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Middle School: Teacher Candidate Pool 2024-2025

Greater Atlanta Christian School (GACS) is a leading independent school in northeast Georgia in Norcross. We are a faith-infused, academically rich community, ranked at the top of the state for teaching quality, arts, and athletics. We are Christians, change-makers, dreamers, aspirers, and hard workers. Together, we are raising a generation of bright, inspired, generous leaders. We share in a community where high academic rigor is matched by active faith and a deep commitment to care for one another in a collegiate-style campus. We live out our passions, our curiosity, our faith, and our pursuit to Be Greater.  

We are still in the process of determining our needs for the 2021-22 school year.   In the meantime, we are proactively seeking dynamic, engaging individuals who would be interested in joining our faculty community.   The faculty role would:

  • Teach the respective curriculum for Fifth Grade to Ninth grade,
  • Maintain regular office hours in order to advise and assist students in a variety of areas, including potential careers in their related field of study,
  • Assess students and analyze results; refine and differentiate classroom instruction based on assessment data and student needs,
  • Collaborate with colleagues to improve instructional practices throughout the school; share best practices,
  • Communicate regularly with students and their families about classroom activities and student progress,
  • Manage student behavior to ensure every student is fully engaged,
  • Actively participate in professional development activities,
  • Identify unique student needs and collaborate with team members to effectively address those needs,
  • Support the mission, vision, and core values of Greater Atlanta Christian School,
  • Serve as sponsors of student organizations and participate in campus and community events.
  • Perform other related work as needed.

Qualifications

  • A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in the related curriculum area is required; a master’s degree is preferred;
  • The successful candidate will possess relevant teaching experience; the ability to teach at the AP level is preferred;
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills;
  • Ability and willingness to reflect and improve instructional practices;
  • Ability to embrace innovation as a tool to teach, engage, and motivate students;
  • Knowledge of student cognitive development and various learning styles;
  • Share GAC’s commitment to differentiated learning and exhibit comprehension of connected learning skills, concepts, and tools.
  • Ability to collaborate with colleagues, parents, and community;
  • Computer and internet search skills.

Pre-Employment Requirements

  • Successful background check, reference checking, and drug/alcohol screening clearance,
  • Acknowledgment of and agreement with GAC’s Statement of Faith and Community Covenant.

Perks

GAC offers competitive salaries and benefits, including:

  • Paid lunch
  • Onsite fitness center
  • Professional development
  • Student loan debt repayment assistance
  • Advanced degree assistance program
  • Retirement plan with employer match
  • Healthcare-related insurance plan options
  • Disability and life insurance
  • Credit union
  • Employee assistance program