Careers
MISSION
Franklin Road Academy provides a challenging educational experience in an inclusive Christian Community with an unwavering commitment to develop leaders of integrity and purpose.
We will:
Inspire in our students a lifelong love of learning through a dynamic academic program which will prepare them for success in life;
Encourage students to discover their passions through opportunities in academics, the arts, athletics, and servant leadership;
Nurture leaders of integrity, guided by Christian principles, compelled to lead lives of compassionate global citizenship.
CAREERS
At FRA, our faculty often become lifelong mentors, coming alongside our students through academic and co-curricular programs and encouraging their students to become more than they often times think is possible. Our teachers challenge students to grow as leaders and develop their sense of purpose in this world. We hire faculty who are committed to our mission to inspire, encourage, and nurture our students from our earliest pre-kindergarteners to our graduating seniors.
Community life is a huge part of FRA, and faculty regularly attend games, recitals, and other campus events outside the classroom. All staff members are encouraged to lead clubs, coach teams, and integrate themselves into the school community.
Open positions are listed below.
Faculty
Middle School Technology/Innovation Instructor
Job Location: USA-TN-Nashville
Position Type: Full-time
Education Level: Bachelor’s Degree required, Master's degree preferred
Job Description
Franklin Road Academy seeks a full-time technology/innovation teacher in the middle school. Candidates with experience teaching technology and related STEM coursework are preferred. The middle school technology/innovation instructor is responsible for designing and implementing technology courses and supporting the growth of technology courses in the technology/innovation department.
This position will include teaching yearlong courses to 5th and 6th grade students and may include one enrichment course for 7th and 8th grade students.
All candidates should aspire to be a part of a collaborative faculty that resonates with FRA’s mission to provide a challenging educational environment in an inclusive Christian community, with an unwavering commitment to develop leaders of integrity and purpose.
Learning at Franklin Road Academy is supported and advanced with the implementation of our 1:1 Tablet PC program in grades 5-12. Ideal candidates for this position should have a passion for effective and authentic uses of classroom technologies and the desire to grow as instructors and mentors of students. The technology/innovation department meets regularly to share best practices and ensure a collegial atmosphere of growth and development.
Community life is a huge part of FRA, as teachers regularly attend games, recitals, and other campus events outside the classroom. All teachers at FRA are advisors of groups of 8-10 students that meet for 20 minutes daily, and teachers are strongly encouraged to lead clubs, coach teams, and integrate themselves in the school community. This position would ideally include work with FRA’s middle school robotics team and/or coding clubs in the afternoons.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement innovative technology/innovation curriculum to meet the needs of the class, including setting benchmarks for students and designing a variety of assessments to measure progress
- Serve as an advisor for a group of 8-10 students that meet daily
- Attend grade-level meetings to support the learning of our students
- Meet regularly with the technology/innovation department to ensure streamlined curricula, expectations and best-practice pedagogy across the academy
- Perform general teaching tasks such as tracking attendance, assigning homework, grading assignments, giving feedback and communicating effectively with students at all skill levels
- Maintain regularly scheduled office hours and other faculty responsibilities
- Support middle school technology co-curricular activities, including, but not limited to robotics, coding, and STEM clubs
- Manage and maintain the middle school innovation lab, including the equipment and supplies
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in education or related field
- Strong background in coding, emerging technologies, and instructional technologies
- Experience in teaching middle school preferred
- Proficient in Microsoft 365, Windows, and cloud-based computing
- A passion for teaching young people
- Eagerness to explore, research and learn new technologies and incorporate them into the classroom experience
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Collaborative, enthusiastic, flexible and joyful
Faculty Application
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FACULTY FELLOW
Franklin Road Academy is seeking a faculty fellow with a collaborative spirit and strong communication and interpersonal skills. The preferred candidate is a dynamic early-career educator to who will engage in a one-year fellowship. Fellows are typically only one to two years removed from their undergraduate work and possess a strong desire to impact the lives of students through teaching and engagement in co-curricular activities throughout the year. Each faculty fellow is considered a full-time faculty member throughout the year-long experience. All fellows are paired with a mentor teacher with whom they collaborate throughout the year, adding another instructor to the classroom and another mentor for our students.
