Assistant Principal

Job Purpose

To join a team of people with the mission: Relentless Commitment to Student Greatness in School and in Life™. If you love inspiring and motivating young learners and want to put students first in education, CSUSA is the right place for you. We deliver on our promise of Strong Minds, Good Hearts™ through an education model that gives every student the opportunity for success.

Instruction/Education Responsibilities

• Assists the principal in establishing and maintaining an effective learning climate in the school.
• Serves as principal in the absence of the regular principal.
• Affirms and evaluates, in assigned departments, the CSUSA-approved instructional program in a manner designed to maximize the cognitive and affective progress of each student.
• Facilitates and evaluates, in assigned departments, the CSUSA-approved instructional program in a manner designed to maximize the cognitive and affective progress of each student.
• Participates, as requested, in school-level activities to design educational philosophy and goals which maximize student growth.
• Works to achieve/sustain 100% of projected student enrollment capacity.

Student Management

• Maintains high standards of student conduct and enforces discipline as necessary, according to due process rights of the students.
• Attends school-related activities and events to oversee student behavior and achievements.
• Generates and maintains accurate discipline records.

Human Resources

• Affords assistance in the recruiting, screening, background check and reference checks and recommends and assigns school staff.
• Supports the new hire/recruiting process by properly completing job requisition form, offer letter request, and other items as needed, and secure all the required paperwork (applications and Release forms).
• Supports the Principal during the new employee-interview process, as needed.
• Affords assistance in maintaining compliance with certification guidelines.
• Ensures new hire paperwork is coordinated with the Business Administrator/Bookkeeper and on schedule with the payroll calendar.
• Maintains personnel files in a confidential manner.
• Conducts new employee orientation.
• Insures the signed Employee Handbook acknowledgement has been received.
• Affords assistance in disciplinary actions, coach & counsels, exit interviews, etc... as requested.
• Affords assistance in coordinating Performance Appraisal process, including maintaining data in SIS & HR on-line systems.

Communicates with Stakeholders

• Affords assistance in promoting on-going, two-way communications with relevant audiences (i.e., students, staff, parents, community residents) to enhance the educational program provided by the school.
• Affords assistance in utilizing the resources of the school and community to enhance the educational program.

Required Qualifications And Skills

• Demonstrates enthusiasm and commitment toward the job and the mission of the company.
• Supports the company's values in the strategic areas of academic excellence, operational performance, superior culture, and financial health and growth, as outlined in the Employee Handbook.
• Demonstrates the ability to lead people and get results through others.
• Establishes excellent interpersonal skills between all constituents: being courteous, professional, and helpful; demonstrates high level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations.
• Works and interacts with individual at all levels of the organization.
• Thinks ahead and plan over a 1-2 year time span.
• Has the ability to organize and manage multiple priorities.
• Has the ability to consistently be at work, to arrive on time, to follow instructions, to respond to management direction and solicit feedback to improve performance.
• Looks for ways to improve and promote quality and demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
• Strives to research, evaluate, and implement best practices.
• Ability to work with large amounts of data, to interpret data, to detect errors, and prepare reports.
• Possesses strong customer and student orientation.
• Is proactive and takes initiative.
• Thinks creatively.
• Drives projects to completion.
• Insists on highest level of quality.

Job Requirements

• Master's degree (MA) from an accredited college or university or equivalent.
• Professional Certification in Educational Leadership in Applicable State.
• Two to five years relevant experience (in school administration preferred) and/or training.
• Experience in student instruction.