What are the responsibilities and job description for the Superintendent of Catholic Schools The Diocese of Buffalo position at Catholic Diocese of Buffalo?

Superintendent Search Information : We are excited to invite you to apply to be part of an exciting future for Western New York’s Catholic Elementary Schools. Like other Dioceses across the country, we have faced many challenges; but, with the collaboration of hundreds of people passionate about Catholic education, we have developed a strategic plan to ensure a bright and strong future for our schools.

If you want to know about the requirements for this role, read on for all the relevant information.

Our plan focuses on deepening our Catholic identity in a welcoming and inclusive environment, enhancing academic excellence and student well-being, providing a great place to work, and strengthening our operational and financial position to provide Catholic education for more families across our Diocese.

Catholic Education – It’s Everything You Value!

Our parents value a safe and nurturing community where their children can grow in faith, achieve academic excellence, and build lifelong character. Our educators find a mission-driven career that allows them to inspire young minds, share their faith, innovate new solutions, and create lasting impact. What matters most to you – faith, community, excellence, innovation, autonomy, values, and a brighter future – is at the heart of everything we do.

This is your opportunity to be part of something extraordinary. We currently have 30 preK- eighth grade schools with over 6,500 enrolled students. They are geographically distributed from Lewiston to Olean and from the West Side of Buffalo to Batavia. We are implementing new academic models and programs to support social, emotional, and behavioral well-being. We are also re-structuring our organization to create one school system and a shared services team to create a solid foundation for growth. Together, we teach, serve, and evangelize so our students, their families, and our dedicated team grow in faith, knowledge, and love.

Primary Responsibilities :

The Superintendent supervises and coordinates the activities of the Diocese of Buffalo Catholic School System, currently in formation, while implementing and achieving the goals of the Strategic Plan for Catholic Education.
The Superintendent fosters and communicates our mission to teach, serve, and evangelize within the school community and Diocese.
The ideal candidate will serve as the face of Catholic Education for the Diocese and will cultivate strong relationships throughout the Diocese and the Western New York community, as well as with donor communities, education policy makers, and associations.
This position is responsible for the policies, practices, and all aspects of education and operations of the schools and faith formation programs to enable them to achieve their strategic goals, in compliance with government regulations and Board of Directors’ policies.
The Superintendent creates a strong Catholic identity among our students, school families, team members, and school communities.

Key Competencies :

Mission-Minded : Possesses a strong Catholic identity, a true passion for Catholic education, and an inherent desire to teach, serve, and evangelize in order to make a significant impact on our community.

Trust Builder : Exceptional reputation as well as wide and deep relationships within the Western New York community, particularly among donor communities, educators, school districts, and other community influencers.

Collaborator and Coalition Builder : Outgoing and extroverted leader who can energize audiences and inspire them to act.

Team Development : Experience hiring and building new staff teams and project teams to quickly and effectively drive higher levels of organizational performance.

Emotional Intelligence : Inspires the confidence and respect of staff, Board members, donors and others such as parish leaders and customers / school families by actions and leadership.

Strategic, Creative, and Critical Thinking : Significant experience uncovering community needs and implementing strategic programs to make an impact.

Business and Financial Acumen : The ability to combine a mission and business focus, manage a strategic plan, build financial and operating systems of accountability for results, and lead with a growth mindset.

Board Development : Experience building board membership, creating board policies and procedures, and developing Boards of Directors and other advisory groups.

Communicator : An excellent communicator, both verbally and in writing, and presenter.

Fundraiser : Growth of a not-for-profit organization through major and planned gifts, grants, in-kind support, annual funds, etc.

Composure : Professional and positive manner, particularly in environments where emotions can run high and difficult decisions are necessary.

Qualifications :

10 years of experience driving growth as a school or district administrator, not-for-profit leader, or business executive.

Experience reporting to a board or in a matrix leadership reporting environment.

Master’s Degree in school administration or management.

10 years of teaching experience and knowledge of Middle States Accreditation standards and processes, National Catholic Education Association standards and benchmarks, Multi-Tiered System of Supports systems and methodologies, and best practices in curriculum, instruction, and assessment, preferred but not required.

Superintendent certification preferred, but can be obtained in an on-the-job residency.

Salary Range : $130,000 – $140,000 annually

To Apply : Email resume to Nancy DiBerardino at ndiberardino@buffalodiocese.org

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Salary : $130,000 - $140,000

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