Preschool Assistant Teacher (Early Childhood Education)

About the role

The Preschool Teacher will be responsible for providing a nurturing and safe setting for toddlers. This position will develop and implement age-appropriate programs and activities, provide guidance to support the physical, mental, and emotional development of the children, and create a positive learning environment.

Responsibilities

• Identifies and adopts the most effective, active, creative teaching approaches for all students in line with current best practice and the ethos of Davidson Academy.
• Understands the curriculum, designs effective lesson plans, and use powerful instructional strategies to help students master the required content.
• Works with other members of the faculty to apply consistent standards in the following: curriculum planning and delivery; formative and summative assessment through classwork, homework, and formal examination; standardization and moderation.
• Displays a strong commitment to integrating faith into the curriculum.
• Creates a stimulating learning environment, including displays of student work.
• Establishes classroom rules and ensures all students understand and follow them.
• Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by Davidson Academy.

Qualifications

• We believe God has revealed Himself, His purposes, and His ways in the Bible, which is therefore absolute in its truth and authority over daily living.
• We believe God is one, absolute in power and authority over all people. He has revealed Himself as Heavenly Father and is the first person of the Trinity.
• We believe Jesus Christ is the second person of the Trinity, the physical embodiment of God; He is fully God and fully man, a mystery that calls us to worship.
• We believe the Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity. He is the invisible and contemporary presence of God.
• We believe all human kind are separated from God by sin and are in need of a Savior.
• We believe salvation comes only through belief (faith) in Jesus Christ as revealed in Scripture, His virgin birth, His sinless life, His sacrificial death upon the cross and His resurrection from the dead.
• We believe Christians should live their lives in a community, as members of a body of believers, and in subjection to the will of God, holding one another accountable for their decisions and choices and offering encouragement and prayer support in all things.

Beliefs and Philosophy of Christian Education

Davidson Academy endeavors to assure that students are:

• Grounded in God’s Word as the source of truth;
• inspired to grow in spiritual wisdom;
• guided by personnel committed to excellence;
• trained in the fundamental and college-preparatory academic skills;
• encouraged to accomplish goals and be recognized for achievement; and
• provided opportunities for physical and social development through programs and service.