Job Description

Level: Experienced
Job Location: San Antonio Christian School - San Antonio, TX 78259
Position Type: Full-Time/10-monthsEducation
Level: Bachelor Degree
Travel Percentage: Up to 10%
Job Shift: Day
Job Category: TeachingSan Antonio Christian School is seeking an experienced and collaborative leader to serve as Secondary Academic Support Specialist. Located on a beautiful 71-acre campus, SACS is a non-denominational covenant Christian school with small class sizes and quality academics, coupled with a wide range of art and athletic opportunities which provide students with a Christ-centered education while fostering a life of faith and service.
The Secondary Academic Support Specialist provides targeted academic intervention and support to students who demonstrate learning gaps or require additional instructional assistance. This position partners with classroom teachers, administration, and families to promote student growth, academic confidence, and independence. The Academic Support Specialist supports students from a distinctively Christian perspective, helping them understand their abilities and challenges through a Biblical worldview while encouraging perseverance, stewardship of gifts, and personal responsibility in learning
This person shall be spiritually mature and shall instill a life of Faith, Character, and Academic Excellence in those around them, adhering to SACS Heart of a Lion Core Values.
HEART OF A LION CORE VALUES
- Demonstrate a desire for spiritual growth as evidenced by his or her prayer life, Bible study, and spiritual outreach.
- Lives out and promotes the school’s values.
- Recognizing the role of parents as primarily responsible before God for their children’s education and prepared to assist them in that task.
- Have the spiritual maturity, academic ability, and personal leadership qualities to “train a child in the way he should go.” Prov. 22:6 (NIV).
- Memorize and help fulfill the school’s mission statement.
- Agree with the school’s statement of faith.
- Live by the school’s lifestyle statement as a condition for employment and continued employment in this ministry.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES
PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES/RESPONSIBLITIES
- Uphold ethical, honest, and respectful conduct in personal and professional matters, appreciating the diversity of conservative Christianity and following the Matthew 18 principle for conflict resolution.
- Demonstrate the importance of discernment, discretion, and confidentiality concerning the sharing of information.
- Demonstrate emotional stability, objectivity, flexibility, and optimism in dealing with everyday stress and communicating the Gospel of Christ to young people.
- Maintain a clean, modest, and tasteful personal appearance that models Christian values and follows school policy.
- Supervise daily functioning of the school (morning, lunch, and afternoon duties), extracurricular activities, and school functions as assigned, ensuring accountability and security of funds collected in the classroom.
- Participate in orientations, trainings, meetings, development programs, and activities that support the school's mission and vision, and model good attendance and punctuality.
- Knowledgeable and flexibility to maintain students both in a traditional classroom and in an online format. Flexible to work with students both in a traditional classroom setting and online setting.
- Able to train and assist students on multiple platforms as needed (Canvas, Microsoft, Teams, and FACTS).
- Respectfully submit and be loyal to constituted authority.
- Willing to participate in continuing education opportunities that will increase proficiency and job skills.
INSTRUCTIONAL COMPETENCIES/RESPONSIBIILTIES
- Biblical Worldview Immersion - Teaches from a distinctively Christian perspective. Appropriately immerses/integrates a Biblical Worldview into the curriculum
- Content Knowledge & Pedagogy - Maintains expertise in content and pedagogy. Demonstrates an understanding of curriculum and developmental needs of students by planning relevant learning experiences.
- Lesson Plans/Curriculum Mapping - Actively engaged in curriculum mapping process. Lessons are well structured and reflect best practices by including measurable standards, student engagement strategies, and assessments. All elements of an effective lesson are evident. This includes: clear purpose & objective, review & anticipatory set, teaching & modeling, guided practice, checking for understanding, adjustments to instruction, and independent practice.
- Organization - Tasks are organized, prioritized, and planned out. Materials, equipment, and work area clean, organized, and ready.
- Maximizes Instructional Time - Begins promptly and avoids the waste of instructional time.
- Questions & Discussions - Provides appropriate opportunities for questions and classroom discussions that provide for higher order thinking, utilization of problem-solving skills, and real-world application.
- Assessments - Utilizes appropriate formative/summative assessments to inform instruction and effectively gauge student understanding.
- Learning Environment/Teaching Toward Affection - Maintains and promotes a safe learning environment conducive to learning.  Is supportive and caring.
- Expectations & Consistency Classroom Mgmt. - Establishes clear expectations for students including classroom procedures and guidelines. Consistently and fairly applies classroom/school expectations.
Additional Duties (Academic Support Specific)
- Assists in implementing academic accommodations and modifications as directed by administration.
- Supports students with executive functioning skills such as organization, time management, study strategies, and test preparation.
- Provides small-group and/or one-on-one instruction based on student need.
- Reviews student data and assists in identifying students who may require additional academic support.
- Participates in professional development related to learning differences, intervention strategies, and instructional best practices.
- Collaborates in the development and implementation of student support plans.
- Monitors and communicates student progress regularly with teachers and administration.
- Performs other duties as assigned by administration.

Qualifications
- Acknowledge Christ as Lord and Savior.  Seek to live life as His disciple. Share the Christian faith with others.
- Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Education, Special Education, or related field. Advanced degree preferred.
- Experience working with students with diverse learning needs.
- Knowledge of intervention strategies and differentiated instruction.
- Possess evidence of other adequate preparation, background, or experience as determined by the school administrator.
- Possess and maintain state and/or ACSI certification(s) or be willing to obtain the certification(s) as administration deems necessary.
- Active member of a local evangelical church that aligns with the school’s essential beliefs, Nicene Creed, and statement of faith.
- Highly relational with established record of cultivating strong, appropriate relationships with students/adults.
- Strong computer skills with the ability to integrate technology into curriculum to design interactive and engaging lessons.  PC proficient with knowledge of standard software.
- Strong organizational, communication, collaboration skills.
- Effective written and verbal communicator.
- Must pass a criminal background check.  Have reliable transportation to and from work.
Minimum Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  For this position an employee must be able to:
- Remain in a stationary position for extended periods of time.
- Use repetitive arm, hand, and finger movements.
- Stoop, bend, push, kneel, squat, pull, reach, stand, walk, and sit.
- Exercise mobility to promptly move around campus.
- Communicate effectively with students, staff, and parents.
- Lift/carry up to 30 lbs.
- Be outdoors for extended periods of time year-round.
- Travel locally, as well as nationally as needed.
Disclaimer: The information presented indicates the general nature and level of work expected of staff in this classification. It is not designed to contain, or to be interpreted as, a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and objectives required of employees assigned to this job.