Elementary Principal- Saint Francis Xavier School

St. Francis Xavier School and Parish has served the community for over 45 years. We are a TK-8 school with a mission to provide a faith-filled and caring environment where our professional skills, personal talents, and the example of our lives help students grow in the following ways: spiritually, intellectually, socially, psychologically, physically, technologically, ecologically, and culturally.

Within this environment, our mission is to encourage students to become confident, committed, self-disciplined, lifelong learners and developing Christians whose responsible participation in society reflects their reverence for all life.

This position will work directly with the Pastor/Administrator.

Requirements

ATTRIBUTES

Catholic School Principals must seek to fulfill priorities in the following areas of the National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools (NSBECS).

• Rooted in a well-formed Catholic identity and grounded in a Catholic worldview.
• Imagines articulate and execute an innovative vision.
• Practices critical reflection, and makes mission-driven and data-informed decisions.
• Seeks innovative options to provide Catholic school education to all interested.
• Demonstrates solid operational vitality for financial management and planning.
• Recruits and motivates faculty to achieve educational excellence.
• Assesses and adjusts, creates, and advances a collaborative culture.
• Prioritizes action items in order to achieve the organizational mission.
• Leads the school community in delivering the highest quality curriculum yielding academic successes and holistic achievements for all students.
• Values, engage, and communicates appropriately and effectively with all stakeholders in supporting programs and opportunities.
• Ensures students are seen as people whose intellectual growth is harmonized with spiritual, religious, emotional, and social development.
• Develops, implements, and oversees academic, co-curricular, faith-formation, and service/ministry programs to educate the whole child.

REQUIREMENTS

• Practicing Catholic
• Minimum 5 years of teaching experience OR 3 years working at a non-profit organization in a leadership role
• Earned Master’s Degree OR State Approved Teaching Credential
• Catechetical Certification to be completed by the first two years of leadership
• This leadership is an on-site and in-person position

SALARY/BENEFITS
$69,788-$101, 865; Compensation commensurate with level of experience, relevant professional certifications, and/or degrees earned.”The Archdiocese of Los Angeles offers health benefits including medical, dental, and vision and all employees are enrolled in pension benefits from the time of employment and considered vested after five years of full-time employment.

Complete an employment application. https://lacatholics.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/EmploymentApplication.pdf

Qualified candidates should send a cover letter stating why they are interested in becoming the next leader at St.Francis Xavier School and a resume (including at least three references) to:

Rev.Sebastian Vettickal
St.Francis Xavier Community
Care of Aimee Dyrek
Subject line: Principal- Saint Francis Xavier School
adyrek@lacatholicschools.org

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Open until the position is filled. The selected candidate must pass an employment background check and all required training and certifications.

Wage Range
The rate of pay offered to the selected candidate is based on internal pay policy and budget. New hires are commonly paid at the minimum of the wage range or within the lower part of the range. We consider a number of factors when making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience, training and other department needs.