TO APPLY: Downingtown Area School District - Frontline Recruitment
Position: Assistant Principal (Job ID 4979)
Location: Marsh Creek Sixth Grade Center
Benefits Eligible: Yes
Effective Date: 2023-2024 School Year
Are you passionate about helping ALL students learn in a collaborative environment? If so, we may have the career for you! Downingtown Area School District is excited to announce an opening for an Assistant Principal at Marsh Creek Sixth Grade Center.
At DASD, we are committed to sharing values of diversity and inclusion in order to achieve and sustain excellence in education. As a diverse district, we continually seek ways to strengthen our educational environment. We believe that we can best promote excellence by recruiting and retaining a diverse group of staff who bring various backgrounds and perspectives. Our ability to create and maintain a climate of respect is critical to attaining the best teaching and learning environment.
At Downingtown Area School District we value our employees. We seek to hire new staff who:
- Communicate openly to build relationships and trust
- Partner with team members to see the TEAM succeed
- Demonstrate a growth mindset and seek ongoing opportunities for growth
- Embrace and support a safe and inclusive environment
- Eagerly and enthusiastically support student learning
- Strive to be kind and reflective
- Focus on the solution and put people first
- Lead by example!
If you want to be part of our "Downingtown Proud" team - please apply! Help us with our mission to educate all students to meet the rigorous challenges of a global society.
Job Summary: Assists the principal with every facet of the operation and management of the school, faculty, students, and the school's constituency, ensuring a safe, clean environment conducive to learning.
Qualifications: To successfully perform this position, a person must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily. The qualification requirements listed below represent minimum levels of educational achievement, training, skills and/or ability necessary.
- Candidate must be a graduate of an accredited college or university and hold a proper Pennsylvania administrative certification for the position.
- Master's degree required.
- Five (5) years of successful experience in public education as a teacher or administrator necessary, including elementary or secondary school instruction.
- Prior assistant principal or supervisory experience is helpful.
- Knowledge of best practices in curriculum integration, instruction, professional development, public relations, and admissions preferred.
- Decision making skills are significant to the job, affecting a large segment of the organization, students, teachers, and parents.
- Candidate must possess good moral character and demonstrate leadership qualities and personal characteristics necessary for working effectively with pupils, teachers, and parents.
- Candidate should be skilled in the use of word processing, data base, IEP software, office equipment, and presentation software.
- Must have and maintain a valid state vehicle operator's license and a good driving record.
- Must successfully complete and maintain compliance with all federal and state background and criminal record check requirements.
- Click here for more information about required clearances.
- Candidate must adhere to all local, state, federal, and school code requirements for employment.
Duties & Responsibilities: Employee must have the ability to perform the following essential functions on a timely basis with or without reasonable accommodations. This position description does not express or imply that these are the only duties to be performed by the incumbent(s) in this position. Employee(s) will be required to complete other job-related duties requested by the supervisor.
- Assists in the coordination and implementation of all school functions.
- Plans, designs, implements, and assumes responsibility for the whole instructional program.
- Assumes responsibility for special education services as building IEP.
- Oversees and participates in all aspects of special education and curriculum development.
- Maintains communication with parents, staff, and students on a regular basis.
- Provides leadership in the supervision and evaluation of school personnel.
- Develops and maintains a positive school climate.
- Attends and participates in district meetings.
- Plans and organizes community events; supervises special programs and support services, such as transportation and custodial services.
- Plans, coordinates, and oversees school intermural program.
- Provides leadership in the recruitment, selection, and assignment of personnel.
- Assists principal in developing school mission and goals.
- Provides, plans, and presents professional development opportunities for staff.
- Supervises extra-curricular activities and evening events.
- Maintains and manages student discipline.
- Oversees the purchasing of all supplies.
- Partners with school staff, community, agencies, and parents to serve students with special concerns.
- Maintains knowledge of current technology to utilize in daily operations.
Salary 2023-2024 School Year:
$106,126 - $132,658 annually
*Placement upon salary scale is dependent upon years of experience in similar position
Schedule:
- 7 hours per day, 5 days per week, 260 days per year, based on district-approved calendar
- Full-time, 12-month position
Summary of Benefits:
- Medical, including Telemedicine
- Prescription
- Dental
- Vision
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Workers' Compensation
- Paid Sick, Vacation, and Personal Days
- Employee Assistance and Advocacy Program
- Tuition Reimbursement
- 403(b) Retirement Savings
- State Pension System (PSERS)
- Wellness incentives, including fitness club reimbursement
- District-provided technology
- ...and much more!
EOE
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Jonna Allen-Raffl
Downingtown PA
(610) 269-8460
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