Assistant School Principal

Position:

Hamadeh Educational Services (HES) is seeking an outstanding administrator to serve as the Assistant School Principal responsible for Educational Leadership, School Management, Professional Development, and Relationships with Community.

Academy Mission:

The Academies provide an education that will enable the various ethnic traditions, values, and experiences of students to enrich and nurture one another. The Academies shall provide an education of the whole child by integrating the different aspects of children’s learning and lives to make them more meaningful. The Academies will prepare its students to be independent lifelong learners and productive working members of a global society through acquired diverse knowledge, experiences and skills. The Academies shall provide an environment that encourages students to become upright responsible decision-makers, reflective of equity, respect and understanding, maximizing each individual’s intellectual, physical, psychological and moral self by utilizing a unique safe and orderly environment that is conducive to learning to meet the challenges of this ever-changing world.

Responsibilities:

• Serves as the school site assistant leader, the secondary liaison between the academy and the support center
• Communicates the academy and district vision, goals, needs, and accomplishments to students, school personnel, families, and the community
• Promotes ongoing positive communication with parents and community agencies, effectively involving them in the education of children
• Implements and monitors school curriculum to ensure that content, scope and sequence are appropriate to student learning at different grade levels and reflect the principles of the state’s Common Core Standards
• Establishes standards and expectations for proper student conduct; supports the appropriate methods to encourage discipline and commitment to adhere to established guides; maintains high expectations and motivation for all students to engage in continuous learning and development
• Collaborates well with staff in decision-making, team building and developing productive strategies which foster improving learning and teaching
• Coordinates with the School Principal effective professional development programs with staff members focusing on the vision and goals of the school and consistent with district staff development goals and objectives
• Administers services and programs which acknowledge the diverse needs of both seasoned educators and new teachers
• Promotes partnerships among staff, parents, business, and the community
• Assesses the needs of parents and community members and involves them in decision making as appropriate
• All other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Administration Certification K-12 recognized by the Michigan Department of Education
• Masters’ Degree in Educational Leadership  
• The successful candidate should have a minimum of 3-5 years’ teaching experience and a minimum of 3 years' experience as an elementary school principal or assistant principal or similar leadership experience with a master’s degree or higher, excellent communication skills and a strong knowledge base regarding K-8 curriculum and pedagogy
• Ability to work well in culturally diverse setting
• Must be computer literate and proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Software
• Flexible, open-minded, self-driven team member

Hamadeh Educational Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.