Pre-Kindergarten Teacher
Pre-Kindergarten Teacher
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06-04-2025
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Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION:
PreKindergarten Teacher
PHILOSOPHY
In partnership with parents Nashville Christian School strives to give honor and glory to God through Jesus Christ by educating students in a loving nurturing environment to be committed and productive Christian servants in all areas of this life and preparation for eternity. We Nashville Christian School believe that the Bible is the inspired word of God that Jesus Christ is Gods son and that the Holy Spirit dwells in each of us. We believe Christianity promotes high ideals develops strong character and holds the only promise of eternal life with God. Nashville Christian School established by members of the churches of Christ centers its entire program on Christian principles.
EXPECTATIONS
PreKindergarten Teacher
PHILOSOPHY
In partnership with parents Nashville Christian School strives to give honor and glory to God through Jesus Christ by educating students in a loving nurturing environment to be committed and productive Christian servants in all areas of this life and preparation for eternity. We Nashville Christian School believe that the Bible is the inspired word of God that Jesus Christ is Gods son and that the Holy Spirit dwells in each of us. We believe Christianity promotes high ideals develops strong character and holds the only promise of eternal life with God. Nashville Christian School established by members of the churches of Christ centers its entire program on Christian principles.
EXPECTATIONS
- Act as a Christian professional who is respectful and responsible and demonstrates Christs love while helping students realize and pursue their full potential spiritually intellectually physically and socially.
- Exemplify the schools mission and vision to all stakeholders.
- Have a relationship with the Lord that includes active membership in a local church. Accordingly every employee must be morally upright in public and personal life.
- Support the core beliefs held by the school. Employees will lead in dress conduct and attitude.
- Assist in promoting good public relations by addressing the needs of all stakeholders kindly patiently and efficiently.
- Understand and maintain confidentiality of all sensitive information. This includes but is not limited to student administrative and financial information.
- Communicate and collaborate positively with administrators faculty staff volunteers parents and students.
- Be detailoriented wellorganized and selfmotivated able to work under tight deadlines and structure.
DESCRIPTION
The PreKindergarten Teacher is a Christian professional who demonstrates Christs love while helping young children realize and pursue their full potential spiritually intellectually physically and socially. The PreKindergarten Teacher exemplifies the schools mission and vision to all stakeholders. The PreKindergarten Teacher understands that as ambassadors for Christ students are their first ministry.
This position falls under the Preschool Program and reports directly to the Preschool Director but receives additional directional insight from the Head of School.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Plan and deliver lessons: Create and implement daily lessons and activities that meet developmental milestones for PreK students including cognitive physical emotional and social development.
- Classroom management: Maintain a positive structured classroom environment that fosters learning and respect. Implement ageappropriate behavior management strategies and set clear expectations for behavior.
- Foster creativity and curiosity: Engage children in handson activities games and projects that promote creativity problemsolving and learning through play.
- Focus on socialemotional development: Guide children in developing social skills such as sharing empathy communication and cooperation.
- Use assessment tools: Regularly assess childrens progress through observations checklists portfolios and informal assessments to guide instruction.
- Collaborate with colleagues: Work closely with other teachers staff and specialists to create a cohesive and enriching learning experience for the students.
- Encourage independence and responsibility: Help children develop selfhelp skills such as dressing restroom use and following routines.
- Engage with families: Regularly communicate with parents regarding student progress behavior and developmental milestones. Plan and conduct parentteacher conferences.
- Attend staff meetings: Participate in faculty meetings professional development opportunities and schoolwide activities.
- Supervise students: Oversee children during play meals and transitions ensuring their safety and wellbeing.
- Maintain a classroom environment that models Christlike interaction and positively promotes student development while inspiring a love of learning.
- Promote positive social skills emotional development and a love for learning in young children integrating Christian values throughout all teaching practices.
- Create a developmentally appropriate learning environment that supports each childs academic social and spiritual growth.
- Use innovative and creative teaching methods incorporating critical thinking strategies sensory experiences and handson learning activities.
- Develop lessons that contain interactive ageappropriate activities.
- Instruction and assessment will be differentiated to meet the developmental needs of each child.
- Provide accommodations for students with identified learning challenges in consultation with the schools learning specialist.
- Actively participate in professional development to improve classroom instruction and student outcomes mainly focusing on early childhood education strategies.
- Regularly communicate expectations and progress to students and parents providing constructive feedback and support.
- Incorporate various communication methods including conferences phone calls and email.
- Proficiently use RenWeb to track attendance document behavior and post lesson plans and grades.
- Participate in and initiate collaborative efforts with other teachers especially within the early childhood department.
- Support and participate in schoolwide activities particularly those that involve their students.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelors Degree in early childhood education or related field. (Required)
- Valid teaching certificate or in pursuit of certification in early childhood education. (Required)
- Previous teaching experience in early childhood education program. (Preferred)
- Capable of sitting standing walking talking hearing and operating a computer handheld learning devices and interactive smartboard technology regularly.
- Able to reach with hands and arms and occasionally lift and/or move objects up to 10 pounds.
- Ability to work effectively with faculty staff students and parents.
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
- Strong work ethic and moral compass.
SCHEDULE
This is the equivalent of a fulltime exempt position which works MondayFriday from 7:15 AM 3:15 PM with a onehour lunch break as commensurate with the hours the school is open. Time off shall coincide with the NCS teacher schedule and school holidays.
COMPENSATION
NCS offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits for this position based on experience and qualifications. As an equal opportunity employer NCS hires without consideration of race religion creed color national origin age gender sexual orientation marital status veteran status or disability.
Full benefits apply (i.e. medical vision dental life AD&D STD/LTD) 401(K) tuition discounts and other employee benefits.
I have read and agreed with this job description.
(Initial and Date)
This is the equivalent of a fulltime exempt position which works MondayFriday from 7:15 AM 3:15 PM with a onehour lunch break as commensurate with the hours the school is open. Time off shall coincide with the NCS teacher schedule and school holidays.
COMPENSATION
NCS offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits for this position based on experience and qualifications. As an equal opportunity employer NCS hires without consideration of race religion creed color national origin age gender sexual orientation marital status veteran status or disability.
Full benefits apply (i.e. medical vision dental life AD&D STD/LTD) 401(K) tuition discounts and other employee benefits.
I have read and agreed with this job description.
(Initial and Date)
Employment Type
Full Time
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