prayer, Bible Camp, and spiritual retreats


• Substitute for other teachers as needed


• Speak for morning devotions as needed


• Supervise gym nights as scheduled


• Plan, design, and construct needed bulletin board displays


• Serve as a chaperone on school-sponsored tours and trips


• Serve as a sponsor/advisor of one or more school organizations


• Be a member of standing and ad-hoc committees as required by the administration


• Attend, sponsor, and promote major programs of the academy

Supervisory responsibilities

• Responsible for reader(s)/custodians working in the religion room


• Responsible for serving as advisor to groups practicing in the chapel for upcoming programming specifically reated to your department


• Responsible to make certain department is secured at the conclusion of the day

Qualifications

• M.A. in religion/M.Div preferred; or B.A. in religion/theology considered with apppropriate experence 


• NAD Certification to teach secondary Religion/ Bible along with minium of three years of classroom or related experence

Must be a Seventh-day Adventist in good and regular standing.

Technical competencies

Encounter Jesus software

Computer skills 

Powerpoint 

Operate projector and all necessary equiptment needed for classes

Interpersonal interactions

Must feel and act comfortably with all the people who interact with him/her on a daily basis including but not limited to students, faculty, staff, and parents

• Must have a warm and friendly personality


• Must be able to listen and empathize


• Must be willing to help according to their needs


• Must be willing to train and supervise students


• Must be willing to interact with faculty, staff and colleagues on a professional level

Physical demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function of the job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, write on the black board or chalk board


• Must be able to talk, hear


• Must be able to clearly see with or without the aid of optics

Work environment

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

•  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate