Part-Time Lower School Religion Teacher

Reports to: Head of Early Childhood and Lower School        
Status: Salaried/Exempt      
Start Date: July 30, 2025

Work Schedule: Monday, Thursday, Friday 12:00-3:30 PM; Tuesday 12:00-5:00 PM (15.5 hrs/wk); additional time as needed for after-school meetings and professional development.

Responsibilities:

  • Teach daily 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade religion classes rooted in the Greek Orthodox Church
  • Work with the school’s other religion teachers to ensure curricular alignment
  • Adapt and implement a Greek Orthodox religious curriculum that reflects the mission, core values, and identity of Orthodox Christianity and AOS
  • Recognize, honor, and celebrate the various religious beliefs within our student population
  • Utilize appropriate instructional strategies, activities, and materials that reflect an understanding of various learning styles
  • Create lesson plans based on sound, research-based methods of instruction
  • Create a classroom environment conducive to learning and appropriate for the physical, social, emotional, and spiritual development of lower school students
  • Conduct ongoing formal and informal assessment of student achievement
  • Implement classroom management techniques that align with the school’s culture
  • Establish and maintain open communication with parents and students through a variety of means, including face-to-face conversations, phone calls, emails, texts, and conferences
  • Communicate and collaborate effectively with other members of the school community
  • Show proficiency with Google Suite for Education productivity tools
  • Integrate technology into the curriculum to strengthen the teaching/learning process
  • Participate in school events and community service projects
  • Actively engage in a robust assortment of faculty professional development opportunities offered to AOS teachers
  • Fulfill other duties as requested

Qualifications:

  • Orthodox Christian in good canonical standing in the Greek Orthodox Church
  • Bachelor’s degree in education or a related field; Master’s degree preferred
  • Minimum three years teaching experience; Lower school experience preferred
  • Experience using multiple pedagogical strategies to build and assess student skills and knowledge
  • Knowledge of child development
  • Knowledge of research-based practices for effective lower school instruction

Please provide the following information to this email address: resume@aoshouston.org 

  • Cover letter tailored for this position
  • Resume
  • Contact information for at least three references

Posted by

Annunciation Orthodox School

3600 Yoakum Boulevard
Houston, TX 77006

Web: https://www.aoshouston.org/
Email: resume@aoshouston.org
Phone: 713-470-5600

Posted on: December 27, 2024