What are the responsibilities and job description for the High School Principal position at De La Salle North Catholic High School of Portland, Inc?
Our Profile
De La Salle North Catholic is a faith-based learning community that empowers low-income students with limited educational opportunities through a strong Lasallian Catholic culture and rigorous college preparatory curriculum. The school’s policies and operations are based on the value system of the Lasallian Five Core Principles (Presence of God; Respect for All Persons; Inclusive Community; Quality Education; Concern for the Poor and Social Justice) derived from the Christian gospel and the tradition of the De La Salle Christian Brothers (www.delasalle.org).
As a member of the Cristo Rey Network (www.cristoreynetwork.org), De La Salle North Catholic utilizes a Corporate Work Study program modeled after the program started at Cristo Rey High School in Chicago, which has now been replicated by 39 schools across the country. As part of the Corporate Work Study program, each student is employed f ive days a month by a local business or community agency, earning half the cost of their education, gaining valuable job experience, and growing in self-confidence. Students work in various corporate and business settings, including law firms, banks, hospitals, architectural companies, consumer brands, software companies, universities, and other businesses.
A full description of our mission, identity, and program offerings can be found at www.delasallenorth.org.
Your Profile
You are a practicing Catholic with significant instructional leadership experience, passion, and expertise for leading an approximately 20-person faculty in teaching and learning. You demonstrate an extraordinary commitment to ensuring that the environment for learning is rich with motivation, rigorous cognitive demands, diverse and differentiated engagement tasks, assessment and feedback, interventions, and support.
You value both college-ready academic education and career-ready experiential learning rooted in a multicultural and multireligious community inspired by the Lasallian educational tradition. You see relationships of mutual respect and rapport as foundational to learning.
You fully embrace and prioritize De La Salle North Catholic’s commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) initiatives and will work to ensure that our school is a diverse, respectful, and inclusive community.
You value professional growth through collaboration with other educators at the school level and in partnership with others in our regional and national networks. You collaborate well in various collegial structures for professional and ministerial development.
Reporting directly to the President, you are ready to commit to a full-time, 12-month leadership position in which you are responsible for collaborating closely with the Strategic Leadership Team (President, Director of Mission, Corporate Work Study Director of Operations, and the Director of Development), Academic Administrative Team (Vice Principal for Academics, Vice Principal for Student Life, and Registrar), faculty peer leaders, and various other teams and individuals in advancing our college-preparatory academic program of excellence. You exhibit flexibility, adaptability, and a high degree of emotional intelligence to thrive in a dynamic environment of educational innovation.
Commencement: Assume responsibilities by July 1, 2025.
Salary/Benefits: Competitive salary with full benefits.
Job Description: Full position description available here.
Application: Please submit the following materials as separate pdf documents to Ashleigh de Villiers, President, at hr@dlsnc.org:
- Cover letter expressing interest in this particular position
- Current resume
- A brief (one page) description of your educational philosophy
- A list of five professional references with the name, relationship, phone number, and email address of each (references will not be contacted without the candidate's permission)
Ashleigh de Villiers, President
De La Salle North Catholic High School
4300 NE Killingsworth Street
Portland, OR 97218
hr@dlsnc.org
No Phone Calls Please
Search Timeline:
- January 2025 - Position posted, call for applications
- January 15 - February 28 - Application window
- March - First and Second Round Interviews
- April - Selection
Pre-employment background screening is required for all positions.