Application for Employment

Section II - Employment Interest
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Please indicate the position for which you are applying:*

Section III - Education, Work-Related Experience, and References
Please indicate if any of your education or prior work experience was completed under a different name (to be used for verification of records).

Education Information (list most recent first; date of high school graduation is optional)*

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Coaching Experience/Qualifications (list most recent first)*

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Non-coaching/Professional Experience (list most recent employer first)*

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List at least four references (not relatives) that have first-hand knowledge of your abilities (two professional references, three who can speak to your Christian commitment and character)*

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List any special honors or achievements which you earned or achieved while in high school, college, or while employed:
Any additional information or achievements:
Please upload a copy of your resume and cover letter.

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Education (list most recent first, date of high school graduation is optional):
Coaching Experience/Qualifications (list most recent first):
Non-Coaching/Professional Experience (list most recent employer first):
List at least four references (not relatives) that have first-hand knowledge of your abilities (two professional references, three who can speak to your Christian commitment and character):

Section IV - Short Answers

Please answer each of the following questions.
Why do you desire to work at The Covenant School?*
What is the primary goal of Christian education? How is this reflected in your desired job?*
What experience do you have in working with young people outside of formal education? What do you consider to be your strengths and weaknesses?*
Describe your understanding of what it means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ. Give a brief testimony of your personal relationship with Christ.*
Describe your view of the Bible and what role it plays in your life.*
Are you a member of a local church? Briefly summarize your involvement in church and the community.*
What steps are you taking to pursue Christian maturity? In other words, what are your regular methods of personal spiritual growth?*
Section V - Religious Views

Please answer each of the following questions.
Who is Jesus Christ? What part does this knowledge play in your life?*
What is the gospel and why is it good news?*
What is your view of the Bible? What part does it play in your life?*
Are you a member of a local church? Briefly summarize your involvement in church and the community.*
What steps are you taking to pursue Christian maturity?*
Read the Mission Statement of The Covenant School (linked above) and comment briefly on it.*
What is your philosophy of Christian education? How is this philosophy reflected in your desired job?*

Employment Application Statement
- I hereby certify that the information contained in the employment application I submit to The Covenant School is true and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that material omissions or falsification of this application in any detail may result in my disqualification from consideration for employment or for dismissal from employment.
- I hereby grant The Covenant School permission to investigate my suitability for employment based on the information in my application and resume for employment. As a condition of my employment, I agree to submit to fingerprinting and to provide personal descriptive information which will be forwarded along with my fingerprints through the Central Criminal Record Exchange with the Virginia State Police to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of a criminal history check. As an additional condition of employment, I also grant The Covenant School permission to request a child abuse and neglect check through the Virginia Department of Social Services Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry.
- I also understand that my employment is subject to a satisfactory check of references. I give The Covenant School the right to investigate the information given and to secure additional information if necessary. I authorize my previous employers, educational institutions and all other individuals and organizations listed in this application form to give information about my employment, work habits and character.
- I agree that The Covenant School and my previous employers, educational institutions and all other individuals and organizations listed in this application will not be held liable in any respect if an employment offer is not made, is withdrawn, or my employment is terminated because of misrepresentations or omission of requested information.
- I understand that my employment is contingent on my review and acknowledgement of the Covenant School Employee Handbook and its terms, policies and procedures.
- I understand that upon offer and acceptance of a position with The Covenant School I will be required to immediately furnish documentation establishing my identity and eligibility to be legally employed in the United States.
- I understand that The Covenant School is in no way obligated to provide employment and also that I am in no way obligated to accept employment, if offered. This application does not bind either party, and the statements contained herein do not constitute and should not be interpreted to constitute any sort of contract of employment for a specific period of time.
- I understand that all employees of The Covenant School are employed on an at-will basis for an indefinite period of time. This means that all employees are free to resign from their employment with the school at any time. Similarly, the school may terminate any employee at any time, for any reason not prohibited by law, with or without notice or cause. This at-will employment status may not be modified by any oral or written representations other than a written contract of employment signed by the employee and the Head of School.
The Covenant School does not discriminate against otherwise qualified applicants on the basis of race, color, ancestry, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability or handicap, genetic information, or veteran status.
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Mission & Vision
The Covenant School seeks to promote the moral, intellectual, and physical development of young people. We foster the virtues of faith, wisdom, and love through the pursuit of academic excellence and the recognition of God's sovereignty over his creation. We nurture our students, challenging them to follow the example of Jesus Christ, to achieve through self-discipline, to lead by service to others, and to grow in knowledge and virtue.

