Employment

Description
Briarwood Christian School, a ministry of Briarwood Presbyterian Church, located in Birmingham, Alabama, is a co-educational school serving over 1,680 students in grades K4 through 12. The school exists to provide a Christ-centered transformational education that equips and inspires each student to glorify God by maximizing his or her God-given abilities. We have a vision to develop leaders who impact the world by glorifying Christ in every sphere of life and who become growing disciples of Christ, responsible stewards, compassionate neighbors, and courageous learners. 

The Bible Department seeks to hire a full-time Bible teacher beginning in the 2021-2022 academic year. We are looking for passionate, dynamic teachers that, ideally, demonstrate: experience in effectively leading Christ-centered, student-focused, collaborative, engaging, and innovative classes; a biblically informed philosophy of Christian education; an understanding of and love for students as image-bearers of God, and, thus, a commitment to Christian discipleship; a growth mindset (personal, collective, and student) and leadership of their own learning, especially in biblical and content-area knowledge; and a deep understanding of and desire to live out Briarwood’s mission and vision. 
Requirements and Responsibilities

●    A mature, living, and active faith in Jesus Christ, and membership in good standing of a local evangelical church. 
●    Must have a minimum of an earned Bachelor’s degree in Biblical Studies from an accredited college/university; related Master’s degree strongly preferred.
●    To apply, the applicant must have classroom teaching experience in the Christian high school setting for 3-5 years minimum. 
●    Teach from a biblical world and life view emphasizing Christ’s preeminence in all things.
●    A passion for and experience in encouraging and inspiring students to live redemptively today with an eternal perspective.  
●    Ability to work effectively, cooperatively, and collegially with faculty. 
●    Desire to lead and mentor a small group of students, with a focus on Growth, Accountability, and Prayer (GAP). 
●    Experience relevant to participating in, teaching, and, ideally, leading co-curricular activities or other program areas (e.g., coaching a sport, student clubs, committee work, etc.). 
●    Agreement with the school’s Statement of Faith and a lifestyle consistent with the school’s Declaration of Moral Integrity (available on school website). 
●    Successfully complete a criminal background check (reviewed periodically).

Position:     ACT Prep and Career Prep Teacher 

Status:     Full-Time 

Level:         High School 

Report To:     Head of Upper School 

ACT / SAT Instructor General Job Description: 
The primary responsibilities of the ACT/ SAT instructor revolve around helping students prepare for the ACT / SAT exam.  The instructor teaches each student to prepare for the test, facilitates practice tests, and teaches strategies for standardized test taking that are specific to each subtest. An ACT/SAT Certified Instructor would be preferred. 

Career Prep Instructor General Job Description:
The instructor’s job is to help students explore who they are NOW and who they may BECOME in the future. 

In helping students explore their NOW, the instructor will lead students through assessments related to personality, learning styles, natural strengths, and personal interests. Regarding who students may BECOME, the instructor will help students explore what is coming later in high school, in college, in graduate school, and in a career.The instructor will guide students through online personal assessments, oversee the creation of resumes, and guide research into college, career, and technology topics.

While pursuing these topics, the instructor will help students hone their communication and technology skills on google platform apps such as Google Docs, Google Slides, and Google Drive.

Finally, the instructor will help students learn to make public presentations in an increasingly professional manner.
 

Description
Briarwood Christian School, a ministry of Briarwood Presbyterian Church, located in Birmingham, Alabama, is a co-educational school serving over 1,680 students in grades K4 through 12. The school exists to provide a Christ-centered transformational education that equips and inspires each student to glorify God by maximizing his or her God-given abilities. We have a vision to develop leaders who impact the world by glorifying Christ in every sphere of life and who become growing disciples of Christ, responsible stewards, compassionate neighbors, and courageous learners. 
The High School English Department seeks to hire a full-time English teacher beginning in the 2020-2021 academic year. We are looking for passionate, dynamic teachers that, ideally, demonstrate: experience in effectively leading Christ-centered, student-focused, collaborative, engaging, and innovative classes; a biblically informed philosophy of Christian education;
an understanding of and love for students as image-bearers of God, and, thus, a commitment to Christian discipleship; a growth mindset (personal, collective, and student) and leadership of their own learning, especially in biblical and content-area knowledge; and a deep understanding of and desire to live out Briarwood’s mission and vision. 

Requirements and Responsibilities
A mature, living, and active faith in Jesus Christ, and membership in good standing of a local evangelical church. Bachelor’s degree in English; Master’s degree in English and/or Teaching is preferred. Experience teaching at the high school level is preferred. Teach English through a biblical world and life view emphasizing Christ’s pre-eminence in all things. A passion for and experience in encouraging and inspiring students to live redemptively today with an eternal perspective.  Ability to work effectively, cooperatively, and collegially with faculty. Desire to lead and mentor a small group of students, with a focus on Growth, Accountability, and Prayer (GAP). Experience relevant to participating in, teaching, and, ideally, leading co-curricular activities or other program areas (e.g., coaching a sport, student clubs, committee work, etc.). Agreement with the school’s Statement of Faith and a lifestyle consistent with the school’s Declaration of Moral Integrity (available on school website). Successfully complete a criminal background check (reviewed periodically).

This position provides adult supervision of all students riding the shuttle bus between campuses each day. (Not driving)  Multiple positions available for both morning and afternoon shuttle runs.

Upper Campus part time cleaning personnel opening.  The candidate must be able to work during the regular school day for 5 hours per day assisting in cleaning of the facility.  This position is temporary but could possibly become a permanent position after the COVID-19 cleaning protocols end.