Math Instructor

Fork Union Military Academy•Fork Union, VA

8h•Onsite

About The Position

Fork Union Military Academy, an all-boys boarding school located in the beautiful central Virginia region near Charlottesville, Richmond, and the Blue Ridge Mountains, is seeking a dedicated professional for our academic department. The role involves providing quality academic instruction consistent with appropriate educational and developmental requirements for adolescent age boys in a college preparatory academic program. Instruction will follow the Middle School curriculum guide for each course and will include appropriate planning and preparation for instruction and developing/maintaining a well-managed classroom environment that inspires learning. The instructor will work diligently toward the academic and overall success of each cadet, with the goal of consistent improvement and achievement both within class and in outside activities. The position also requires adherence to Academy standards of proper appearance, decorum, and timely fulfillment of required duties, including weekly attendance at chapel, a devotional to begin each class day, serving as advisor to an assigned group of cadets, supervising/coaching outside-the-classroom extracurricular activities, and assigned extra duties in the barracks. Support and collaboration with colleagues, and an ongoing focus of professional growth and development, both individually and collaboratively, are also expected. The instructor will provide timely and complete administrative reports and grades as required, and informative responses to requests from parents for information. Knowledge of and support for the VAIS Standards of Accreditation as they apply to instruction and applicable faculty activities is necessary. Maintaining professional credentials and/or appropriate degree requirements is essential.

Requirements

Earned a minimum of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
Have a major concentration of study in the content area courses taught the majority of the instructional year or, alternatively, earned 24 semester hours of credit in the content area.
For courses taught less than half of the instructional year, must have 12 semester hours in the content area taught.
In some circumstances, alternative training or experience may suffice.

Nice To Haves

Teaching license preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Conduct themselves at all times as appropriate role models for the cadets within their charge and while representing the Academy.
Provide quality academic instruction consistent with appropriate educational and developmental requirements for adolescent age boys in a college preparatory academic program.
Follow the Middle School curriculum guide for each course.
Include appropriate planning and preparation for instruction.
Develop and maintain a well-managed classroom environment that inspires learning.
Work diligently toward the academic and overall success of each cadet, with the goal of consistent improvement and achievement both within class and in outside activities.
Adhere to and support Academy standards of proper appearance, decorum, and timely fulfillment of required duties.
Attend chapel weekly.
Lead a devotional to begin each class day.
Serve as advisor to an assigned group of cadets.
Supervise/coach outside-the-classroom extracurricular activities.
Perform assigned extra duties in the barracks.
Support and collaborate with colleagues.
Engage in an ongoing focus of professional growth and development both individually and collaboratively.
Provide timely and complete administrative reports and grades as required.
Provide informative responses to requests from parents for information.
Be knowledgeable of and support the VAIS Standards of Accreditation as they apply to instruction and applicable faculty activities.
Maintain professional credentials and/or appropriate degree requirements.
Teach Math 7, Pre-Algebra, and Algebra I.