Principal

Description

St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic School is seeking an elementary Principal to administer and provide student instruction in a pre-school through 8th grade Catholic school. This position will supervise teaching, administrative and support staff and oversee a range of programs and services. This is a full time position working 40 hours per week.

Essential Functions 

• Nurture the faith development of faculty and staff through opportunities for doctrinal, liturgical, and spiritual growth.
• Ensure quality Catholic religious instruction of students at all levels especially through the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
• Work closely with the Pastor on school operations, administration and curriculum for the school. 
• Promote Catholic community with parents, students, faculty and staff through a witness of prayer, sacrifice, sacramental unity and fellowship.
• Know the mission, history, and purpose of Catholic Education in the Church, especially the history of Catholic Education in the United States.
• Implement the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph academic standards and the Diocesan benchmarks for the teaching of religion. 
• Evaluate the general effectiveness of the academic and spiritual program of the school.
• Maintain a continuous plan of assessment/evaluation of the academic standards and the religious, academic, social, physical, and emotional growth of the students. 
• Recruit, interview, select, and provide an orientation for school staff.  Evaluate staff on an on-going basis throughout the year.
• Prepare the annual budget with the business manager and school advisory board.
• Plan and manage the school’s financial resources toward development and monitoring an annual budget.
• Apply long-range planning strategies in developing plans for the school.
• Implement a short-term and long-range enrollment plan to increase the number of students and families serving pre-school through 8th grade.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Make timely, well-reasoned decisions; intelligently analyze issues and balance fact-based analysis with intuition, information and experience.
• Understand the connection between Diocesan goals and strategies and turn those into actionable plans and goals at the school level.
• Earn others’ trust and respect through consistent honesty and professionalism in all interactions.
• Use strong verbal and written communication skills to build effective relationships, exchange information clearly and concisely and to deliver new concepts, opinions, and ideas in a professional manner.
• View service to the parish and community as a priority to continuously strive to meet and exceed needs and expectations.
• Promote a sense of collaboration and teamwork; share information and learning; keep others informed to help promote the school’s strategy and goals.
   

Basic Qualifications

• Master’s degree in education.
• Willingness to understand, learn and implement a Classical/Liberal Arts curriculum. 
• Minimum 3 years teaching experience in a Catholic school. 
• Practicing Catholic with ethical standards, personal integrity, and conduct consistent with the morals and teachings of the Catholic Church includes faithful obedience to the Magisterium (letter of reference from pastor required). 
• State certification/license in administration.

St. Andrew the Apostle offers a comprehensive benefits program, including medical, dental and vision plans, STD/LTD fully paid by the employer, retirement plans including a 403b plan and a defined benefit pension plan. Paid time off includes generous paid Holidays, Vacation and Sick leaves.

Note: All employees are required to consent to a background check, commit to our Code of Conduct policy, and complete online and in-person training prior to hire.