Principal
All Saints School
Portland, OR
Job ID#:
6898163307
Posted:
April 2, 2024
Expires:
June 1, 2024
Category:
Primary Education
Terms:
Full-Time Employee
Experience:
0-2 Years
Education:
Graduate Degree
Base Pay:
Salary
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Job Description
GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: The principal ensures the effective operation of a Catholic education program by providing leadership in curriculum development and programming, financial and personnel management, student/teacher/program evaluations, public relations and planning, facility maintenance and development.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
The four roles of a principal (as Spiritual Leader, as Instructional Leader, as Administrator, and as Communicator) are important ministries of leadership in a Catholic school.
1. The principal maintains the school as a mission of the parish:
Works with staff and priests to ensure that this mission is understood and followed;
Meets with parish ministry team as needed or requested;
Serves as executive officer and participates in meetings of the school advisory council;
Keeps the School Advisory Council updated about the state of the school and implements policies of the school advisory council;
Provides in-service opportunities for the school advisory council.
2. Provides leadership in instruction, curriculum development, and evaluation:
Coordinates faculty and group meetings to study curriculum areas;
Plans and prepares with staff a school instructional program to achieve well-defined goals and meet instructional needs;
Encourages instruction which meets the various needs and abilities of the students.
3. Provides leadership for professional growth:
Improves quality of instruction through continuous supervision;
Evaluates the total instructional program through continuing supervision;
Facilitates the professional growth of staff by initiating, providing, and participating in weekly staff meetings, curriculum in-service days, educational, and cultural conferences.
4. Selects, supervises, and evaluates staff:
Works with staff to achieve consistently high standard of performance;
Develops, communicates, and implements a plan of evaluation for all staff members;
Submits written assessments of staff according to the adopted plan.
Provides leadership for school accreditation and strategic planning:
Develops processes that develop a school's philosophy and mission statements;
Assesses student programs and their impact on learning;
Develops a school improvement program based on identified needs;
Monitors the accomplishments of the school improvement plan.
5. Provides leadership for long range (strategic) planning and development activities;
6. Manages student activities:
Works with staff to develop and encourage broad student participation in the total school program, including student government, art, music, and athletic activities;
Keeps students informed concerning the school's aims and objectives, policies and procedures, rules and regulations, events and activities;
Provides crisis intervention when appropriate;
Seeks to acquaint individuals with appropriate agencies for resolution of problems.
7. Ensures effective and relevant use of personnel resources and physical plant:
Coordinates the use of the school building;
Supervises maintenance of the school building in collaboration with building and maintenance committee;
Implements evaluation recommendations of fire marshal and building inspectors.
8. Plans the budget and manages funds assigned to school:
Participates in planning the school budget in dialogue with pastor, finance committee, school advisory council and staff keeping immediate and long-term needs in view;
Monitors school budget and report findings to finance committee, school advisory council, and staff.
9. Provides leadership in school and community relations:
Interprets Archdiocesan and parish educational policy to the staff, parish, and community;
Keeps the parish and community informed about the school's programs and
Is responsible for communicating the philosophy of the school to the public.