4th - 5th Grade Classroom Teacher
4th - 5th Grade Classroom Teacher
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Position Overview
4th & 5th Grade Science teachers will be responsible for providing high quality missionaligned instruction in their elementary classes. Key skills include careful planning clear communication practical wisdom classroom leadership strong organization and the ability to establish a classroom environment characterized by joy respect order wonder and deep engagement.
Teachers will embody and promote Valors classical educational vision with its primary emphasis on helping students to grow in wisdom and virtue.
Mission and Vision
Valors mission is to educate the whole person in authentic communities for a full human life. At the heart of every person is a desire to know and to be known. At Valor we believe a truly human education addresses our deepest longingsto pursue knowledge to have meaningful friendships and to grow in wisdom and virtue. We are a community of friends seeking that which is noble and inviting students into that life. A Valor education is about much more than college and career readiness. It is an invitation to live the fullest life possible one directed by wisdom animated by wonder and anchored in friendship.
Our motto Sapientia per Admirationem speaks to our identity as an institution concerned with the preservation and promotion of wonder. This vision saturates the entire life of our schools from curriculum and pedagogy to classroom order and special events.
Valor students read and discuss the Great Books take advanced math and science courses study Latin engage meaningfully with their external community care for plants and animals explore the fine arts and have the opportunity to participate in extracurricular clubs and competitive athletics. In conjunction with rigorous academics Valor is committed to building a transformative school culture filled with joy respect and deep engagement. Valors teachers and school leaders inspire students to pursue excellence in all areas of their lives and reach their fullest potential.
What We Stand For
- Wisdom and Virtue
- Truth Goodness and Beauty
- Human Dignity
- Wonder and Inquiry
- Friendship and Community
- Attentiveness and Presence
- Honest Open Communication
- Continuous Learning and Growth
Valor Hiring Profile
- Mission and vision alignment
- Subject matter expertise
- Strength of character
- Love of learning
- Commitment to professional growth
- Humility and receptivity to coaching
- Practical wisdom
- Aptitude/fit for working with students
- Classroom leadership capacity
- Commitment to collaboration and team unity
- Strong work ethic and an enthusiasticpositive attitude
Salary Range: Per Year
Shift Type: FullTime
Start Date:July 2024 All Campuses
Employment Type
Full-Time
