Middle School Teacher/Advocate
Job Description and Responsibilities
LOGAN Hope is a Christ-centered K-8 school that provides rigorous, holistic education for under-resourced students in the Logan neighborhood of Philadelphia. The idea for LOGAN Hope was originally born out of seeing the needs of a community of refugees who had escaped the genocide of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. This idea has grown into our current commitment to helping individuals and families who struggle daily with the effects of poverty: our mission is to foster hope and a future through Christian discipleship and transformative academics in North Philadelphia.
LOGAN Hope is seeking a passionate upper school teacher to join its team for the 2024-2025 school year. This full-time position will teach science for upper school grades (5-8), as well as an additional elective for up to all school grades (K-8). Curriculum for science courses is provided. The elective course(s) taught by this individual have flexibility to reflect teacher qualifications and experience, but could include physical education, art, music, or Bible. Applicants must be committed followers of Jesus Christ and should demonstrate a commitment to the integration of faith and learning with the goal of equipping, inspiring, and challenging their students to love and serve Christ in the world.
Goals:
- Engage students with interactive, relevant instruction in the key content areas.
- Model spiritual leadership and integrate Christian faith into the learning process.
- Develop an environment of discipleship where students are nurtured and challenged on an individual basis.
- Advocate for students as a guide and a mentor through the educational process.
- Work as a team member across grade levels with other teachers and staff at the school.
Responsibilities:
- Create interactive, engaging lessons, labs, and learning activities for students in each of the key subject areas.
- Use a variety of engagement strategies and media to integrate with instruction.
- Create and use a variety of assessments for students that accurately measure each student’s achievement of the objectives.
- Monitor student growth and achievement in relation to educational objectives.
- Use formal and informal data to drive and inform instructional decisions.
- Plan trips and experiences for the class in connection to the class curriculum.
- Regularly respond to email and phone communication regarding school and student matters.
- Advocate for students by regular positive communication with student families.
- Supervise students in proper use of school materials and equipment.
- Maintain a clean and welcoming classroom environment.
- Engage students as the spiritual leader throughout the school day.
- Develop discipleship relationships with students and respond to discipline matters through proper implementation of Love and Logic.
Benefits Include:
- Full health, dental, and vision benefits for employee–covered 100% by employer. Additional family members can be added for coverage at an additional cost.
- Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance coverage for employee.
- 8 days of sick/personal PTO.
- Vacation days in alignment with the school calendar, including Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, two (2) days at Thanksgiving, two (2) full weeks at Christmas, President’s Day, one (1) full week at Easter, and Memorial Day.
- Regular professional development opportunities during school year inservice days.
- Compensation toward non-contracted summer hours invested in professional development programs (with possible reimbursement of these programs).
- SIMPLE IRA retirement plan with employer match for up to 3% of employee compensation.
- 10-month contract, with pay options for 10-month or 12-month spread. Contract dates run from August 12, 2024 to June 12, 2025.
- Supportive community of Christian staff members sharing in a Kingdom-centered mission.
Any interested applicants should send a resume and cover letter to Principal Allison Knowles at aknowles@loganhope.org.
LOGAN Hope Mission Statement and Statement of Faith
Mission Statement
The mission of LOGAN Hope is to foster hope and a future for our K-8 students through Christian discipleship and transformative academics.
Statement of Faith
All staff much ascribe to the statement of faith (from the National Evangelical Association)
1. We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God.
2. We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
3. We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.
4. We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful people, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.
5. We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.
6. We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.
7. We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.
The Lausanne Covenant
This covenant details the specific elements that define our faith and our underlying mission as a school, which is centered around this faith. For clarification on these topics, please see our “Statement of Faith” page on our website, which outlines these central beliefs in more detail.
1. The purpose of God
2. The authority and power of the Bible
3. The uniqueness and universality of Christ
4. The nature of evangelism
5. Christian social responsibility
6. The Church and evangelism
7. Cooperation in evangelism
8. Churches in evangelistic partnership
9. The urgency of the evangelistic task
10. Evangelism and culture
11. Education and leadership
12. Spiritual conflict
13. Freedom and persecution
14. The power of the Holy Spirit
15. The return of Christ