Responsibilities:
- Engage in regular and ongoing professional development throughout the year including, but not limited to, faculty meetings, department meetings, peer-to-peer observations, and seminars led by local university professors
- Work under the direct guidance of the mentor teacher planning lessons and classroom activities, communicating with students and families, and providing students feedback on their work
- Maintain a professional and collaborative relationship with their mentor teacher
- Assume responsibility for teaching one to two classes after a period of observing the mentor teacher
- Under the guidance of faculty coaches and sponsors, faculty fellows coach and mentor students in various after school programs in athletics, arts, community service, and enrichment each season of the school year
- Assist in leading retreats, mission trips, and advisory groups
- Other duties as assigned by the divisional head or mentor teacher
Qualifications:
- Undergraduate Degree
- Must have strong interpersonal skills
- Must have strong conflict management skills
- Must be a student-centered educator
- Must have excellent oral and written communication skills
Staff
- Advancement Services Manager
- DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIST
- After-School Extended Care Staff
- Substitute Teacher
- Bus Driver
Advancement Services Manager
Job Location: USA-TN-Nashville
Position Type: Full-Time
Position Description:
The advancement services manager is responsible for processing gifts, updating constituent records, preparing acknowledgment letters, generating mailing lists, recording pledges, conducting donor research, and maintaining donor reports through Raiser’s Edge, the development module of Blackbaud. Under the supervision of the assistant head for external affairs, the advancement services manager is a 12-month, full-time position and member of the advancement team, which is responsible for all fundraising initiatives, alumni and donor relations, and community events at the School.
The advancement services manager will provide general administrative support to the assistant head for external affairs, as appropriate. This position handles sensitive information, interacts regularly with donors and potential donors, and must maintain the highest level of discretion. The advancement services manager responds to in-person, phone, and email inquiries related to charitable giving, fundraising, and volunteer opportunities for the School. This individual must have a keen appreciation for relationship management and be able to provide support for the broader fundraising initiatives of Franklin Road Academy.
Responsibilities:
- Process and record all gifts, pledges, and pledge payments to the school. Ensure timely and accurate entry of all gifts into Raiser’s Edge including annual fund, capital campaign, and all other fundraising efforts
- Manage the entire gift acknowledgement and pledge reminder process
- Perform data entry and manage the data-entry process to ensure accurate, updated, and relevant information on donors and prospective donors is maintained
- Manage and maintain the school’s Raiser’s Edge alumni and development database
- Coordinate with the technology department to perform Raiser’s Edge database maintenance, global updates, and integration with RenWeb on a regular basis to maintain constituent accuracy.
- Design and implement database queries in response to requests for information providing timely and accurate records, reports, and lists
- Serve as the school’s Raiser’s Edge liaison with the technology department, business office, and with Blackbaud and other related software vendors
- Develop and produce a variety of reports and mailing lists from Raiser’s Edge
- Remain current with all system updates and training. Constantly seek best practices in database management. Routinely update and maintain policy and procedure manual.
- Attend and assist with the planning and execution of community events and track attendance in database
- Respond to various requests from donors and volunteers including but not limited to producing lists, providing materials, or answering calls and emails
- Build queries to assist in gathering accurate data for solicitations, stewardship, and the Philanthropy Report
- Regularly reconcile records with the business office to ensure accounts are balanced
- Manage the monthly departmental expense reports
- Provide administrative support for the assistant head for external affairs
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Provide staffing support for community events held during the day and some evenings, as needed
Requirements:
- A minimum of two years of experience in fundraising, gift processing, and database management with demonstrated mastery of Raiser’s Edge Fundraising and Donor Management Software
- Knowledge of fundraising principles and practices and a professional, polished demeanor
- Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and meet designated deadlines
- Exceptional attention to detail with excellent organizational, analytical, and planning skills
- Aptitude for the management of information systems in support of a development program
- Strong self-motivation and the ability to work as a team member
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Highly organized with the ability to prioritize and meet multiple, competing deadlines
- Enthusiastic, flexible, efficient, tech savvy, collaborative, and joyful
DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIST
Job Location: USA-TN-Nashville
Position Type: Full-Time
Position Purpose:
The digital communications strategist assists with the development and implementation of digital marketing and communications strategies for internal and external audiences including oversight and management of the School’s website. This position, in collaboration with the director of marketing and communications, will develop and implement an integrated digital communications plan that enhances the School’s reputation and advances our mission.
Responsibilities:
DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS
- Maintain FRA brand in all internal and external communications
- Work with communications team to develop and support integrated marketing campaigns that effectively utilize multiple channels to advance the School’s brand and grow brand loyalty
- Manage, coordinate, write, edit, and schedule weekly parent e-newsletters, monthly admission and alumni newsletters, and quarterly grandparent and parent of alumni newsletters, as well as special editions as needed
- Generate content and write stories to promote academics, arts, athletics, and student accomplishments for website, marketing materials, and social media
- Update digital screens across campus with relevant content and announcements
- Maintain FRA’s image and material on Google Business, Great Schools, Niche, Private School Review, Yelp, etc.
