Computer Science Teacher

Summary

Maranatha Christian Academy is a private school serving Grades Pre-kindergarten through 12 in Brooklyn Park, MN.  We are an influential school of collaborators, innovators, and explorers grounded in Christian faith, empowering co-creators of tomorrow.

The part-time Computer Science teacher provides instruction and direction to Grades 9-12 students to learn and practice programming to create and invent objects in a physical world.  Applicants must be able to perform each essential duty and competency satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to perform the essential functions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Teaching

• Professes Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior; models a consistent, daily walk with Jesus Christ in attitude, speech, and actions.
• Follow the Matthew 18 principle in dealing with students, parents, staff, and administration.
• Motivates students to accept God's gift of salvation and grow in their faith.
• In an eight-period schedule, teaches six class periods (given two prep periods) plus advisory.
• Prepares course objectives and outline for course of study following curriculum guidelines or requirements/standards of state and school and submits weekly to principal.
• Review and align curriculum with the school’s overall mission.
• Lectures, demonstrates, and uses audiovisual technology teaching aids to present subject matter to class.
• Prepares, administers, and corrects tests, and records results.
• Assigns lessons, homework, corrects papers, and hears oral presentations.
• Teaches rules of conduct
• Maintains order in classroom and in auxiliary spaces on campus as well as off-site school sponsored activities.
• Counsels students when academic and/or behavioral problems arise.
• Discusses students' academic and behavioral attitudes and achievements with parents.
• Keeps attendance and grade records as required by school.
• Completes non-standard information requests for ISP Students (upper school only).
• Coordinates class field trips.
  

Supervisory Responsibilities                  

This job has supervisory responsibilities over students.

Competencies                    

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Spiritual Characteristics

• Authentic Christ-followers who are spirit-led, displaying a genuine interest in pursuing spiritual growth.
• Accomplished learners who are intelligent, wise, and discerning, being ever mindful of the Christian worldview.
• Believers possessing self-awareness and integrity are willing to serve as role models to students seeking to live an abundant life of faith and love in the world without belonging to it.

Professional Characteristics

• Passionate and enthusiastic about Christian education, their academic discipline, professional expertise, and personal scholarship, as well as about the Maranatha community as a whole.
• Intentional about their quest for excellence as well as for continuous improvement in all things (and supportive of high, but not necessarily uniform, standards of performance appropriate to roles of peers, coaches, staff, administrators, and students).
• Highly responsive to students and parents in order to promote the individual growth and healthy development of all students as unique physical, intellectual, spiritual, emotional, and relational beings.
• Adaptable and flexible about teaching and instructional methods, including the use of technology and strategic approaches to the preparation of students for assessment.

Personal Characteristics

• Hopeful, optimistic, and graceful in their relationships and interactions with peers, colleagues, students, and families.
• Supportive, nurturing, mentoring, consistent, and empathetic mindset with respect to their professional and student relationships.
• Effective and clear communicators as well as active listeners.
• Servant leaders in heart and attitude.

Education and/or Experience                               

Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from a four-year college or university in a related field. 

Language Skills                                         

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general periodicals and technical procedures. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from parents, students, and the general public.

Computer Skills                                                                                                                 

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of gradebook and assignment software, internet software, spreadsheet software, collaboration software, and word processing software, as well as any software appropriate to the content area.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

A current MN state teaching license is preferred but not required.

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

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; has manual dexterity; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

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 essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.