The Covenant School is an independent college preparatory school committed to the historic orthodox Christian faith tradition which seeks to educate young people in the Christian Liberal Arts and Sciences in light of that tradition. This commitment involves both an assent to certain doctrinal standards and a willingness to cultivate a lifestyle, grounded in the freedom of the gospel, in keeping with the principles of scripture and out of devotion to Christ. The Statement of Principles sets forth the doctrinal standards for employees and framework that we hope will guide the cultivation of a Christian lifestyle and foster an atmosphere of Christian growth and maturity in the employees of the School. The Covenant School affirms its commitment to the orthodox Biblical standard that marriage is to be between one man and one woman, and that human sexual activity is to be confined to that relationship. We seek to work out our salvation with fear and trembling knowing also that “it is God who works in us to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose” (Philippians 2:12-13).
Statement of Principles
The basis of The Covenant School is the scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, the infallible word of God, as interpreted in the historic Christian Confessions. The School is not an ecclesiastical body nor is it subject to any ecclesiastical organization. The School is committed to the following basic principles of Christian education:
- The Bible - God by His Holy Word reveals Himself; renews man’s understanding of God, of man himself, of his fellow man, and of the world; directs man in all his relationships and activities; and therefore guides His people also in the education of their children.
- Creation - In their education, children must come to learn that the world, and man’s calling in it, can rightly be understood only in their relation to the Triune God who by His creation, restoration, and governance directs all things to the coming of His kingdom and the glorification of His name.
- Sin - Man’s sin alienates him from his Creator, his neighbors and the world; distorts his view of the true meaning and purpose of life; and misdirects human culture; man’s sin also corrupts the education of children.
- Jesus Christ - Through our Savior, Jesus Christ, there is renewal of our educational enterprise because He is the Redeemer of, and the Light and Way for, our human life in all its range and variety. Only through Him and the work of His Holy Spirit are we guided in the truth and recommitted to our original calling.
- Schools - The purpose of the Christian schools is to complement the home and the church in a combined effort to educate children for a life of obedience to this calling in this world as image bearers of God; this calling is to know God’s Word and His creation, to consecrate the whole of human life to God, to love their fellow man, and to be stewards in their Godgiven cultural task.
- Parents - The primary responsibility for this education rests upon parents to whom children are entrusted by God, and that Christian parents should accept this obligation in view of the covenantal relationship which God established with believers and their children. They can seek to discharge this obligation through school associations and school boards which engage the service of Christian teachers in Christian schools.
- Teachers - Christian teachers, both in obedience to God and in cooperation with parents, have a unique pedagogical responsibility while educating the child in the school. Teaching is a gift and best revealed in individuals who deem teaching their great love and high calling.
- Pupils - Christian schools must take into account the variety of abilities, needs, and responsibilities of young people; the endowments and calling of young people as God’s image bearers and their defects and inadequacies as sinners require that such learning goals and such curricula be selected as will best prepare them to live as obedient Christians; and that only with constant attention to such pedagogical concerns can education be truly Christian.
- Community - God’s covenant embraces not only parents and their children, but also the whole Christian community to which they belong, and because Christian education contributes directly to the advancement of God’s kingdom, it is the obligation not only of parents, but also of the Christian community to establish and maintain Christian schools, to pray for, work for, and give generously to their support.
- Educational Freedom - Christian schools, organized and administered in accordance with legitimate standards and provisions for day schools, should be fully recognized in society as free to function according to their principles.
I hereby affirm my personal commitment to the Christian faith and doctrine expressed in the Mission, Vision, and Statement of Principles of The Covenant School.*

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Application for Employment - Athletics

Section I - Personal Information

Section II - Employment Interest

Section III - Education, Work-Related Experience, and References

Section IV - Short Answers

Section V - Religious Views

Employment Application Statement

Mission & Vision

Statement of Principles