Middle & Upper School ELA Teacher & Mentor

Primary Function:

The Middle School / Upper School Mentor is responsible for utilizing a distinctly Christian worldview, modeled in words and actions that are humble, hungry and healthy, to provide instruction in their specific discipline. A MS/US Mentor is expected to engage students using diverse teaching strategies, which align with HHCA’s educational philosophy to stimulate learning and critical thinking, while collaborating with fellow faculty members to maximize each student’s potential for academic excellence. The MS / US Mentor works with their respective Lead Mentor and Principal to develop a student’s Christian faith and a respectful, productive partnership with school families.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Fully integrate a Christian Worldview throughout instruction.
• Instruct students using the inquiry-based, Christian-centered education model, creating units aligned to the appropriate scope and sequence of the curriculum.
• Employ a variety of lessons, tools and instructional strategies to support 21st century learner to reach project goals.
• Create or adapt for their students, allowing students voice and choice.
• Use standards and an inquiry-based learning platform to address key knowledge, understanding in subject, to promote student independence, open-ended inquiry, team spirit and quality.
• Maintain lesson plans for all subjects taught that can be submitted to the Administrator and to provide plans and materials for a substitute teacher.
• Use a variety of instructional aids, methods, and materials (such as hands-on, exploration, discovery, and all manner of student writing, presentation and dialogue) that will provide creative ways to reach students on multiple levels: spiritual, mental, physical, social, and emotional.
• Integrate technology into classroom lessons.
• Use homework effectively for drill, review, enrichment or project work.

• Foster attitudes that will assist students in becoming responsible and respectful students who glorify God.
• Assess the learning of students on a regular basis and provide progress reports as required to students, parents and administration.
• Communicate early notice of progress deficiencies, and provide intervention plans for students so they are able to achieve reasonable mastery of the subject.
• Keep proper discipline in the classroom, on the school premises and on field trips to create a nurturing learning environment.
• Help maintain clean, organized and purposeful classroom learning zones.
• Maintain regular and accurate attendance and grade records in myHHCA of each student’s progress.
• Attend and participate in scheduled committees, staff meetings, in-house professional development, devotions, and LS activities in the evenings or weekends. Seek out and attend educational conferences and teacher training workshops in order to maintain and improve professional competence.