English Teacher - MS/HS
School Name: Knoxville Christian School
School City and State: Knoxville, TN
School Website: kcsknights.org
Open Position Title: English Teacher - MS/HS
Date to Remove Job Post: July 31, 2025
Job Description:
Knoxville Christian School is growing. Share your love of learning and the English language with students in their most impressionable years, all while being able to teach from a Biblical worldview. Give students a successful foundation of the rules of grammar and language to build on throughout the rest of their educational careers. Teach them to love literature and poetry in ways that will always stick with them. As an English teacher, you have the opportunity to reach out to students in truly unique ways and have a positive influence on their future. Prepare your students for the real world with applicable, real-life knowledge that allows them to explore their educational and professional dreams. Huge tuition discounts for students of faculty.
Job Responsibilities:
Set high academic standards for every student in the class while still adapting to the individual needs of each child.
Prepare lesson plans in advance that teach core objectives and principles that are relevant to future education, also showing students how this knowledge is useful in the real world.
Teach several different classes of students the rules of grammar, punctuation, spelling and other nuances of the English language.
Track and report performance data to determine where changes need to be made and which strategies and methods are working.
Attend weekly staff meetings to address unique situations or problems with individual students so you can adapt your lesson plans to meet their needs.
Develop stable, solid relationships with students with appropriate boundaries so they know you are available to help them when they need it.
Promote parent/teacher/student associations and encourage students and their guardians to get involved in the community and in the school.
Attend special events held by the school and engage with students and their parents in an appropriate, friendly way.
Job Qualifications
Required:
Bachelor’s degree in English teaching
State certification and licensing to be a qualified English teacher, or in process
Ability to meet the physical demands of the job, including sitting and standing for long periods of time
Previous experience teaching English
An interest in Theater/Drama a plus
Application Instructions:
Submit the following items to Bobby Simpson at bsimpson@kcsknights.org.
Click for the pdf.
Copy of your CV or Résumé
Cover letter
Completed Employment Application
Any other details to post: Email bsimpson@kcsknights.org with any questions.
