Careers

Job Description – Middle/High School English Language Arts (ELA) 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.  

 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; problem solver; 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 providing learning opportunities that support the 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 professional 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 from an accredited college or university. 
• Possession of, or current eligibility for and ability to obtain, Wisconsin DPI licensure for the level and/or subject area to be taught prior to starting employment. 
• Understanding and knowledge of child development. 
• Demonstrated judgment to handle crisis situations and to use supervision constructively. 
• Seeking and participating in personal professional development opportunities. 

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. 

LCCA 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. 

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 – 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’s 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.

Job Description – Middle/High School English Language Arts (ELA) 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.  

 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; problem solver; 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 providing learning opportunities that support the 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 professional 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 from an accredited college or university. 
• Possession of, or current eligibility for and ability to obtain, Wisconsin DPI licensure for the level and/or subject area to be taught prior to starting employment. 
• Understanding and knowledge of child development. 
• Demonstrated judgment to handle crisis situations and to use supervision constructively. 
• Seeking and participating in personal professional development opportunities. 

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. 

LCCA 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.