Friday, Oct. 30, 2009 | 6 a.m.
Faith matters at Faith Lutheran Jr/Sr High School. And it’s probably the biggest reason many employees at the large private school are so happy with their employer.
“I believe our employees view this much less as a job than as a calling, because of the religious nature of the institution,” said Kevin Dunning, Faith Lutheran’s executive director.
As the largest nonpublic school in the Silver State, Faith Lutheran is the educational home to 1,320 students in grades 6-12. The school has 122 employees at its Summerlin campus, which is at capacity and has growing waiting lists for all grades.
Dunning said the Faith Lutheran staff is committed to making the teacher’s life easier. Classes sizes average 25 students, and teachers deal with a narrower range of student ability, as a result of students passing an entrance exam before coming to the school.
“All the jobs, whether it’s a secretary position or landscaping, are designed to support teachers in their work, which we view as our core,” Dunning added. “Our goal is to be the best school in the world. We try to frame everything we do around the notion that we can do something better each day.”
Faith Lutheran also stays competitive with the public school system’s wages and benefits, and its human resources team is committed to promoting healthy lifestyle programs, the executive director said.
“I think our employees know we care about them and want them to be successful in both (their) personal and professional life,” Dunning added.
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