WEBSITE MANAGEMENT
- Edit the website, create web forms, and generate reports
- Update annual back-to-school admission web pages
- Work with the camp director to update the FRA Summer Camps web pages
- Create the 50th Anniversary Celebration microsite
- Collaborate with the director of the capital campaign to create the Capital Campaign microsite
- Work with the spirit store manager to update and add items to the online Spirit Store
- Regularly audit the website and obtain information from faculty and administration to ensure that website content, including photography, is fresh and engaging
- Manage SEO of website, track page analytics, generate analytics reports, and create landing pages for online ads
- Create bi-weekly analytics report for website traffic
- Maintain the online calendar
OTHER DUTIES:
- Assist other members of the communications team identifying stories to promote academics, arts, athletics, and student accomplishments for the 4700 magazine and philanthropy report
- Provide staffing support for community events and facilitate virtual event productions held during the day and some evenings, as needed
- Participate in the community outside of the communications office (i.e. assist with a sport or sponsor a club)
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, or related work experience
- 3-5 years of experience managing, creating, and maintaining content for digital publication
- Knowledge of Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and Illustrator
- Knowledge of HTML and CMS (experience with FinalSite preferred)
- Understanding of SEO and web page development, maintenance, and design
- Exceptional oral and written communication skills
- Strong story-teller with good interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills; team player, writer/editor all with attention to detail is a must
- Ability to set priorities, and complete work in a timely manner, often working with multiple, competing deadlines
- Enthusiastic, flexible, efficient, tech savvy, collaborative, and joyful
After-School Extended Care Staff
- Work from 2:15 p.m. to 6 p.m., during the school year (flexible hours- possible to leave at 5 p.m. or only work several days a week)
- Ability to communicate with children on their level
- Comfortable assisting children with homework
- Supervise indoor and outdoor games
- Plan appropriate and meaningful activities for students
- Ability to maintain a classroom
- Effectively implement school Mission and guidelines
Substitute Teacher
We are looking for highly qualified substitute teachers for lower school, middle school, and upper school.
Responsibilities
- Maintain a positive, welcoming, and professional demeanor
- Able to organize and multi-task with close attention to detail
- Able to work independently as well as collaboratively with adults and school-aged children in a busy environment
- Communicate accurately and concisely
- Demonstrate integrity and maintain confidentiality
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in education or related field; teaching experienced strongly preferred.
- Working knowledge of classroom practices.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Collaborative personality
- Passion for and expertise in working with students
Bus Driver
Requirements:
- CDL with P Endorsement and updated Medical Card
- Must be able to meet all Federal and State driving regulations and requirements
- Must be able to pass an extensive background check and have no driving violations
Job Description and Qualifications
Under direction of the director of finance and operations, the bus driver will be assigned to transport pre-kindergarten through 12th grade students, coaches, teachers, and other adults using 70-, 40-, 32-, 20-, and 14-passenger vehicles to athletic events, local field trips and out of town trips. Must be available for weekday and some weekend trips as needed.
Responsibilities
- Operate the bus in a safe and effective way to minimize risk of passenger injury and property damage
- Make sure the bus is safely and securely stored
- Advise supervisor of any requirements for maintenance and repairs
Internships for FRA Young Alumni
Math Lab Internship
Education: Bachelor’s degree or demonstrated progress toward a bachelor’s degree
Job Description
The FRA Math Lab's mission is to provide support to middle and upper school students by working with faculty and students to bring a deeper understanding of mathematical topics studied in class. The Math Lab Intern will support middle and upper school students. The ideal candidate will be able to organize and multi-task with close attention to detail while collaborating with students on assignments across different grade levels and curriculum. The person in this role will maintain a positive, welcoming, and professional demeanor and communicate consistently with students, teachers, and families. The Math Lab Intern will work alongside students to answer questions and supplement math instruction through one-on-one meetings via Zoom and afternoon/ early evening drop in office hours.
Responsibilities
- Be available for several hours each week to assist middle school students virtually
- Proactively collaborate with teachers and parents to schedule students and understand their assignments
- Encourage students through differentiated learning techniques; work to improve student problem-solving, logic, and reasoning skills
- Aid students in how to prepare effectively for assessments
- Show an interest in honing their own teaching abilities
Writing Center Internship
Position Type: Part-time
Education: Bachelor’s degree or demonstrated progress toward a bachelor’s degree
Job Description:
The FRA Writing Center serves middle and upper school students and faculty by providing a supportive, collaborative environment focused on developing student writers. The Writing Center engages students in conversations about the writing process and enhances the academic experience of all students by enabling them to write at a high level across the curriculum.
Responsibilities:
- Be available for several hours each week to assist middle school students virtually
- Enjoy writing and working with students in a professional setting
- Proactively collaborate with teachers and parents to schedule student meetings
- Work with teachers to understand writing assignment objectives
- Help students organize their writing, improve sentence structure, find and cite sources, improve reading and critical thinking skills, use language effectively, and develop positive attitudes about writing and about themselves as writers