Faculty Fellow

Description

The Faculty Fellow role is intended for a recent college graduate who is seeking teaching experience in a Christian school. The position provides professional development opportunities which will prepare the fellow to pursue a successful career in education. 

Essential Roles and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Provides daily faculty support (substitute teaching and / or supervision of study hall).
2. Supervises lunch.
3. Participates in periodic Professional Learning Days.
4. Based upon readiness and department placement, may teach one or two classes per semester.
5. Based upon experience and readiness, may serve as an assistant coach or co-curricular sponsor.
6. Based upon experience and readiness, may participate in weekly collaboration time within an assigned department.

Additionally, the Faculty Fellow:

1. Maintains classroom procedures to ensure that the classroom is safe and comfortable for all students.
2. Provides a classroom environment that is a place of care and respect for all, ensuring that the environment demonstrates and reflects biblical and gospel truth.
3. Maintains clear standards of conduct in the classroom.  
4. Understands, builds and maintains Kingdom Community values in the classroom, honoring our community of students, faculty and staff who reflect the wide spectrum of God’s kingdom.
5. Completes administrative duties and arrives to meetings on time.
6. Dresses professionally and according to Wheaton Academy dress code.
7. Demonstrates skills of collaboration with colleagues.
8. Attends school events.
9. Develops discipleship relationships with students.
10. Stays up to date in what his/her students participate in, and frequently talks to them about it
11. Shares and highlights church participation, God’s work in their life, and answers to prayer.
12. Has a growing and vibrant relationship with Jesus Christ.
13. Demonstrates spiritual maturity and desire to mentor and disciple students.
14. Agrees with principles of a Living Curriculum Teacher and strives to improve as a Living Curriculum Teacher.
15. Regularly demonstrates a positive and enthusiastic attitude about Wheaton Academy, its community, Board and administrative decisions, and its activities.

Requirements

• The Faculty Fellow accepts without verbal or mental reservations the Educational Philosophy and Mission of Wheaton Academy as outlined in the Statement of Faith and is committed to upholding them. The Faculty Fellow shall follow a Christian lifestyle and shall maintain a Christian church affiliation whose fundamental beliefs are in alignment with the Statement of Faith of this school. The teacher affirms that, as part of the qualifications for this position, he/she is a "born again" Christian who knows the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior.
• The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree (B.A.) or (B.S.) from four-year college or university and a valid Illinois teaching license or ACSI Teacher Certification. 
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.