Head of School — Multi-Campus, Christ-Centered Leadership

Praxis, Inc.; Lone Tree (CO); On-site; USD 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Job summary

Ambleside Colorado is seeking a Head of School to serve as the senior educational leader across campuses, guiding academics, finances, culture, and spiritual health. The ideal candidate combines pastoral heart with executive leadership and a deep commitment to the Ambleside model of education.

You will report to the Board, build leadership capacity, steward resources, and translate vision into actionable growth across campuses, maintaining Ambleside’s distinctives while fostering relational

Qualifications

• A mature and deeply personal relationship with Jesus Christ and full alignment with Ambleside's Statement of Faith and the Nicene Creed
• Genuine conviction that the Ambleside approach offers something distinctive and deeply valuable in the formation of children
• Strong resonance with Charlotte Mason's philosophy and a commitment to becoming deeply formed in the Ambleside Method
• Ability to articulate why Ambleside educates differently and why those differences matter
• Exceptional emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and relational maturity
• A genuine love for students, families, faculty, and staff and a shepherd's heart for the community
• Ability to listen deeply, build trust, navigate difficult situations, and combine compassion with accountability
• Significant senior leadership experience within a school, church, nonprofit, or similarly complex mission-driven organization
• Strong organizational, operational, and financial literacy, with experience managing meaningful budgets, people, resources, and organizational priorities
• Demonstrated ability to recognize, develop, and empower other leaders rather than becoming the center of decision-making
• Experience leading through growth, complexity, or organizational transition; multi-site or multi-department leadership experience strongly preferred
• Master's degree preferred; degree in education, divinity, organizational leadership, business, or a related field strongly preferred
• Teaching, educational leadership, pastoral leadership, or other significant formation-focused experience strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Steward Ambleside Colorado's Christ-centered mission, Charlotte Mason philosophy, and culture of deep community
• Keep "for the children's sake" central to organizational decision-making
• Ensure excellent and consistent implementation of Ambleside pedagogy across campuses
• Strengthen classroom excellence through teacher training, coaching, feedback, and accountability
• Protect Ambleside's distinctives while cultivating a culture of humility, growth, and continuous improvement
• Provide strategic and operational leadership across Ambleside Colorado's campuses
• Build the leadership structure, systems, and shared services necessary for future growth
• Recruit, develop, and empower strong leaders, giving meaningful ownership with clear accountability
• Establish meaningful measures of academic, financial, enrollment, and organizational health and use them to inform decisions
• Identify challenges early, empower the right people to solve them, and prepare the organization to grow with additional campuses
• Cultivate a leadership culture of empowerment, equipping other leaders for autonomous, high-impact decision-making
• Oversee the financial health and sustainability of the organization and its individual campuses.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, enrollment planning, staffing, and resource allocation
• Partner with the Board to strengthen long-term financial sustainability and steward resources wisely
• Strengthen enrollment, community visibility, parent engagement, and alumni relationships
• Remain personally connected to students, families, faculty, and staff as the organization grows
• Navigate difficult conversations with wisdom, empathy, clarity, and conviction
• Engage with major donors to establish and pursue relationships
• Partner with the Board to translate long-term vision into priorities and execution
• Provide clear reporting on academics, enrollment, finances, staffing, and organizational health
• Maintain a close working relationship with the Board Chair and surface significant issues early
• Lead toward full enrollment, financial sustainability, and thoughtful multi-campus growth
• Strengthen Ambleside Colorado's role as a flagship and resource within the broader Ambleside Schools International community

Skills

Mature Christian faith

Leadership experience

Strategic planning

Organizational leadership

Curriculum implementation

Stakeholder engagement

Financial stewardship

Team development

Education

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Ambleside Colorado is seeking a Head of School to serve as the senior educational leader across campuses, guiding academics, finances, culture, and spiritual health. The ideal candidate combines pastoral heart with executive leadership and a deep commitment to the Ambleside model of education.

You will report to the Board, build leadership capacity, steward resources, and translate vision into actionable growth across campuses, maintaining Ambleside’s distinctives while fostering relational