Posted: 03-Mar-26
Location: Houston, Texas
Type: Full Time
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First Baptist Academy, serving students infant through eighth grade, is seeking an additional Middle School English Teacher. FBA teachers exemplify specific characteristics of professional excellence to support FBA’s vision, mission, core values, and strategic goals. This position reports to the Middle School Principal.
Mission Statement:
Our mission is to equip students with the Truth of God’s Word while developing their character, intellect, and potential to Explore, Create, Challenge, and Lead.
Key Responsibilities:
- Creative Empowerment – Create classroom learning environments that foster a secure and supportive atmosphere, encouraging students to embrace challenges, redefine failure, and advocate for themselves. Work diligently in curriculum planning, implementing instruction, and executing effective classroom management techniques for middle grade-aged students.
- Comprehensive Personalization – Provide diverse learning opportunities tailored to the unique strengths, interests, and challenges of students, including effective small group instruction, relevant pedagogy, and integration of technology applications.
- Collective Collaboration – Engage in collective efforts with team members to attain shared goals for the benefit of the students. Communicate with parents during the school year through regular correspondence, electronic gradebooks, and maintaining class pages on FBA’s portal system.
- Supportive Guidance – Assist students in recognizing their talents and guiding them in utilizing these gifts to serve others and discover God’s desired path for their lives. Ensure that all students make academic and social progress, including the assessment and evaluation of student growth in preparation for high school and the Portrait of an FBA Graduate.
- Continuous Professional Growth – Pursue professional development opportunities to incorporate optimal teaching methodologies in our classrooms.
Required Qualifications:
- Faithful Integrity – Model Biblical values, principles, and desired behaviors for student guidance while demonstrating a desire to work in a Christian environment.
- Moral and Ethical Standards – Uphold high moral and ethical standards within the classroom and greater school community.
- Servant Heart – Demonstrate humility, servant leadership, and a willingness to serve others in a Christ-like manner.
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school with current teacher certification
- At least two years of full-time teaching experience
Benefits:
- Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience
- Group medical insurance coverage for employee
- Dental and vision insurance available
- Life Insurance, AD&D and Long-term disability coverage for employee
- 403(b) matching
- Paid time off
- Tuition Discount
- Fitness Center Discount
Background Check Statement:
FBA conducts pre-employment screening for all positions which includes a criminal background check, verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications.
First Baptist Academy is a Christian school dedicated to the development of moral character, the enrichment of spiritual lives, and the perpetuation of growth in Christian ideals in an environment that is academically rigorous - enriched with the truth of scripture and a relevant Biblical Worldview.
It is the policy of First Baptist Academy not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law except those exclusions specifically provided to Religious Organizations.