Current Openings

Assistant Instructor Supervisor

Reports to: Dean of Teaching & Learning

Department: Academics

FLSA Category: Non-Exempt / Hourly

Average Hours per Week: 5-10

Summary

The Assistant Instructor Supervisor hires, assigns, trains, and supervises the Assistant Instructor Staff for the 23-24 Academic Year.

Essential Functions

The Assistant Instructor Supervisor is responsible to:

  • Recruit, interview, and hire a pool of Assistant Instructors each academic year, working with the Dean of Teaching & Learning and the Registrar to identify staffing and scheduling needs.
  • Coordinate the assignment of AIs to specific courses during the contracting period and throughout the academic year as needs arise.
  • Work with Core and Adjunct Faculty to orient them to the role and functioning of the Assistant Instructor role.
  • Review/revise AI handbook annually in preparation for AI training.
  • In collaboration with Academics, coordinate orientation and training for all new and returning AIs prior to the start of the academic year.
  • Develop, schedule, and facilitate periodic AI meetings for ongoing training, collaboration, and professional development.
  • Regularly communicate with AIs to troubleshoot challenges, provide mentoring, and maintain communication flow among the team and across the institution. 
  • Attend periodic faculty meetings as invited to represent the interests of the AIs and coordinate with faculty around curriculum, 
  • Interact individually with faculty to promote productive and positive working relationships with AIs. Gather feedback from faculty and course evaluations about AI progress and performance.
  • Meet with AIs individually to review feedback and discuss professional development and growth.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  • The Assistant Instructor Supervisor demonstrates:
    • Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology, Master of Divinity, or Master of Arts in Theology & Culture degree or its equivalent. (Doctoral degree welcome.)
    • Minimum 3 years teaching experience.
    • Minimum 1 year supervision experience.
    • Support others in learning the craft of teaching and facilitating.
    • Demonstrate high proficiency with online learning management systems, Google Suite, and Zoom.
    • Demonstrate sensitivity to the dynamics of the learning process.
    • Discern and advocate for student needs while supporting faculty instructional goals and upholding school policy.
    • Provide concise and effective communication in person and in written form. 
    • Work creatively, flexibly, collaboratively, and effectively as a team player and a self-starter in a changing environment.
    • Familiarity and appreciation for the mission and values of The Seattle School.
    • Adherence to The Seattle School dual relationship policy.
    • An appreciation of the intellectual diversity of the educational mission, research, and scholarship conducted in a Christian seminary that attempts to engage a postmodern culture with sensitivity to multiple theological, therapeutic, and contextual orientations.

Compensation & Benefits

This part-time hourly position pays $32.00 per hour and we also offer a flexible, supportive environment.

Application Process

To apply please submit your completed resume, cover letter, and Employment Application (Statement of Faith included) to jobs@theseattleschool.edu. While the position will remain open until filled, application review begins May 30, 2023.

Employment Application [PDF]

About the Employer

Established in 1997, The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology resides in the heart of the Belltown neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. The Seattle School offers three interdisciplinary graduate programs: M.A. in Counseling Psychology, Master of Divinity, and M.A. in Theology & Culture. Focused on a transformational education through deep relationality, the school is committed to train people to be competent in the study of text, soul, and culture in order to serve God and neighbor through transforming relationships. Employees at The Seattle School strive to hold the capacity to see relationally and to see each other beyond social categories, allowing room for the complexity and nuance that is asked of us to live as the global body of Christ.

Federal employment non-discrimination rules preserve the freedom of faith-based organizations to hire according to faith. State and local employment civil rights laws include a similar exemption for faith-based organizations such as The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology.