Head of School

Socket.dev; Goodyear (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

West Valley Christian School seeks a Head of School to lead the campus with a biblically grounded vision for academic excellence and Christ-centered community. The role partners with a Board of Directors to shape mission, goals, and policies while modeling Christ-centered leadership for staff and students.

The Head of School will direct spiritual formation, instructional leadership, and organizational operations, aligning resources and culture to support teachers, students, and families in a

Responsibilities

• Spiritual Leadership: Exhibits Christian maturity and leads staff in spiritual growth.
• Leadership: Develops effective strategies with the board and staff; advocates for Christian education.
• Faculty Responsibilities: Oversees staff evaluations, policy communication, morale, and retention.
• Instructional Leadership: Keeps Christian Education knowledge current; supports curriculum improvements.
• Organization & Management: Oversees day-to-day operations, safety, program needs, and calendar planning.
• Finance: Manages budget and financial reporting in coordination with the board and finance officer.
• Public Relations/Development: Recruits and retains enrollment; maintains positive school image.
• Parent Constituency: Keeps parents informed and promotes parental involvement.
• Student Relations: Exercises godly conduct and maintains biblical relationships with students.
• Board Relations: Keeps Board informed; prepares materials for meetings.
• Facility and Transportation Management: Oversees facilities, transportation, and safety.

Job description

Description

The Head of Schools/Superintendent is responsible for the management and day-to-day operations of the school. The Head of School reports to the Board of Directors (the “Board”). The Head of School serves as chief executive of the school and has the authority to carry out his or her responsibilities, in accordance with the direction and policies established by the Board. In partnership with the Board, the Head of School is responsible for the success of the school. He/she provides direction for developing the organization's Christian-focused vision, mission, and strategy; provides leadership for establishing and implementing its annual goals and objectives; and, enables the Board to fulfill its legal, financial, moral, and spiritual responsibilities. The HOS is responsible for furthering the mission of equipping students for life by providing Academic excellence, a Biblical foundation, and a Christ-centered community. The Head of School strives to position WVCS as a leader in Christ-centered education by personally modeling and fostering a culture that honors Christ, pursues excellence, builds community, and transforms culture.

Role and Responsibilities

Spiritual Leadership

• Exhibits Christian maturity that is both consistent and growing
• Maintains an approachable and humble manner with staff to resolve any issues
• Encourages faculty and staff to grow spiritually by example
• Leads faculty and staff in growing spiritually through ongoing Bible study
• Actively reconciles conflict when it arises using biblical methods
• Exhibits the fruit of the spirit

Leadership

• Exhibits strong leadership skills
• Develops effective strategies in conjunction with the board and staff
• Is respected by staff Is committed to and reinforces
• West Valley Christians commitment to quality in all we do
• Is a strong and persuasive proponent for Christian education

Faculty Responsibilities

• Organizes and executes a plan for staff evaluations and improvements
• Delegates responsibility where necessary
• Keeps staff informed of all relevant policies, procedures, and events
• Makes continuing diligent efforts to develop and maintain positive, biblical relations with staff thereby maintaining good staff morale
• Oversees non-instructional staff
• Keeps the board abreast about retention, discipline, and dismissal of all staff

Instructional Leadership

• Maintains up-to-date knowledge and practices of Christian Education
• Works closely with staff to improve curriculum
• Stays up to date on the political and educational issues that affect the school
• Encourages growth of the faculty through in-service, workshops, and class visitations
• Conducts effective faculty meetings
• Oversees discipline policy administration
• Organizes annual standardized testing
• Seeks professional and personnel development

Organization & Management

• Supervises the day-to-day operations of the school
• Ensures procedures and protocols are followed to ensure campus and health safety
• Monitors the needs of the school program and solves problems promptly
• Is informed of and promotes the various programs for the school which are organized by staff
• Organizes or delegates the fundraising duties for parents
• Oversees the management of book and supply inventory for all students and staff
• Manages equipment and orders repair and replacement when necessary
• Prepares the yearly school calendar for board approval

Requirements

Finance

• Works within the parameters of the adopted budget for the year
• Ensures accurate record keeping
• Prepares the annual budget for the Board with assistance of the financial officer
• Is informed of legal issues or concerns with tuition collection and informs the Board
• Submits monthly financial reports for the Board to review
• Safeguards all monies, including credit cards, cash and checks, at the school

Public Relations/Development

• Recruits and manages enrollment of new students
• Executes the re-enrollment policy in place during determined timeline
• Builds and maintains a positive image for the school within the school and community at large (This Includes, but is not limited to, community interactions and social media resources)
• Oversees the delegation of parent and student interviews of prospective students
• Fosters and maintains proper relations with local churches and pastors
• Maintains proper relations with other Christian schools, universities, businesses, and local public schools
• Maintains and communicates the vision for Christian education
• Plans and executes the oversight of all fundraising

Parent Constituency

• Keeps parents informed of the relevant issues and programs in their school
• Actively supports the biblical role of parents in the education of their children
• Encourages parent participation in the classroom and all school activities
• Represents the school at all parent and school functions, sporting events, etc.
• Is available to meet with parents and other interested people

Student Relations

• Exhibits Godly, appropriate character toward the students
• Disciplines students as necessary
• Maintains biblical, responsible relationships with students

Board Relations

• Supports Board policy and decisions
• Proposes effectual policies and changes
• Keeps Board informed of relevant issues
• Provides board with information for recommended hiring of qualified staff
• Acts as an effective liaison between the Board and staff
• Compiles Board package and delivers to Board members before Board meetings for review/consent agenda

Facility and Transportation Management

• Oversees maintenance, cleaning and security of the school building and campus or hires/delegates a qualified individual
• Coordinates and proposes development and capital improvements
• Determines guidelines for extra-curricular and non-school use of property
• Manages transportation and maintenance/replacement of vehicles
• Manages facilities through custodial services and overseeing maintenance needs
• Ensures safety and security of all facilities
• Communicates expectations for energy efficient practices and securing facilities

Physical Requirements

• Sitting, standing, lifting, and carrying up to 50 pounds, climbing stairs, reaching, squatting, kneeling, and moving light furniture may be required.

Safe & Health

• Knowledge of universal hygiene precautions. (Safe Schools)

Equipment/ Material Handled

• Must know how to properly operate, or be willing to learn to operate, all multimedia equipment including current technology

Work Environment

• Must be able to work within various degrees of noise and temperature, stress, and interruptions of work routine. Flexibility and patience are required.

Terms of Employment

• Salary and work year to be determined by the Board