Secondary Social/Emotional Counselor
Reports to: Director of Academics
Serves on: Student Services Team

Required Qualifications:

● Passion for serving God in the context of education and counseling
● Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or Master’s Degree in School Counseling or related field
● Experience working with students aged 11-18
● Willingness to become ACSI certified

Preferred Qualifications:

● Two or more years in a secondary counseling role
● Two or more years of successful counseling experience
● Prior experience with teaching
● Prior experience in an international school

Role Specific Responsibilities:

Social and Emotional Counseling

● Support the vision, mission, and values of KICS
● Develops and implements social emotional education for all secondary
● One-on-one counseling for academics or social emotional student needs

● Develops relationships with outside counseling offices and refers students when needed
● Works to advocate for students’ mental health
● Participates in the student of concern meetings to develop interventions for struggling
learners
● Lead weekly small groups for students based on their needs (leadership, anxiety, stress
management, looming transition..)
● Conducts research to stay up to date on trends in counseling

Teaching and Advisory

● Teaches grade 8 seminar (preparing for transition courses)
● Leads a Mission and Advisory Group - a small group of students that connect regularly
throughout the week and year
● Establishes, prepares, and implements secondary-wide advisory curriculum (weekly touch
point with small groups based on student needs)

Additional Responsibilities

● Collects data for alumni and supports in creating the annual school profile
● Other duties as assigned

Professional Characteristics:

● Counsels/teaches/leads from a Christ-centered worldview
● Effectively collaborates in team settings
● Critical thinker and problem solving
● Self-motivated - uses time effectively
● Operates from a growth mindset, able to reflect, learn, and progress
● Articulates high expectations with students, parents, and colleagues
● Shows a love of learning that translates into a positive, rigorous classroom/office culture
● Embraces diversity and values the contributions of each individual
● Utilizes technology to enhance student learning and partner with parents
● Exhibits a passion for equipping students to think critically, solve problems, and exercise
self-discipline
● Interacts with people in a culturally intelligent manner
● Extremely organized
● Strong communication skills (oral and written)
● Counseling philosophy that is rooted in Christ and the truth of scripture
● Sees the big picture and plans ahead for what comes months down the road
● Lives out faith in a way that facilitates discipleship, mentoring, and relationship building with
students

Learning Support Coordinator/ Special Ed Teacher
Reports to: Director of Academics

Required Qualifications:

• Passion for serving God in the context of education
• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree in Special Education
• At least 2 years of teaching experience in Special Education

Preferred Qualifications:

• Two or more years of successful teaching experience
• Prior leadership experience
• Prior experience in an international school
• Understanding of Common Core Standards
• Experience with English Language Learners
• Diagnostician credentials or other testing credentials

Professional Characteristics:

• Teaches/leads from a Christ-centered worldview
• Effectively collaborates in team settings
• Demonstrates superb communication skills
• Uses data to adapt curriculum and refine instruction
• Operates from a growth mindset, able to reflect, learn, and progress
• Articulates high expectations with students, parents, and colleagues
• Shows a love of learning that translates into a positive, rigorous classroom culture
• Embraces diversity and values the contributions of each individual
• Utilizes technology to enhance student learning and partner with parents
• Exhibits a passion for equipping students to think critically, solve problems, and exercise self-discipline
• Interacts with people in a culturally intelligent manner
• Lives out faith in a way that facilitates discipleship, mentoring, and relationship building with students.

Role Specific Responsibilities:

• Oversees the learning support department and staff 
• Assess students’ skills to determine their needs and to develop teaching plans • Adapt lessons to meet the needs of students 
• Develop Individualized Learning Plans (ILPs) for each student with needs 
• Plan, organize, and assign activities that are specific to each student’s abilities • Teach and mentor students as a class, in small groups, and one-on-one 
• Implement ILPs, assess students’ performance, and track their progress 
• Update ILPs throughout the school year to reflect students’ progress and goals • Discuss student’s progress with parents, teachers, and administrators
• Lead, supervise, evaluate and mentor the learning support team in their given roles (para professionals, SPED teachers) 
• Prepare and help students transition from grade to grade and after graduation • Lead the Response to Intervention Team (RTI) and student of concern process • Collaborate on training for teachers in professional development settings • Coordinate with subcontractors for outside testing purposes 
• Assess students with special needs during the admission process and provide feedback to the  admission committee. 

Primary Teacher
Reports to: Primary Principal

Serves on: Primary Team 

Required Qualifications:

• Personal and committed relationship with Jesus Christ. 
• Bachelor’s Degree in elementary education or completion of teacher training program.
• Valid Teacher Certificate with appropriate endorsement(s). 
• Must be able to meet necessary requirements for ACSI certification. 
• Passion for serving God in the context of education. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• At least 2 years of successful teaching experience. 
• Prior experience in an international school or diverse community. 
• Master’s Degree in Education or related field. 
• Working knowledge of Common Core Standards and Next Generation Science Standards. Experience with English Language Learners and struggling learners. 
• Experience with reading and writing workshop. 

Professional Characteristics:

• Teaches/leads from a Christ-centered worldview. 
• Effectively collaborates in team settings. 
• Demonstrates superb communication skills. 
• Uses data to adapt curriculum and refine instruction.
• Operates from a growth mindset, able to reflect, learn, and progress professionally. Articulates high expectations with students, parents, and colleagues. 
• Shows a love of learning that translates into a positive and rigorous classroom culture. Embraces diversity and values the contributions of each individual. 
• Utilizes technology to enhance student learning and partner with parents.  
• Exhibits a passion for equipping students to think critically, solve problems, and exercise self-discipline. 
• Interacts with people in an emotionally and culturally intelligent manner. 
• Lives out faith in a way that facilitates discipleship, mentoring, and relationship building with students. 

Role Specific Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with teachers and administration around student progress.  
• Focuses on language arts strategies for developing readers. 
• Utilizes methods of progress monitoring and running records (e.g NWEA MAP, Fountas & Pinnell) to track student progress. 
• Manage classroom and student behavior using Love and Logic, PBIS, and Restorative Practices and Justice. 
• Participate or lead one extracurricular activity per year. 
• Participate or initiate committees or school events. 
• Set professional goals and focus on professional development. 
• Actively participates in the weekly collaboration calendar meetings, curriculum work, and professional development. 
• Other duties as assigned or needed.