Our CCS faculty and staff seek to work as a team and are committed to model spiritual maturity and to provide Christ-centered academic excellence to our students. In a recent questionnaire about CCS, our teachers wrote that at CCS they enjoy “staff members who are truly ‘team players’ who will go the extra mile,” a “loving community” where “Christ’s presence is a focal point,” “lots of opportunities for professional development,” “supportive families, parents and board members,” a “commitment to educating each child according to their God-given abilities,” and “plenty of opportunities for every child to succeed.”

Central Christian School is always pleased to hear from experienced educators who love God and children, who are experts in their fields and who have the passion and vision to see our School reach its full potential. Preferred candidates will be interesting people who see life from a Biblical perspective, have traveled extensively, value diversity, have multiple talents and are great team players. We offer competitive salary and benefit packages and a stimulating and rewarding work environment. If you are interested in learning more about our school, send a resume and cover letter to Joshua Crane, Head of School: jcrane@ccsstl.com.

Technology Integration Specialist

Central Christian School is looking for a knowledgeable, flexible and personable technologist who can combine help desk skills with demonstrated teaching ability of children.  Additionally, the Technology Integration Specialist will work with administrators and teachers to integrate classroom technology into the School’s vibrant curriculum.  The three responsibilities are listed in more detail below.

Help Desk

Help Desk support will comprise of troubleshooting teacher laptops, classroom computers and office computers.  Providing proactive maintenance on computers and servers (software upgrades, antivirus updates, etc) will be equally as important as providing the normal reactive maintenance associated with troubleshooting.

Teaching Responsibilities

Teaching of students will include weekly basic keyboarding classes for grades 1-6th along with introduction to document creation (Word/Pages, Excel/Numbers, PowerPoint/Key Note) and other aspects of Apple computing so that children who may not have Apple’s at home may become rapidly familiar with the platform.

Technology Integration with Classroom Teachers

Technology integration with classroom teachers will involve working with CCS teachers to help amplify learning through the creation of digital projects, utilization of digital media, and recommendation of digital resources.  Ideally, the Technology Integration Specialist will train teachers to become self-sufficient in this area and will eventually take on more of a facilitator role as teachers become more and more practiced and proficient in technology usage.

Research will also be an important component of the technology integration specialists’ job as he/she will need to stay abreast of recent technology trends in education and advise administration of possible purchases to improve learning in CCS classrooms.

CCS’s technical environment includes:

• 25 MacBooks for teachers
• 25 IMacs distributed in our 5th and 6th grade classrooms for classroom computing
• 20 computers in the computer lab for grades k-4. 
• 5 PC’s for office use and to facilitate our information management system Blackbaud
• 15 Promethean Boards one in each classroom 1st-6th + Specialty Classes (Art, Music, Spanish)
• 1 Mac Server (handling primarily student accounts/student data)
• 2 Dell Servers (handling file server and Information Systems Management software Blackbaud)

The ideal candidate will:

• possess an advanced degree (B.A./B.S. equivalent)
• have 3-5 years of experience working in an educational environment with technology
• possess cross platform training (Apple/PC) and/or experience
• possess a demonstrated rapport with children.
• be patient in dealing with those who are not as adept with technology
• have experience with interactive white boards (particularly Promethean Boards)

This position is a full time position with benefits