EMPLOYMENT

Instructional Faculty Openings

Jr./Sr. High School Campus:
>  HS English Teacher
>  HS Mathematics Teacher

Rockford Lutheran School is looking for qualified educators to join us in ministry next year. We are currently seeking high school instructors in physics, biology, mathematics, and English. If you are a Christian educator with a heart for helping students learn and are interested in learning more, please contact Principal Todd Nitz at tnitz@rockforlutheran.org.

Elementary Campus:
> Elementary General Classroom Teachers – None at this time

Essential Duties for ALL Instructional Positions

• Integrates Biblical principles and Christian worldview throughout curriculum, while presenting the specific beliefs of the ELCA and LCMS church bodies in balance
• Teaches skills, knowledge, and concepts following approved curriculum and appropriate learning activities to enable students to achieve established course standards of achievement 
• Utilizes a variety of methodologies of instruction using educational equipment, books, and learning aids 
• Uses instructional technology resources effectively when appropriate and provides for online learning resources and class support via Canvas or Google Classroom, including an online gradebook
• Prepares well-developed lesson plans according to school policy and course objectives
• Adapts teaching methods and materials to meet student needs, interests, and abilities
• Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior to provide an effective learning environment 
• Communicates with students, parents, other faculty, staff, counselors and administrators regarding academic and behavioral issues 
• Maintains appropriate professional interaction with students, parents, administrators, co-workers, and other colleagues 
• Attends school functions, faculty meetings, in-service events, conferences, retreats, and workshops 
• Strives for personal professional development
• Meets the physical demands generally necessary for effective teaching

• Additional duties as assigned

Senior Administrative Position Openings

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DIRECTOR OF ADVANCMENT OPENING:

JOB SUMMARY:

The Director of Advancement reports directly to the Head of School as a member of the executive leadership team and is responsible for providing leadership to our developing and maintaining external-facing relationships and maintaining a strong institutional brand in our market and region. The Director is also responsible for the development and attainment of fundraising goals, budgets and any fundraising campaigns for the school. The key areas of responsibility within the Advancement Office are development, including major gifts and annual fund fundraising, marketing and communications, and alumni services. The Director will work with the Head of School, who is the Chief Fundraiser, and will also directly work assigned significant donor contacts for cultivation, solicitation and stewardship. The Advancement Office oversees all fundraising, donor recognition and alumni events for the school. Ensures and assists the Marketing and Communications functions to serve the internal and external needs for communications, production of high quality publications and print materials, and all official messaging and communications to external audiences and provide support to our admissions efforts at each school.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES SUMMARY:

• Lead and oversee Advancement Office staff, budgets and operations
• Working with the Head of School, proposes fundraising priorities with goals and strategies, to attain those goals and is accountable to the attainment of those goals
• Serve as Major Gift fundraiser and coordinate the efforts of the Head of School in lead donors and direct any other Major Gift Officers
• Recommends policy, crafts procedures, oversees processes and ensures relationship-focused culture and current best practice implementations
• Leadership and guidance to Marketing and Communications Office and staff to shape external communications and brand image
• Ensures planning and coordination of special fundraising events, donor or alumni events and other external focused school events

Full job description available upon request.

Position is available immediately and will remain open until filled.

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ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL OPENING:

JOB SUMMARY:

Rockford Lutheran School (RLS) seeks to fill the position of Elementary School Principal beginning with the 2023-2024 academic year.  Rockford Lutheran Elementary School is a co-educational, private Christian primary school serving over 320 students from PK3 (3-yr old program) through grade 5 from throughout the Rockford and surrounding Stateline area.  The Rockford Lutheran School ministry is based on three guiding principles central to its purpose statement and the overall mission of RLS: seeking academic excellence, being a Christ-centered Christian community, and developing leadership in service.

The Mission of RLS is be the provider of an exceptional college preparatory education in a challenging and inspiring Christian environment.

In keeping with this mission and purpose, the Principal of Rockford Lutheran Elementary School is the senior leader for the elementary school campus and serves on the school-wide Executive Council leadership team reporting to the Head of School. While providing overall effective and exemplary Christian leadership, the Principal is responsible for the supervision, motivation and development of all teachers and staff within the school, oversight and management of school curricula, attracting and developing the highest caliber teaching faculty, the implementation and clear communications of school policies and crafting efficient procedures with an eye towards continuous quality improvement, and representing the school to the community working collaboratively with the Head of School, Enrollment Management and Advancement staff to maintain strong levels of support for the student and program needs of the Elementary School.

Spiritual Development

• Understand the needs of ecumenically diverse high school students as they develop spiritually together in the elementary school setting.
• Provide focus and alignment of all aspects of the Rockford Lutheran Elementary School to our shared belief statements as a Lutheran characterized, Christian school.
• Be bold in his/her personal sharing of the Gospel and its life changing influences.
• Demonstrate passion for the Christian mission of Rockford Lutheran School and promote aggressive actions to achieve it.
• Be skilled at faculty selection, motivation and development with the goal of bringing both academic excellence and strong Christian witnesses to students.
• Incorporate Scripture and Lutheran doctrine as the foundation for decision making in the school and in all communications.

Academic Excellence

• Ensure effective use of assessment methods to regularly evaluate instructional and curricular choices to maintain the highest level of student learning as a college-preparatory high school.
• Honor the past successes of the school while visioning appropriate change for improvement.
• Champion a best-practice and research-informed culture of excellence in teaching and learning that incorporates 21^st Century skills development and pedagogy methods.
• Be insightful into the individual development of teachers to maximize professional growth.
• Support the use of technology in the academic program of the school.

Service Learning

• Promote student participation in high-quality extracurricular activities that support the development of lifelong healthy habits.
• Enthusiastically and personally support students in a wide-range of activities and be visible at a wide range of school activities, including clubs, athletics, fine arts, service, admissions and fundraising events.
• Models Christian servant leadership and the values of service, supports and encourages the development of these traits in others and understands the power of recognition of these traits as they emerge in students.
• Purposely capitalizes on the diversity in the student body to promote social growth for all.

The successful candidate will hold an Illinois Professional Educator License with a Principal endorsement or be a certified school administrator in another state, or should be capable and prepared to become licensed as a school administrator in the State of Illinois, and should have earned Master’s degree.  An understanding of school, management business and finance is preferred along with previous administrative experience in a school setting.  The salary is competitive and is determined by relevant experience and educational attainment.  Benefits for this position include paid vacation, sick leave, health insurance, retirement contributions and disability benefits.

Candidates interested in this position should complete the RLS Teacher Employment Application found on the website at https://www.rockfordlutheran.org/employment.  Email a letter of interest, current resume and completed employment application to:  Alan Runge, at arunge@rockfordlutheran.org or by mail to: Rockford Lutheran School, ATTN: Alan Runge, Head of School Office, 3411 N. Alpine Rd. Rockford, IL  61114.

Nominations are also encouraged and should include a letter of recommendation and current contact information for the nominee and should also be emailed to the same address.  For consideration, all candidates must be a confirmed member of a Lutheran Church with either the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) or The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod (LCMS). Preference will be given to candidates on the LCMS roster or be eligible and willing to attain that status.

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