Teaching Positions in Christian Schools
Christian K-12 schools are a bit different than regular public schools in that they are generally private and provide a religious education on top of the normal state-mandated curriculum. For these reasons teaching positions are often available in Christian schools that are not present in public schools, such as positions teaching religion and additional languages and arts. These are, however, in addition to the teaching positions that you would normally expect to find in a school.
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Subject Teachers
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Of course, just because students are going to a Christian school does not mean that they do not have to learn the basic curriculum that the rest of the state has to learn. Christian schools require science, math, English, geography and arts teachers just like public schools. As a private institution, however, the Christian school may be able to provide additional teaching positions for secondary languages and more specific arts that might not be available in public schools, depending on the Christian school's funding.
Coaches
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Many private Christian schools maintain inter-school athletics teams just like their public counterparts. This creates a need to fill coaching positions. Coaches are usually required to double as teachers as well. Coaching for a Christian school team is usually much the same as for any other team, though there may be additional rules governing the conduct of players and staff in keeping with the Christian traditions of the school, such as mandatory prayer before practices and games.
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Christianity Teachers
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Naturally, Christianity teacher is one position not found in public schools that you can find in a Christian school. Most Christian schools require their students to take at least one course in Christianity. While these classes have a multitude of different names and specific focuses, they are all centered on the teachings of the Christian church. Depending on the school's Christianity-based class offerings, there may be one or many positions available.
Dorm Parents
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Many Christian schools are closed campuses, meaning the students live on-premises in dorms. In these cases, the position of "dorm parent" (or its equivalent) is often needed to provide a leadership role to students. While not technically a "teacher," the dorm parent is nonetheless usually required to provide a strong Christian role model to the students as well as organize dorm-wide and campus-wide activities that promote the message of the school.
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