Associate Director of Primary Grades - Lower School (SY27-28)

Lake Highland Preparatory School Inc; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Lake Highland Preparatory School Inc. seeks an Associate Director of Primary Grades to partner with the Director of Lower School, supporting students, teachers, and families in PK–2 and fostering a nurturing, collaborative learning environment aligned with the school’s mission.

The role emphasizes academic and social-emotional growth, instructional support, teacher development, and strong family partnerships, while also supporting daily operations in a full-time, 12-month exempt capacity.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Master’s Degree or international equivalent; at least one advanced degree in early childhood, elementary education, educational leadership, or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of teaching experience, preferably in a lower school.
• Minimum of 3 years of administrative leadership experience preferred.
• Independent school experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Director of Lower School to support PK–2 students, teachers, and families.
• Foster a nurturing, collaborative, and mission-aligned learning environment.
• Support student academic and social-emotional growth, instructional practices, and teacher development.
• Maintain professionalism, confidentiality, and alignment with school values.
• Assist with daily operations as part of a 12-month, exempt role.

Skills

Team leadership

Curriculum support

Family partnerships

Student growth

Education

Master’s degree

Early childhood / elementary education

Administrative leadership

Job description

Associate Director of Primary Grades - Lower School (SY27-28)

000714 - LS Staff Administrator Full-Time Orlando, FL, US 1 Attachments

Job Summary:

Lake Highland Prep’s Lower School seeks an Associate Director of Primary Grades to partner with the Director of Lower School to support students, teachers, and families in grades PK–2, fostering a nurturing, collaborative, and mission-aligned learning environment. The role focuses on student academic and social-emotional growth, instructional support, teacher development, and strong family partnerships. The Associate Director also supports daily operations while upholding professionalism, confidentiality, and the school’s core values.

This is a full-time, benefited, 12-month, exempt position.

Education/Experience:

• Minimum of a Master’s Degree or international equivalent required; at least one advanced degree must be in early childhood education, elementary education, educational leadership, or a closely related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience teaching required, preferably in a lower school setting.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in an administrative leadership role preferred.
• Independent school experience preferred.

This position announcement is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job title and the education and skills required. This is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills that are required or may be required in the future.

LHP conducts background checks, including fingerprinting (https://info.flclearinghouse.com/), drug testing, and social media checks, and may use a third-party administrator. Background and social media checks will be conducted in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and applicable state laws. Lake Highland Preparatory School is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Associate Director of Primary Grades Lower School - SY 2027-2028 - Position Announcement.pdf