Elementary Principal

Saint Ignatius has served the community since 1921. St. Ignatius of Loyola Parish School is a TK-8th grade school rooted in the MSJ Dominican tradition, is committed to excellence in Catholic education and serves as a place of study, prayer, service, community, and truth. Saint Ignatius of Loyola Parish School, in close partnership with parents and families, is committed to providing the highest quality Catholic education for all children through innovative, engaging, and creative methods of teaching. At St. Ignatius, the nurturing faculty and staff believe all students can and will learn. They guide students to become faith-filled Christians and challenge them to develop and share their God-given gifts. The students of St. Ignatius Parish School reach their academic potential. They are dedicated people of service who are well prepared to help create life-giving futures for themselves and others.
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This position will work directly with the Pastor/Administrator.

Saint Ignatius of Loyola School
6025 Monte Vista Street, Los Angeles, CA 90042
Phone: 323 355-6456
stignatiusla.org

We are currently seeking a school principal who is:
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). Click here to learn more about the 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

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
$71,882-$104, 922; 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 Saint Ignatius of Loyola School and a resume (including at least three references) to:

Father David Gallardo, Pastor
Care of Aimee Dyrek, Managing Director of Leadership Formation
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.