Shenandoah Valley Academy is seeking a Christ-centered chaplain and Bible teacher who is passionate about sharing the gospel with our students and helping them to become disciples of Jesus. The candidate will be a practicing member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church with a strong commitment to SDA education and beliefs. The candidate will have the ability to connect with and mentor high school students in a boarding academy setting and display strong communication skills with students, staff, and parents.

Responsibilities

• Cast and foster a campus-wide spiritual theme and vision for the campus
• Coordinate the spiritual programming for the campus, including:
  • Vespers
  • Sabbath Schools
  • Weeks of Prayer
  • Student Bible Studies
  • Church Connect Program, in conjunction with church pastors
  • Chapels, in conjunction with administration
  • Annual Community Service Day
  • Other spiritual activities
• Teach at least one Bible class (if Master’s level, then one dual-credit section of a course)
• Plan and deliver engaging, standards-based instruction
• Foster a positive, Christ-centered classroom environment
  • Participate in a supervision team
  • Supervise student workers
  • Collaborate with faculty and staff to support student success

• Bachelor’s degree in theology, Bible-education, religion, etc.; Master’s desired
• Current NAD teacher certification in Bible
• Trained or willing to become trained in the NAD Encounter Bible curriculum
• Spiritual programming experience with youth preferred
• Strong counseling and/or mediating skills also desired

Interested candidates can send their resume and 3 references to Gabriel Madrid, Vice President for Education, at gabrielm@pcsda.org and Becky Patrick, Principal, at becky.patrick@svasda.org.