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Job Description – Director of Advancement and Donor Relations

Lake Country Classical Academy in Oconomowoc, an independent, public, charter (2R) school, has a Director of Advancement and Donor Relations position available. The ideal candidate will provide leadership in securing new support and increasing current support from constituents of Lake Country Classical Academy. This is a full-tim, exempt position working Monday through Friday.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Supports the advancement of Lake Country Classical Academy’s mission to train the minds and improve the hearts of young people through a content-rich, classical education in the liberal arts and sciences, with instruction in the principles of moral character and civic virtue.

Supports the institutional aim to expand and strengthen LCCA’s donor rapport and relations in the annual fund, annual Liberty Gala, capital campaign initiatives, and overall stewardship. The successful candidate is a dynamic relationship builder adept at building new connections on behalf of Lake Country Classical Academy. Must establish a donor-centered stewardship program based on individuals and organizations to aid in enhancing the support of significant constituent markets throughout the LCCA community and beyond.

• Creates a comprehensive strategic advancement plan in partnership with the principal, aligning with LCCA’s strategic plan and priorities.
• Oversees all LCCA’s advancement efforts, including, but not limited to, annual fund, major gifts, planned giving, special events, future alumni relations, donor stewardship, data management, and gift processing.
• Executes an annual development plan with forecasting goals to increase overall support and stewardship efforts to ensure donor relations.
• Collaborates with Board of Directors, administrators, teachers, and staff in identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding individual donors.
• Works with multiple constituencies, including the Board of Directors, committee members, faculty and staff, future alumni, current and past parents, foundations, corporations, and members of the community at large to align donor goals/interests with priorities of the school.
• Identifies and cultivates foundation and corporate support of LCCA.
• Manages a portfolio of future donors through solicitation, cultivation, and stewardship calls to current donors and new prospects.
• Builds relationships among prospective donors, future alumni, parents, and volunteers to support programs and priorities.
• Manages the fundraising software, Blackbaud Raisers Edge NXT (CRM), by entering constituents, donors, and producing appropriate receipts and donor letters.
• Leads in planning, designing, and/or supervising the publication of printed materials relating to fundraising.
• Manages the financial advancement budget, ensuring resources are efficiently utilized.
• Represents the Advancement Office at various board and school functions.
• Performs other duties as required

Requisite Experience & Competencies:

• Strategic and goal-oriented mindset.
• Minimum five years of experience in fundraising, relationship management, and/or building and sustaining long-term revenue generating broad-based relationships.
• Ability to create and execute the goals of a comprehensive fundraising plan.
• A self-starter and data-driven decision maker who leverages data to inform strategy and measure success.
• Adept and experienced in direct cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of major donors and high-net-worth individuals.
• Prior experience working with capital campaigns, alumni, and volunteer engagement, or in a university, independent school setting, and/or a civic non-profit.
• Experience creating and managing budgets for strong fiscal management.
• Exceptional leadership, interpersonal, organizational, and critical thinking skills with attention to detail.
• Knowledge of fundraising best practices and techniques with a focus on capital campaigns, annual campaigns, and major gifts. Capital campaign experience preferred.
• Embrace and support the mission of Lake Country Classical Academy, an independent public charter school.
• Strong project management skills to efficiently oversee multiple competing complex tasks.
• High level of professionalism and commitment to confidentiality with sound judgment and discretion.
• Experience maintaining donor records using Blackbaud’s Raiser’s Edge NXT database (and other fundraising/relationship management software).
• Able to work evenings, weekends, and work holidays as needed. Occasional travel.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and Google Workspace.
• All Lake Country Classical Academy employees must pass required background checks in accordance with the policies of both Lake Country Classical Academy and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of five years of equivalent experience in higher education, independent school (day or boarding schools), or advancement offices (development offices) in healthcare or civic nonprofit institutions.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $70,000.00 – $80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 403(b)
• 403(b) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule: Monday to Friday with weekends as-needed

Education: Bachelor’s (Required)

Experience: Relevant: 5 years (Required)

Ability to Commute: To Oconomowoc, WI 53066 (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate: Relocate to Oconomowoc, WI 53066 area before starting work (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Job Description – Facilities Assistant
This is your opportunity to join a public charter school in the Lake Country area of Wisconsin. Lake Country Classical Academy is looking for a Facilities Assistant to work at their two campuses.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Must have the ability to work in a team environment and successfully and positively communicate with supervisor, members of other departments, parents, and vendors.
• Performs maintenance on exterior and interior of buildings, repairs or replacement related to plumbing fixtures, carpentry, electrical fixtures, etc.
• Maintains heating and air conditioning.
• Performs exterior repairs or replacements related to roofs, soffits, siding, gutters, downspouts, windows and screens, and more. Investigates and resolves maintenance work orders.
• Maintains sidewalks and parking lots by keeping them clean and free of debris in all seasons including some snow removal and salt application, if necessary.
• Serves as parking lot assistant during drop off and pick up times of students, and during daily recesses.
• Performs janitorial services at both locations. Duties consist of trash removal, vacuuming and mopping floors, and sweeping hallways. Must be available in the evenings and weekends during school events.
• Completes accurate paperwork, records, and documents.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• At least 18 years old.
• Driving record in good standing.
• High school diploma.
• 1 year experience in a related field.
• HVAC, electrical and/or plumbing certificate is desired.

