South Baldwin Christian Academy (SBCA) is a community-based Christian school that serves grades Pre-K3 – 12. Our mission is to provide a Christian education with academic excellence in a safe, caring environment that allows students to achieve their full potential and discover God’s plan for their lives.
SBCA has a total enrollment of more than 170 students and employs 26 qualified and experienced staff members.
Our campus uses approximately 4.5 acres of a 9-acre parcel providing room to grow. The campus contains an administrative building, four classroom buildings, courtyard, and gymnatorium located directly on Hwy. 59 between Foley and Gulf Shores.
SBCA is accredited with Cognia (formerly AdvancED), the National Council of Private School Accreditation (NCPSA), and Association of Christian Teachers and Schools (ACTS).
Job Description
South Baldwin Christian Academy (SBCA) is looking for a Spiritual Formation Director.
Application Information
Candidates who meet the qualifications should send their resume and cover letter to jobs@southbaldwinca.org.
Requirements & Qualifications
- Hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in ministry or substantial coursework in Bible and Theology.
- Believes working and ministering at South Baldwin Christian Academy is pleasing to God, consistent with his/her purpose in life, and good stewardship of his/her time, talent, and professional abilities.
- Passionate about helping students grow in their knowledge of Scripture, and their love for engaging with the Bible in a significant way.
- Able to disciple students to be competent in the study of text, soul, and culture to serve God and community.
Position Duties
- Plan, coordinate, and lead weekly chapel services for students in pre-kindergarten through twelve.
- Facilitate groups and activities for students seeking to grow in their Christian faith.
- Encourage students to engage in meaningful dialogue regarding their faith with an attitude of respectful inquiry.
- Build and maintain a network of support agencies, churches, and community groups that can provide a broad range of services to students and the wider community in line with the goals of the school.
- Support school service projects associated with community schools and other non-profit organizations.
- Instruct Bible classes for students in grades seven through twelve.
- Prepare motivating and stimulating lessons that reflect knowledge of the curriculum and student abilities.
- Update curriculum and materials as needed.
- Provide pastoral and spiritual support to students, staff, and families.
- Support the Christian education of students.
- Seek to actively know students' strengths and weaknesses and respond promptly with care to parent concerns.
- Communicate effectively with parents, colleagues, and administrators.
- Maintain an accurate and organized system for monitoring student grades and records.
- Prepare thorough parent-teacher conference reports and written documentation on student progress.
- Demonstrate strong classroom management skills.
- Maintain substitute plans and engage substitutes in advance when needed and when possible.
- Demonstrate a willingness to learn, grow, and improve as a teacher.
- Continue to update knowledge of content area(s) taught.
- Engage in goal setting and review process with assigned administrator.
- Attend and participate appropriately in full, divisional, and department/team faculty meetings.
- Attend and support school events as requested.
- Support leadership and colleagues.
- Maintain a positive attitude and approach.
- Represent the school in the larger community in a positive manner.
- Assist with projects and school-wide initiatives.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the school administrators.
Job Description
South Baldwin Christian Academy (SBCA) is currently seeking candidates for elementary and secondary teachers for the 2021-2022 school year. These positions are responsible for helping students achieve academic success and supporting the mission, vision and values of SBCA.
SBCA is unique in that it is multi-denominational and not associated with a single church. Instead, SBCA is a community-based Christian academy that serves our local community by collaborating with churches, community members, and parents to graduate students who are both academically and spiritually prepared to succeed and become confident, self-directed, lifelong learners.
Application Information
Candidates who meet the qualifications should send their resume and cover letter to jobs@southbaldwinca.org.
Professional Qualifications
- A bachelor’s degree in science or equivalent
- 2+ years of teaching experience preferred
Position Duties
- Employ a variety of teaching methods to engage different learning styles and ability levels in the classroom
- Prepare motivating and stimulating lessons that reflect knowledge of the curriculum and student abilities
- Update curriculum and materials as needed
- Seek to actively know students' strengths and weaknesses and respond promptly with care to parent concerns
- Communicate effectively with parents, colleagues and administrators
- Maintain an accurate and organized system for monitoring student grades and records
- Prepares well-thought-out and thorough parent-teacher conference reports and written documentation on student progress
- Demonstrates strong classroom management skills
- Maintains substitute plans and engages substitutes in advance when needed and when possible
- Demonstrates a willingness to learn, grow and improve as a teacher
- Continues to update knowledge of the content area(s) taught
- Engages in goal setting and review process with assigned administrator
- Attends and participates appropriately in full, divisional, and department/team faculty meetings
- Attends and supports school events as requested
- Supports leadership and colleagues
- Maintains a positive attitude and approach
- Represents the school in the larger community in a positive manner
- Assists with projects and school-wide initiatives
- Performs other duties as assigned