About Us

Employment

Saint Ignatius College Prep is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applicants for all positions equally without regard to their race, sex, age, color, national origin, or disability in accordance with applicable laws.

Saint Ignatius College Prep conducts background checks as part of its pre-employment process. Applicants will be directed to complete such background checks upon request. Information on how to go about completing a background check is found by selecting the background check link in the menu on the left.

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Important Notes About Our Online Employment Application Process
- Use our online process to complete your application as well as to upload any additional documents needed for your application.
- If you do not have your supporting materials in an electronic form, you may wish to visit a local business services company such as Kinko’s or Staples as they should have the resources to help you scan your hard copy materials and save them in .PDF format.
- When you submit your application for employment you will receive an e-mail notification which acknowledges receipt of your application. Be sure to check your adjust your filtering system as the e-mail will be sent from the generalasp.com domain.
- Due to the volume of applicants we receive, the school is unable to respond to telephone or email inquiries regarding the status of an application. If your qualifications meet our needs, we will contact you for further information and a possible interview.
- Saint Ignatius College Prep will keep all applications for one year after completion online. If the materials are not updated prior to the anniversary date, the records will be deleted.
Guidelines for Uploading Supporting Materials to Your Application
- Additional documents can be either text files or image/scanned files.
- The maximum file size for uploads is 1 Megabyte (1 MB) or 1000 Kilobytes (1000 KB).
- Files must have the extension included in the file name.
- The following extensions will be accepted by the system:
- Image/Scanned Files should be created in black and white (1 bit). (Gray-scale or colored images/scans will be too large.)
- Only one file may be uploaded for an additional document type (example: Transcripts). If you have multiple separate files for a document type, you must combine the separate files into one file before uploading.
- The system currently does NOT accept Microsoft Word (.docx) attachments. Files must be saved as .doc attachments.

Faculty Member Expectations

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1. General Expectations of Faculty Members at Saint Ignatius
Saint Ignatius seeks to attract, develop and retain high quality faculty members who are committed to model and teach the school's Catholic and Jesuit values. Practicing Catholics are preferred. Consistent with the school's mission statement, faculty members are expected to continuously develop their:
- INTELLECTUAL COMPETENCE by keeping current with their subject area and with their knowledge of the latest research and best practices regarding teaching, learning, and effective schools.
- OPENNESS TO GROWTH by reading, by participating in workshops, seminars, conventions and the like, by enthusiastically participating in the school's staff development and school improvement efforts, and by continually refining/expanding their instructional, interpersonal relationship, and ministerial repertoires.
- SPIRITUAL LIFE by regularly praying and participating in liturgies, by participating in retreats and/or spiritual direction, and by doing spiritual reading.
- CAPACITY FOR LOVING by always showing respect and concern for others, by working cooperatively and collaboratively with others, and by volunteering to help the school keep all of its co-curricular programs and activities staffed.
- COMMITMENT TO JUSTICE IN THE SERVICE OF OTHERS by clearly communicating and upholding high expectations for student learning and appropriate behavior, by consistently and fairly enforcing the school's rules, and by openly supporting the school's service learning program.
2. Ethics and Professional Boundaries

In keeping with Saint Ignatius College Prep's mission, it is vital that all employees consistently maintain the highest ethical standards. Employees must not engage in activities which conflict with the stated policies of Saint Ignatius College Prep, which create even the appearance of impropriety or which impede their job performance at Saint Ignatius College Prep. Such activities include, but are not limited to, the improper payment or receipt of gifts or other improper conduct resulting in private advantage, employment outside Saint Ignatius College Prep that conflicts with Saint Ignatius College Prep's mission or negatively affects job performance, and the disclosure of confidential information without proper authorization. All employees are also expected to maintain appropriate professional boundaries in their relationships with students and exercise professional discretion when sharing personal information.
3. Job Responsibilities of Teachers
All teachers are expected to:
- Curriculum and Instructional Responsibilities
- Teach their assigned load of classes and maintain classroom discipline.
- Implement the approved departmental curriculum.
- Maintain a positive learning environment in the classroom.
- Develop fair and consistent grading procedures in accordance with guidelines of the school and the department.
- Assign meaningful homework and hold students accountable for it.
- Develop and promptly grade and return tests, quizzes and/or other evaluative instruments that measure students' learning progress.
- Provide assistance for students having difficulties and/or needing extra time.
- General Supervision Responsibilities
- Check attendance in each class and maintain good order and cleanliness in the classrooms.
- Prefect or substitute on a daily basis as assigned.
- Supervise a homeroom as assigned.
- Enforce school policies regarding student behavior.
- Follow school procedures and assume appropriate responsibility during fire and tornado drills, emergencies etc.
- Communication/Coordination Responsibilities
- Turn in grades according to the calendared schedule.
- Keep parents informed of student's progress in accordance with the guidelines and procedures established by the principal's office.
- Check voice mail and e-mail every day and return parent phone calls and/or e-mails within a 24 to 48 hour period.
- Inform counselors when students have extraordinary difficulties and cooperate with counselors' requests for information.
- Attend all academic functions of the school: Faculty Meetings, Parent Conferences, Parent Nights, In-service days, Commencement, Faculty Retreat, Open House and other "all school" occasions as required by the principal.
- Maintain a professional, positive and constructive relationship with colleagues, administrators and staff.
- Other Responsibilities
- Foster the philosophy, goals, and objectives of the school.
- Continue his/her professional development by participating in classes, lectures, workshops, conferences and the like on a regular basis
- Respect and care for the school's equipment e.g. photocopy machines, computers, AV equipment, etc.
- Actively support the spiritual formation mission of the school.
- Contribute to the school's cocurricular program by providing service as needed.
- Cooperate with and follow all of the policies and procedures contained in this handbook.
4. Master's Degree Requirements

It is the policy of Saint Ignatius College Prep to release a teacher from service after the fifth year if a master's degree has not been obtained.

A year's extension may be granted in extraordinary circumstances (e.g. where there has been serious illness, the birth of a child, a family's extended emergency, exceptional commitment to the school and its programs, etc.), at the sole discretion of the principal. If a person has not achieved a master's degree by this time, he/she will be released from service.

It is the responsibility of the faculty member to review the master's degree he/she is pursuing with the principal of the school. The principal has the sole discretion to approve this program as appropriate for the teacher's work and for the tenure track. Any such approval must be in writing. A faculty member without the appropriate master's degree and certification in the subject he/she is teaching will not be continued.

Increase of salary due to the attainment of a master's degree or National Board Certification will be effective on the first pay period following the attainment of the national certificate or degree on the condition, however, that the faculty member notifies the principal in writing one semester prior to anticipated completion of the certificate or degree requirements.

Online Employment Applications

Application for employment at Saint Ignatius College Prep must be completed using our online application system. We no longer accept any paper applications. This includes cover letters, transcripts, letters of reference, resumes and any other supporting materials. Applicants are asked NOT to send such materials by U.S. mail or e-mail.

If you are interested in becoming a part of the Saint Ignatius Community, click on the appropriate link below. The application process consists of multiple steps and may take 30 to 60 minutes to complete. You do NOT have to complete the entire process at one time, however, and can use the Continue/Modify your Application link below to return to an application that you started to complete or update it.