Interested applicants may submit a resume and application to careers@lakecountryclassical.org or via Indeed.com here.

Job Description – Substitute Teacher
LCCA is building a growing team of regular substitute teachers that are knowledgeable about our students, curriculum, procedures, and teachers. This is a part-time, variable hour position and is not eligible for benefits. The work schedule is typically 8 hours for a full day or 4 hours for a half-day and may be at either of our campuses in Okauchee and Oconomowoc.

Applicants must either hold a current substitute or regular teaching license from the WI DPI or be able and willing to obtain a DPI Three-Year-Short-Term Substitute License. The license requires an Associate’s degree or higher from an accredited institution and appropriate training from LCCA.
Major Function
This is a classroom leadership position responsible for guided instruction and learning while following written plans for the day’s program of study. The substitute teacher ensures that the classroom and learning environment is welcoming, safe, and respectful. The substitute teacher collaborates with other teachers and administrators and communicates with parents and guardians when necessary. The substitute teacher assesses student learning and provides feedback to the regular classroom teacher.

Please submit your resume and/or application, along with proof of licensure (if currently hold).

• Establishing and maintaining a safe and secure classroom environment.
• Managing student misconduct promptly and resolving conflict and crises effectively.
• Using teaching and learning strategies that reflect each student’s culture, learning styles, special needs, and socioeconomic background.
• Using classroom processes that support effective teaching and learning to promote high student achievement, designing lessons to promote all students’ being engaged in learning all the time through such strategies as active learning, hands-on application, and teacher-student and student-student conversations about the learning.
• Using appropriate technology in teaching and learning processes, record keeping, assessment, evaluation, and performance analysis.
• Demonstrating positive classroom results and trends.
• Performing other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from a fully accredited college or university.
• Possession of, or eligibility for, a Wisconsin teaching certificate for the level and subject area to be taught.
• Preferred Wisconsin certification in the elementary education and/or the middle grades.
• Integrated curriculum (Grades 5-9) licenses.

Additional Qualifications

• Ability to demonstrate, uphold, and promote in daily interactions a commitment to LCCA’s mission and vision, and the moral character and civic virtue LCCA embodies.

Job Description – High School Math and Science Teacher  

 This is a salaried, exempt position with a 10-month work schedule and base standard hours of 7:30 am to 4:00 pm daily. Salary will be set annually on a performance-based schedule. Teachers will report to the Principal. 

 This job opening is for a high school math and science teacher. Courses required to teach include Algebra II, Calculus I, Calculus II, and Physics (algebra-based). 

 Major Function 

Instructional position responsible for the educational leadership of students in a group or class in an innovative charter school. The educational leader will understand, demonstrate the use of, and implement the school’s curriculum, student instruction, and assessment to maximize educational achievement for all students, and work collaboratively to ensure a working and learning climate for all students that is safe, secure, and respectful. Implementation of strategies to reach the multiple intelligences of students through creative lessons is required. 

 Teachers’ essential duties and responsibilities are as follows: 

