Assistant Principals (26-27 SY)

About the role

The mission of Independence Mission Schools is to provide a transformative Catholic education that develops students intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually and that provides children of all faiths across the City of Philadelphia with the opportunity to learn in an academically rigorous environment and to grow in a culture of love, setting them on the path to a promising future.

The ideal candidate will be committed to the development, achievement and well-being of the school's students and the pursuit of academic excellence by those students. The AP will directly report to the Principal and will work closely with the Principal as part of the leadership team to establish the culture and direction for the school. The AP will model Catholic values through interactions at all levels with faculty and staff, parents, central office members, and other community partners.

Responsibilities

• Catholic Identity, School Mission and Vision
• Committed to ensuring opportunities for faculty, staff, and students to encounter God and the beauty of our Catholic Faith.
• Supports a schoolwide compelling vision of academic excellence and equity through strategic planning, change leadership and school improvement, and innovative practices and balancing time-tested, researched strategies.
• Cultivates and upholds the mission, vision, and values of the school. Ensures this lives in all actions, communications, and plans.
• Safeguards the Principal in ensuring that all students engage in rigorous and personalized learning and demonstrate high academic achievement.
• Collects and assesses data to make decisions and determine the most pressing needs of their schools.
• Drives results using strategic action plans that center on achieving school goals.
• Sustains a positive, diverse, and inclusive school community that helps the development of the whole person and meaningfully engages all students, families and community members.
• Supports school goals by maximizing resources and ensuring effective management of school systems and operations.
• Supports a year-long school action plan that targets all areas of the school rubric to achieve goals.
• Makes decisions with a focus on balancing short-term payoffs and long-term improvement and considers all stakeholders and implications to plan accordingly.
• Dedicated to continuous learning and improvement which is demonstrated by an awareness of their own strengths and areas for improvement and has the capacity to manage them appropriately, seeks and gives feedback and is self-motivated.
• Manages time in a way that seeks to consistently prioritize goal-impacting work while balancing the immediate needs of the school and school community.
• Handles setbacks, mistakes, and difficult situations with confidence and poise and seeks to learn, adapt, and adjust to these situations.
• Serve as an ambassador and advocate of the school's mission, goals and achievements
• Support school development and community relations, including public relations and fundraising activities for the school as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience in teaching and/or coaching teaching staff to use Common Core Standards-aligned curriculum materials
• Demonstrated success as a teacher/school leader, backed by data-driven instruction, recommendations, and outcomes
• Possessed of deep capability to effectively build, develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external constituents including staff, teachers, parents, students, board members, and community stakeholders
• Strong leadership and staff development skills including an encouraging, motivating presence exhibited in team building, staff engagement and successful conflict resolution
• Able to self-direct and prioritize among competing goals, exhibit flexibility and good judgment, and drive results in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
• Capable of representing the organization and its goals effectively in both oral and written communications to diverse audiences

Physical Demands

Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
Possible need to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
Must be able to access and navigate all areas of the school and other facilities as needed.

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

• $85,434 estimated annual salary
• $78,007 estimated annual salary
• $42,684 estimated annual salary
• $90,961 estimated annual salary

Schedule

• Full time