| This is a full-time, residential faculty position in the Science Department, starting August 15, 2019. Housing, utilities, and dining hall privileges for employee and family are provided. If interested, please email a letter of interest to Ms. Nancy Hewitt, Executive Assistant, nancy.hewitt@wasatchacademy.org Primary responsibilities will be teaching 5 science classes (Geology, Biology, and AP Biology) to students in grades 9-12. Position Summary: - Full-time faculty position in the Science Dept. will actively engage and challenge students to learn.
- Respect and dignity of the individual student is a core value.
- Faculty teach, coach, participate in recreation, mentor advisees, participate as class sponsors and communicate with the students, parents, educational consultants, and other faculty and administrators.
General Duties & Responsibilities: - Support Wasatch Academy’s mission, values, institutional goals, and educational philosophy.
- Teaching:
- Teach 80-100 students in 5 classes of Science (Geology, Biology, and AP Biology) with laboratories.
- Design and document all relevant curriculum that prepares students to graduate with the following skills: Critical thinking and problem solving, collaboration across networks and leading by influence, agility and adaptability, initiative and entrepreneurship, effect receptive and expressive communication, accessing and analyzing information, curiosity and imagination, global citizenship and community building, and empathy.
- Assess, support, encourage, and mentor the individual learner.
- Student Recreation Process:
- Supervise students on recreational events that happen on the weekend and/or during the week.
- Plan recreation and experiential education events that present a learning opportunity for your subject area.
- Advisee Process:
- Meet with 6-8 advisees on a regular basis.
- Assist with academic or emotional needs of advisees.
- Ensure advisee has appropriate academic and emotional support.
- Encourage and mentor each individual advisee.
- Class Sponsor -- supervise the senior, junior, sophomore, or freshman class in the events the class sponsors.
- Communicate with students, parents, educational consultants, other faculty and administration.
- Coach student athletes in a sport or outdoor educational opportunity. For many faculty, this duty will be replaced with another responsibility.
Minimum Qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree or higher required.
- Prior outdoor teaching experience is a plus
- Ability to quickly establish relationships and effectively collaborate with the school community.
- Proficiency in various computer software, programming, and data entry.
- Extremely well organized.
- Value culture of respect, innovation, community, and ownership.
If interested, please email a letter of interest to Ms. Nancy Hewitt, Executive Assistant, nancy.hewitt@wasatchacademy.org |
