Upper Elementary Teacher

Dayton Christian School is seeking a Upper Elementary Teacher (Grades 3-4) for the 2025-2026 school year. This individual should foster a safe and curious learning environment for all learners. Designing a lesson plan on a weekly basis, teaching alphabetic and numeric state standards, pushing students to find excellence in writing, and organizing learning materials and resources are an essential part of the role. This employee will also need to consistently communicate with parents and guardians in regard to their child’s holistic progress throughout the school year. 

Essential Functions: 

• Providing an atmosphere that promotes independence, responsibility, and studying skills
• Designing and integrating a teaching plan
• Strong ability to integrate a Christian faith into daily teaching 
• Consistently seeks ways to partner with families in the development of a child’s academic, behavioral, faith, and emotional life
• Demonstrates critical reasoning as a professional educator through communication and preparation 

Dayton Christian School seeks quality candidates who have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in the discipline they wish to teach. A bachelor’s degree or higher in education, a state teaching license, and teaching experience is preferred.

Dayton Christian School offers a competitive salary, great benefits, continuing education reimbursement program, and a great opportunity to share your faith with the next generation. 

All candidates of Dayton Christian School must submit to a fingerprint background check when given an offer of employment and renew the fingerprint check every five years while employed at DCS.