Elementary Spanish educator, Part-time
Summary:
An LCA Spanish teacher (K-8th grades) is called to educate and equip leaders for Christ within his or her classroom and other interactions with the LCA student body. The part-time educator is responsible for teaching grade level appropriate Spanish classes, collaborating with other faculty in revising and developing the curriculum at LCA, and performing any other non-teaching duties as assigned by administration.
Legacy Christian Academy, founded in 1967 as Xenia Christian Day School, is a private, college-preparatory, non-denominational PreK-12 school with the mission of Equipping leaders for Christ. Students meet admissions standards both academically and spiritually. LCA’s 575 students come from a 5-county area. LCA is located on the historic site of the Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans’ Home and facilities include four buildings: two academic buildings, a gymnasium, and a 750-seat auditorium. LCA also uses athletic fields located on the Athletes in Action campus, within walking distance from the school. LCA is fully committed to maintaining an ethnically/culturally diverse faculty and student body within a biblical community.
Position Requirements:
- Full support for LCA’s mission, vision, philosophy, core values, and statement of faith
- Passion for building relationships with students, parents, and faculty in a Christian environment with the mission of Equipping Leaders for Christ
- A clear desire and ability to teach language and culture in a student-centered, biblically-integrated learning environment
- Interest in innovatively and appropriately bringing technology into the classroom to support student learning
- Demonstrated strong communication, organization, and leadership skills
- Team orientation
- Patient and flexible while leading toward student success
- Content mastery of Spanish language, oral and written
- Bachelor’s degree, preferably in education, Spanish education, or a similar field
Prior to employment:
- Obtain an ODE issued certificate enabling teaching in an Ohio nonpublic school
- Obtain ACSI specialist teacher certification in Spanish
Ideal Qualifications:
- Native speaker fluency in Spanish
- Bachelor or Master degree in Spanish Education
- Five years’ experience teaching elementary and middle school students
- Demonstrated experience in innovatively and appropriately bringing technology into the classroom to amplify and accelerate student learning
- Ability and interest in involvement in the LCA co-curricular program (related experience preferred)
How to Apply:
Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, LCA application, resume, statement regarding Equipping Leaders for Christ, philosophy of Christian education, and personal Christian testimony to Mandie Passage mpassage@legacyknights.org.