Position Title: Teacher for Staff kids (partnership with YWAM Staff families and their kids)
Location: Mazatlán, Mexico
Status: Full-time (STINT or long-term)
Reports to: Pacific Coast Christian Academy Principal
Works closely with: Mazatlán Site Team
Position summary: Support long-term staff families and connect directly with children we serve through a hybrid role that makes a multi-level impact in the mission and vision of the ministry. As a teacher, you will spend part of your time leading a small multi-age classroom of staff children using a Homeschool curriculum.
Primary responsibilities:
- Manage and teach a small classroom with multiple grade levels (2nd to 5th grade or 6th and up grades) of staff children.
- Assist parents on planning quarterly instructional units with measurable outcomes per grade level. (if needed and or requested by parents)
- Follow designated curriculum.
- Follow and assist kids on different levels on the lesson plans assign on their own curriculum
- Implement additional material to support curriculum objectives.
- Record regularly reported grades and hold parent conferences.
- Assist as needed with organizational special events.
- Develop and maintain a team of ministry partners that fully fund the position.
Required education and experience:
- Bachelor’s degree
Required skills and abilities:
- Have a clear understanding of and commitment to Back2Back’s mission and vision.
- Adhere to and share the Back2Back Statement of Faith, Cultural Values, and Standards of a Staff Member.
- Operate with basic competency in Microsoft Office and Google Applications.
- Organized
- Strong verbal and written communication in English
- Travel to and work in a third-world environment.
- Work independently and efficiently to coordinate and execute systems and processes.
- Understand and be sensitive to those of other cultures, personalities, functions, and skills.
- Demonstrate high reliability through timeliness and execution of responsibilities.
- Be proactive and demonstrate resilience by adapting to a constantly changing environment.
- Demonstrate good judgment and discernment in decision making.
- Handle conflict in an honorable and truthful manner.
This job description is intended to convey essential information about the scope and requirements of the position. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, duties or responsibilities associated with the role. Staff may be assigned tasks other than those specifically listed in this description in order to further the goals of the role or of the organization.
Back2Back Ministries is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults as outlined in the Back2Back Safeguarding Policy. We recognize the effectiveness of safe recruitment and are committed to recruiting candidates who share this commitment to safeguarding.