LOGAN Hope is a Christ-centered K-8 school that provides rigorous, holistic education for under-resourced students in the Logan neighborhood of Philadelphia. The idea for LOGAN Hope was originally born out of seeing the needs of a community of refugees who had escaped the genocide of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. This idea has grown into our current commitment to helping individuals and families who struggle daily with the effects of poverty, seeking to transform our community by equipping our students for academic success and a life of servant leadership through rigorous academics, and Christian discipleship.
LOGAN Hope is seeking a passionate individual to serve our students in the position of Art teacher for all grades (K-8). This is a part-time role, occurring in the afternoons from Monday-Thursday. Applicants must be committed followers of Jesus Christ and should demonstrate a commitment to the integration of faith and learning with the goal of inviting, nurturing, and empowering students to see and live their part in God’s story.
Goals:
- Provide students with foundational understanding of the visual arts and art history
- Create instructional experiences that engage students with hands-on art skills in diverse areas of art theory and practice
- Invite students to see the value of art as a reflection of God’s creative attributes in man
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university (Preferred: program focus in art education)
- Affirmation of the statement of faith (see last page)
- Regular attendance/membership and participation at a Bible-believing church
- Required upon hire: PA Clearances for working with children
Commitments:
- 10 hours of afternoon instruction per week, Monday through Thursday
- Three afternoon classes each day, 45 minutes each, 1:00-3:30 p.m., with a prep period.
- OPTIONAL: Additional 10 hours per week as afterschool class monitor, Mon.-Thurs.
Responsibilities:
- Works with school administration to plan out units and lessons for the school year
- Creates lesson plan for group sessions on an age-appropriate level
- Manages classes of 8-12 students with strong classroom management skills
- Manages, requests, and involves students in orderly management of materials
- Seeks guidance from school leadership to respond to any challenges or changes to plans
Note: This position can include an extension as afterschool classroom monitor, Monday-Thursday, 3:30pm-5:30pm. If this is something you are interested in, please let us know upon initial interview for more details.
LOGAN Hope Mission Statement and Statement of Faith
Mission Statement
Fostering hope and a future for children in LOGAN Hope through Christian discipleship and transformative academics.
Vision Statement
LOGAN Hope, a Christ-centered, K-8 school in the Logan section of Philadelphia, seeks to transform its community by empowering its under-resourced children with the knowledge, skills, and character qualities required to reach their potential and to be contributing members of their community. We seek to do this through a rigorous program of academics, character development, and leadership opportunities.
Statement of Faith
- We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God.
- We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
- We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.
- We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful people, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.
- We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.
- We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.
- We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.
The Lausanne Covenant
This covenant details the specific elements that define our faith and our underlying mission as a school, which is centered around this faith. For clarification on these topics, please see our “Statement of Faith” page on our website, which outlines these central beliefs in more detail.
1. The purpose of God
2. The authority and power of the Bible
3. The uniqueness and universality of
Christ
4. The nature of evangelism
5. Christian social responsibility
6. The Church and evangelism
7. Cooperation in evangelism
8. Churches in evangelistic partnership
9. The urgency of the evangelistic task
10. Evangelism and culture
11. Education and leadership
12. Spiritual conflict
13. Freedom and persecution
14. The power of the Holy Spirit
15. The return of Christ
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: From $22.00 per hour
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Work Location: In person
