Principal

Job Description

St. John Paul II High School seeks a principal who is a missionary disciple dedicated to the Proclamation of the Gospel and is a servant-leader willing to serve others through fidelity and virtue. As a Catholic Classical High School we educate the whole person, training them to be strong in faith, sound in thinking, fit in body and academically masterful so that they might choose to be saints for Christ and His Church.

Primary Responsibilities:
• Accompanying parents as the primary educators of their children
• Supervision of school personnel (faculty, staff, students, and volunteers)
• Directing school programs
• Managing day-to-day operations, including evaluations, academic schedules, class curriculum, and extra-curricular activities.
• Managing the implementation of policies and procedures

A successful principal will assist parents by promoting the highest standards of excellence in Catholic identity, academics, and organizational leadership. Additional requirements include:
• A joyfully devoted and practicing Catholic in good standing with the Catholic Church, whose faith animates his or her spiritual, professional, and personal life and whose intellect, passions, and will are ordered to the common good.
• A deep and passionate commitment to Catholic education that embraces the good, the true, and the beautiful, and a love of these things for their own sake; commitment to the education of the whole child: mind, body, and spirit.
• Master's degree in an academic discipline with teaching and administrative experience preferred.
• Must have a working knowledge of Classical Education
• Experience in overseeing and/or directing a high school program preferred.
• Demonstrated success in teaching, administration, and supervision with the ability to work collegially with parents, faculty, and the school community; a principal who leads by example especially as the head of a community of life-long learners and offers opportunities for the parents, as the primary educators, and faculty to grow as adult learners.
• Must be able to work closely with the President of the school, the parents, and the faculty and staff of St. John Paul II High School

Candidates must be practicing Catholics willing to take the Oath of Fidelity to the Magisterium of the Roman Catholic Church and support the mission and vision of St. John Paul II High School.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Master of Education degree or Master's degree in a related field
Practicing Catholic in good standing
Proficient knowledge of the instructional process
Ability and willingness to work with high school aged children
Knowledge of and ability to use English correctly and appropriately

Please email a resume and philosophy of education statement to Tim Gallic at tgallic@jp2hs.com.

About the Employer

The Mission of JPIIHS is to advance the intellectual, spiritual, and human formation within Catholic Tradition by boldly leading all students toward "knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, and to the measure of the full stature of Christ." (Eph 4:13)