• Demonstrating an understanding of and commitment to classical education and the vision, mission, and philosophy of the school, and consistently developing, fostering, and advancing these concepts in students.
• Demonstrating understanding and mastery of central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structure of the discipline(s) taught, and effectively transmitting this knowledge to students, and making the subject matter meaningful to students.
• Developing and maintaining a climate and culture of openness, fairness, mutual respect, kindness, support, and inquiry.
• Engaging every student in grade level-appropriate learning experiences that promote performance and intellectual and moral development.
• Listening and interacting effectively with students, parents, colleagues, leadership, and community members, respecting diverse perspectives.
• Demonstrating respect for students, colleagues, administrators, and parents.
• Modeling and reinforcing good judgment, prudence, virtue, self-discipline, and responsibility.
• Working effectively with school leadership and colleagues, parents, and the community to support students’ learning and well-being.
• Providing professional leadership to establish a culture conducive to intellectual and moral development, knowledge acquisition, thinking, analysis, learning, and student diversity; involving students in the development of a mission and goals that support the school’s goals and guide classroom decisions, and using data effectively for continual improvement.
• Developing and implementing a strategic planning system including course, unit, and lesson plans.
• Providing opportunities for students to demonstrate appropriate progress toward graduation expectations: knowledgeable, lifelong learner; responsible individual; effective communicator; problemsolver; collaborative team worker, and self-directed learner.
• Providing students and parents with timely data for improvement in student achievement.
• Using formal and informal assessment strategies to determine whether students have achieved high standards and modifying instructional strategies as needed to maximize achievement.
• Demonstrating an understanding of how students learn and provides learning opportunities that support intellectual, social, and personal development of diverse learners.
• Establishing and maintaining a safe and secure classroom environment.
• Managing student misconduct promptly and resolving conflict and crises effectively.
• Promoting both independent and collaborative work ethics.
• Developing and managing human resources within the classroom by maintaining a professiol development plan and engaging in professional development activities, recognizing students and parents for contributions to goal achievement.
• Using teaching and learning strategies that reflect each student’s culture, learning styles, special needs, and socioeconomic background.
• Seeking resources necessary to achieve classroom and school goals, such as course materials that match the reading levels of students.
• Using classroom processes that support effective teaching and learning to promote high student achievement, designing lessons to promote all students’ being engaged in learning all the time through such strategies as active learning, hands-on application, and teacher-student and student-student conversations about the learning.
• Using appropriate technology in teaching and learning processes, record keeping, assessment, evaluation, and performance analysis.
• Demonstrating positive classroom results and trends.
• Performing other related duties as required.

 Minimum Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in math or science related field or math and science education from an accredited college or university.
• In possession of or actively working towards (and can document it), a Wisconsin teaching license in the subject area(s) taught.
• Demonstrated competency in science education for grades 6 through 12.
• Understanding and knowledge of child (including teenager) development.
• Demonstrated judgment to handle crisis situations and to use supervision constructively.

 Additional Qualifications 

• Ability to demonstrate, uphold, and promote in daily interactions a commitment to LCCA’s mission and vision, and the moral character and civic virtue LCCA embodies. 

The organization is an equal opportunity employer. The organization is committed to providing equal opportunity for all individuals in all areas of recruitment, selection, placement, training, assignment, transfer, compensation, benefits, discipline, retention, and promotion. The board commits itself to the policy that there shall be no unlawful discrimination against any person because of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin or disability. All decisions regarding employment shall be in compliance with applicable state and federal laws. 

Job Description – Instructional Aide  

 Our faculty and staff challenge students to excel in learning and character development through interactive, teacher-led instruction. They are committed to learning, demonstrating, and implementing our unique classical curriculum and instructional methods to maximize educational achievement for all students.  

 Major Function 

The goal of an Instructional Aide is to support designated classroom teachers. This support takes a variety of forms. Examples include helping students stay on task and assisting them with assigned work, facilitating small group work, monitoring students (e.g., at lunch or recess), making photocopies, and other assigned duties. 

 The Instructional Aide’s essential duties and responsibilities are as follows: 

• Helping manage a classroom in such a way as to create an atmosphere characterized by order, respect, wonder, and joy. 
• Assisting in the cultivation of good habits among the students through explicit instruction and personal example. 
• Supporting instruction and assessment under the immediate direction of the classroom teacher. 
• Performing clerical tasks as needed so that the teacher(s) can focus more on teaching. 
• Complying with all relevant school policies and state and federal laws and regulations. 
• Demonstrating an understanding and mastery of central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structure of the discipline(s) taught, effectively transmitting this knowledge to students, and making the subject matter meaningful to students. 
• Demonstrating an understanding of and commitment to classical education and the vision, mission, and philosophy of the school, and consistently developing, fostering, and advancing these concepts in students. 
• Promoting an independent as well as a collaborative work ethic. 
• Establishing and maintaining a safe and secure classroom environment. 
• Managing student misconduct promptly and resolving conflict and crises effectively. 
• Working effectively with teachers, colleagues, parents, and the community to support students’ learning and well-being. 
• Performing other related duties as required. 

 Minimum Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s or Associate degree in education or closely related field from an accredited college, university, or technical college.
• Demonstrated competency in education for grades kindergarten through 12.
• Understanding and knowledge of child (including teenager) development.
• Demonstrated judgment to handle crisis situations and to use supervision constructively.

 Additional Qualifications 

• Ability to demonstrate, uphold, and promote in daily interactions a commitment to LCCA’s mission and vision, and the moral character and civic virtue LCCA embodies. 

 Lake Country Classical Academy is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal opportunity for all individuals in all areas of recruitment, selection, placement, training, assignment, transfer, compensation, benefits, discipline, retention, and promotion. The board commits itself to the policy that there shall be no unlawful discrimination against any person because of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, or disability. All decisions with regard to employment shall be in compliance with applicable state and federal laws.