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Elementary 5th grade teacher

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North Idaho Christian School is a small fully accredited interdenominational private Christian school located in Hayden, Idaho. Our school week is Monday through Thursday.  

Currently, the school has an opening for a 5th-grade teacher for the 2025-2026 school year. 

Academic qualifications are as follows:

  • Must hold a 4-year degree from an accredited college or university.
  • Must have the ability to teach all subjects to 3rd-grade students in a self-contained classroom. 
  • Must be able to teach in an engaging manner utilizing a variety of teaching methods.
  • Must be able to teach all subjects from a biblical perspective.
  • Must be able to maintain classroom discipline to allow learning to occur.
  • Must be willing to obtain ACSI (Association of Christian Schools International) certification within 1 year after hiring.

Non-academic qualifications are as follows:

  • Has accepted Jesus Christ as personal Lord and Savior 
  • Demonstrates a conviction that God has called him/her to become involved in a Christian school ministry 
  • Demonstrates consistent outward evidence of an inward Christian character 
  • Maintains a regular and contributing involvement in a church having a doctrine that is in agreement with the school’s Statement of Faith and which is scripturally sound in its teaching 
  • Is convinced of the importance of prayer and a daily time of meditation in the word of God, and actively pursues a relationship with God 
  • Demonstrates spiritual maturity, a teachable spirit, and has a clear conscience before God and man.
  • Has a workable knowledge of the Word of God, knowing how to feed himself/herself spiritually.