The Department of Education at Creighton University invites applications for a full-time Associate Director for Magis Catholic Teacher Corps. The individual collaborates with the director for all program operations including management of external marketing and recruiting communications for Magis, recruitment strategy, communication with prospective students, and effectively engaging the program's graduates. This individual supports teacher certification efforts for potential and current students and contributes to Education Department activities and objectives. Supervision and field responsibilities are shared with the Magis Director. This position includes exercising leadership in summer programming, teacher formation, the community living pillar, and the faith formation pillar of the program. This individual must exemplify encouragement, empathy, and empowerment for the Magis students in the multi-faceted formation program.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge and/or experience with supervision and teacher, Ignatian & Christian Spirituality, school leadership, teacher formation, social justice, and young adult formation are preferred


• Preference for those who hold a Nebraska teaching license or have the ability to obtain


• Appreciation and understanding of Creighton University’s mission and the ability to effectively communicate it


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills


• Excellent organization and attention to detail


• Proficient skills in Outlook, Canva, Microsoft Office, Word, PowerPoint, etc.


• Preference for candidate with familiarity with graphic design, marketing


• Ability to travel

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in education, leadership, higher education or other helping profession required


• Minimum of 4-6 years of experience in K – 12 Catholic education


• Experience with community building, faith-based service, and social media management preferred


• Experience in higher education preferred

Application

• Resume


• Cover Letter including the understanding of the interrelated missions of the University, College, department, and the role the individual hopes to play in accomplishing those missions. Use the following link to access our mission statement: Creighton University: http://www.creighton.edu/about/mission


• Provide three references when prompted within the system

About Creighton

At Creighton, we offer meaningful work driven by a 475-year-old Jesuit tradition committed to social justice and serving others. Through this tradition, we push the boundaries on innovation. We pursue new knowledge for the betterment of society. We seek to improve our world through Catholic and Jesuit values.

Omaha is a diverse community of 850,000 with a rich history; an active food, entertainment, and sports scene; and a vibrant music and arts community. Recent Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College rankings recognized Creighton University among the top 20% of institutions in its survey and among the Top 10 big-city colleges in the Midwest. Creighton University also ranks in the top third of National Universities in U.S. News & World Report’s and was previously recognized for 16 years in a row as No. 1 among Best Regional Universities – Midwest.